---
title: "Create Employee"
method: POST
path: "/v1/employees"
tags: ["Employees"]
---

# Create Employee

`POST /v1/employees`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.bluehive.com`
- URL: `https://api.bluehive.com/v1/employees`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bluehive-health/apis/bluehive-api/docs/v1/employees/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Create a new employee in the system.

## Request body

- object
  - `firstName` string, required
  - `lastName` string, required
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `dob` string
  - `title` string
  - `activeAccount` 'Active' | 'Inactive'
  - `blurb` string
  - `address` object
    - `street1` string, required
    - `street2` string
    - `city` string, required
    - `state` string, required
    - `postalCode` string, required
    - `county` string
    - `country` string
  - `phone` object[]
    - `number` string, required
    - `type` 'Cell' | 'Home' | 'Work' | 'Other', required
  - `employer_id` string
  - `departments` string[]
  - `extendedFields` object[]
    - `name` string, required
    - `value` string, required

## Response `201`

Employee created successfully

- object: Employee created successfully
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `employeeId` string, required: ID of the created employee
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Authentication error
- `500`: Server error

## Changes

- **2025-10-03** `2e0dd34abf24`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bluehive-health/apis/bluehive-api/changes/v1/employees/post.md)

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