---
title: "Create customer dependent"
method: POST
path: "/v2/customers/{id}/dependents"
tags: ["Customers.Dependents"]
---

# Create customer dependent

`POST /v2/customers/{id}/dependents`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.carecycle.ai`
- URL: `https://api.carecycle.ai/v2/customers/{id}/dependents`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Add a dependent, like a spouse or child, to a customer's record.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required: Customer ID

## Request body

- PostV2CustomersIdDependentsRequestBody
  - `firstName` string, nullable
  - `lastName` string, nullable
  - `middleName` string, nullable
  - `dateOfBirth` union
    - string: Dependent date of birth. Format: MM-DD-YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, or YYYY-MM-DD
    - ''
  - `gender` 'Male' | 'Female' | 'Non-Binary' | 'Other' | 'Prefer Not to Say' | 'null', nullable
  - `annualIncome` integer, nullable
  - `relationshipType` 'Spouse' | 'Child' | 'Parent' | 'Sibling' | 'Other' | 'null', nullable
  - `phone` string, nullable
  - `email` string, nullable
  - `isCovered` boolean, nullable
  - `coverageStartDate` union
    - string: Dependent coverage start date. Format: MM-DD-YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, or YYYY-MM-DD
    - ''
  - `coverageEndDate` union
    - string: Dependent coverage end date. Format: MM-DD-YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, or YYYY-MM-DD
    - ''
  - `isActive` boolean, nullable
  - `notes` string, nullable

## Response `200`

POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Positive response

- PostV2CustomersIdDependentsPositiveResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, nullable, required: Dependent creation time. ISO 8601 timestamp
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required: Dependent last update time. ISO 8601 timestamp
  - `customerId` string, uuid, required
  - `firstName` string, nullable, required
  - `lastName` string, nullable, required
  - `middleName` string, nullable, required
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date, nullable, required: Dependent date of birth. Canonical format: YYYY-MM-DD
  - `gender` 'Male' | 'Female' | 'Non-Binary' | 'Other' | 'Prefer Not to Say' | 'null', nullable, required
  - `annualIncome` integer, nullable, required
  - `relationshipType` 'Spouse' | 'Child' | 'Parent' | 'Sibling' | 'Other' | 'null', nullable, required
  - `phone` string, nullable, required
  - `email` string, nullable, required
  - `isCovered` boolean, nullable, required
  - `coverageStartDate` string, date, nullable, required: Dependent coverage start date. Canonical format: YYYY-MM-DD
  - `coverageEndDate` string, date, nullable, required: Dependent coverage end date. Canonical format: YYYY-MM-DD
  - `isActive` boolean, nullable, required
  - `notes` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 400
- `401`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 401
- `403`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 403
- `404`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 404
- `409`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 409
- `422`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 422
- `429`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 429
- `500`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 500
- `502`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 502
- `503`: POST /v2/customers/:id/dependents Negative response 503

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/carecycle/apis/carecycle-public-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/carecycle/apis/carecycle-public-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/carecycle/apis/carecycle-public-api/revisions/db390c743c36?raw)