# POST /api/v1/advisory-firms/{firm_id}/templates

> Create a firm template

- **Tag:** advisory-firm-templates
- **Operation ID:** `create_firm_template_api_v1_advisory_firms__firm_id__templates_post`

## Authentication

Bearer token in `Authorization` header.
Required header: `x-business-id: <business uuid>`.

## Parameters

- `firm_id` (path, string, required)

## Request body

Schema: `FirmTemplateCreate`

- `kind` (string · required) — Template kind: 'coa', 'bank_rules', or 'review_checklist'
- `name` (string · required)
- `description` (string)
- `payload` (object · required) — Kind-specific payload (list of ledger dicts / rule dicts / checklist step dicts).

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `FirmTemplateResponse`

- `id` (string · required)
- `advisory_firm_id` (string · required)
- `kind` (string · required)
- `name` (string · required)
- `description` (string)
- `payload` (object · required)
- `created_by` (string)
- `created_at` (string · date-time · required)
- `updated_at` (string · date-time · required)

### 401 — Unauthorized - Authentication required

### 403 — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

### 404 — Not Found - Resource does not exist

### 409 — Conflict - Resource already exists

### 422 — Validation Error - Invalid data format

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/advisory-firms/{firm_id}/templates' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "kind": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "payload": {}
}'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/advisory-firms/{firm_id}/templates', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "kind": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "payload": {}
}),
});
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import httpx

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer dz_your_token",
    "x-business-id": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
}

payload = {
  "kind": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "payload": {}
}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/advisory-firms/{firm_id}/templates", headers=headers, json=payload)
data = response.json()
```

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/advisory-firm-templates/create-firm-template
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/advisory-firm-templates/create-firm-template/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **advisory-firm-templates**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/advisory-firm-templates