---
title: "Add a Talent Certificate"
method: POST
path: "/v1/talent/{talentId}/certificate"
tags: ["Talent"]
---

# Add a Talent Certificate

`POST /v1/talent/{talentId}/certificate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.avionte.com/front-office`
- URL: `https://api.avionte.com/front-office/v1/talent/{talentId}/certificate`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Creates a new talent certificate record in the *Certifications* tab.

## Path parameters

- `talentId` string, required

## Headers

- `RequestId` string, uuid: Unique request identifier in UUID format used to correlate request data to log entries and events.
- `FrontOfficeTenantId` integer
- `Tenant` string

## Request body

- TalentCertificateDto
  - `certificateId` integer: The identifier for the certificate definition to associate with the talent. If omitted or 0, the certificate definition is looked up by **certificateName**.
  - `categoryId` integer: The identifier for the certificate category. If omitted, the category is inherited from the certificate definition.
  - `certificateName` string, required: The name of the certificate. Used to look up the certificate definition when **certificateId** is not provided.
  - `certificateNumber` string: The official number or reference assigned to the certificate.
  - `certificateAuthorityId` integer: The identifier for the authority that issued the certificate.
  - `issueDate` string, date-time: The date the certificate was issued. The field follows the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format, for example, 2024-12-01T14:30:00 or 2024-12-01T00:00:00.
  - `expirationDate` string, date-time: The date the certificate is set to expire. Must be on or after **issueDate** when both are provided. The field follows the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format, for example, 2024-12-01T14:30:00 or 2024-12-01T00:00:00.
  - `notes` string: Additional notes related to the talent certificate.
  - `validated` boolean: An indication of whether the certificate has been validated or not.
  - `validatedDate` string, date-time: The date and time the certificate was validated. The field follows the YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss formats and also supports fractional seconds, such as YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sss. For example, 2024-12-01, 2024-12-01T14:30:00, and 2024-12-01T14:30:00.546.
  - `validatedBy` integer: The identifier for the user that has validated the certificate of the talent.
  - `documents` TalentCertificateDocumentLink[]: A list of document references to associate with the certificate. Each document URL must begin with `https://` and end with `.pdf`, `.docx`, `.jpg`, or `.png`.
    - `document` string, required: The URL of the document to associate with the talent certificate. Must begin with `https://` and end with one of the supported extensions: `.pdf`, `.docx`, `.jpg`, or `.png`.
    - `documentExpirationDateUtc` string, date-time: The expiration date and UTC time of the document. UTC timestamp in ISO 8601 format (e.g., 2025-06-09T14:30:00Z).

## Response `200`

The newly created talent certificate.

- TalentCertificate
  - `id` integer: The unique identifier for the talent certificate instance. Matches the *certificateId* provided in the request path.
  - `certificateId` integer: The identifier for the certificate definition associated with the talent certificate.
  - `categoryId` integer: The identifier for the certificate category.
  - `applicantId` integer: The identifier for the talent who holds the certificate.
  - `issueDate` string, date-time: The date the certficate was issued. The field follows the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format, for example, 2024-12-01T14:30:00 or 2024-12-01T00:00:00.
  - `expirationDate` string, date-time: The date the certificate is set to expire. The field follows the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format, for example, 2024-12-01T14:30:00 or 2024-12-01T00:00:00.
  - `notes` string: Additional notes related to the talent certificate.
  - `validated` boolean: An indication of whether the certificate has been validated or not.
  - `validatedDate` string, date-time: The date and time the certificate was validated. The field follows the YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss formats and also supports fractional seconds, such as YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sss. For example, 2024-12-01, 2024-12-01T14:30:00, and 2024-12-01T14:30:00.546.
  - `validatedBy` integer: The identifier for the user that has validated the certificate of the talent.
  - `archived` boolean: An indication of whether the certificate is archived or not.
  - `archiveDate` string, date-time: The date the certificate was set to archived. The field follows the YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss formats and also supports fractional seconds, such as YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sss. For example, 2024-12-01, 2024-12-01T14:30:00, and 2024-12-01T14:30:00.546.
  - `certificateNumber` string: The official number or reference assigned to the certificate.
  - `certificateName` string: The name of the certificate.
  - `categoryName` string: The name of the category the certificate belongs to.
  - `talentFirstName` string: The first name of the talent the certificate was issued to.
  - `talentLastName` string: The last name of the talent the certificate was issued to.
  - `certificateAuthorityId` integer: The identifier for the authority that issued the certificate.
  - `certificateAuthorityName` string: The name of the authority that issued the certificate.
  - `documents` TalentCertificateDocumentLink[]: A list of document references associated with the certificate.
    - `document` string, required: The URL of the document to associate with the talent certificate. Must begin with `https://` and end with one of the supported extensions: `.pdf`, `.docx`, `.jpg`, or `.png`.
    - `documentExpirationDateUtc` string, date-time: The expiration date and UTC time of the document. UTC timestamp in ISO 8601 format (e.g., 2025-06-09T14:30:00Z).

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Access Denied
- `404`: Not found
- `405`: Unsupported method
- `406`: Unsupported format(s) indicated by Accept header
- `415`: Unsupported format(s) indicated by the Content-Type header
- `429`: Too many requests
- `500`: An unexpected error occurred
- `502`: Service Unavailable
- `504`: Gateway Timeout

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/avionte/apis/bold-front-office-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/avionte/apis/bold-front-office-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/avionte/apis/bold-front-office-api/revisions/bd5996cbaa0f?raw)
