---
title: "Creates a new type of work."
method: POST
path: "/typeofwork"
tags: ["typeOfWork"]
---

# Creates a new type of work.

`POST /typeofwork`

<Check title="Required Permissions" icon="key">The user must be an admin or have `task-manage-config:write` permissions.</Check>

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- TypeOfWorkForm — The PUT task type model.
  - `name` string, required — The names of the type of work.
  - `description` string, nullable — A short description of the type of work.
  - `icon` string, nullable — The icon associated with this task type.

## Response `200`

OK

- TypeOfWork — The task type model.
  - `id` string, uuid — The id of the task type.
  - `name` string, nullable — The name of the task type.
  - `description` string, nullable — A short (max. 140 characters) description of the task type.
  - `icon` string, nullable — The icon associated with this task type.
  - `isArchived` boolean — Whether the type of work has been archived.
  - `createdOn` string, date-time — The date this entity was created.
  - `createdBy` string, uuid — The id of the user who created this entity.
  - `updatedOn` string, date-time — The date this entity was last modified.
  - `updatedBy` string, uuid — The id of the user who last modified this entity.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

## Changes

- **2026-08-21** `a13e7c704262` — 1 breaking
  - the `name` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/awork-io/apis/api-v1-reference/changes/typeofwork/post.md)

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