---
title: "Creates a new person in person directory."
method: POST
path: "/persons"
tags: ["PersonDirectory"]
---

# Creates a new person in person directory.

`POST /persons`

## Request body

- EnrollmentRequest
  - `name` string — User defined name, maximum length is 128.
  - `userData` string — User specified data. Length should not exceed 16KB.

## Response `202`

Success

- PersonCreationResponse
  - `personId` string, uuid

## Other responses

- `default` — Response entity accompanying non-successful responses containing additional details about the error.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** `8a19b734b92a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2017-12-28** `e67414f9aeba` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/changes/persons/post.md)

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