---
title: "Create a new department"
method: POST
path: "/departments"
tags: ["Departments"]
---

# Create a new department

`POST /departments`

## Request body

- DepartmentInput
  - `name` string, required

## Response `201`

Department created successfully

- Department
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid department input request body @see {@link DepartmentInput}
- `409` — Department with this name already exists
- `500` — An internal server error occurred.
- `503` — The service is temporarily unavailable. Maybe there is maintenance?

## Changes

- **2025-01-17** `4573748c6338` — 4 info
  - added the optional property `errorGUID` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `errorGUID` to the response with the `409` status
  - added the optional property `errorGUID` to the response with the `500` status
  - added the optional property `errorGUID` to the response with the `503` status
- **2025-01-09** `a59b7402c514` — 3 breaking, 1 info
  - the response property `code` became optional for the status `400`
  - the response property `code` became optional for the status `500`
  - the response property `code` became optional for the status `503`
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
- **2025-01-09** `29074eeb2bb5` — 3 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`
  - added the non-success response with the status `503`
- **2025-01-07** `659ddbe31a58` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `400`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `409`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `500`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `503`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ducin-public/apis/itcorpo-api/changes/departments/post.md)

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