# POST /api/v1/people

> Add a person

- **Tag:** people
- **Operation ID:** `create_person`

## Description

Add one person to the roster. Display name is required.

## Authentication

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

## Request body

Schema: `PersonCreateRequest`

- `display_name` (string · required)
- `first_name` (string)
- `last_name` (string)
- `email` (string)
- `job_title` (string) — Position.
- `department` (string)
- `manager_id` (string) — Another person's id.
- `manager_name` (string) — Manager by name; resolved to manager_id against the roster (exact name, alias or counterparty spelling). Not stored.
- `status` (string) (one of: active, new, notice, inactive, terminated)
- `employment_type` (string)
- `pay_type` (string)
- `monthly_rate_cents` (integer)
- `hourly_rate_cents` (integer)
- `expected_monthly_hours` (number)
- `state` (string)
- `remote` (boolean)
- `business_unit` (string)
- `billing_entity` (string) — Company the person bills through.
- `aliases` (array · string) — Other names the person is paid under.
- `counterparty_name` (string) — The counterparty name used in the books.
- `vendor_id` (string)
- `has_insurance` (boolean)
- `start_date` (string · date)
- `end_date` (string · date)
- `termination_reason` (string)
- `equipment_returned` (boolean)
- `final_pay_cents` (integer)
- `notes` (string)

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `SuccessEnvelope_PersonResponse_`

- `success` (boolean)
- `message` (string)
- `code` (string)
- `data` (PersonResponse)

### 400 — Bad Request - Invalid input

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 401 — Unauthorized - Missing or expired token, an MCP OAuth token used against the REST API, or no access to this business

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 403 — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 409 — Conflict - Resource already exists or is in an incompatible state

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 422 — Validation Error

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/people' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "display_name": "string"
}'
```

### JavaScript

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

### Python

```python
import httpx

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

payload = {'display_name': 'string'}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/people", headers=headers, json=payload)
data = response.json()
```

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/people/create-person
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/people/create-person/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **people**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/people (markdown bundle: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/people.md, OpenAPI: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/people/openapi.json)
- Endpoint catalog: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/index.md