---
title: "Add Event Speaker"
method: POST
path: "/v1/events/{event_slug}/speakers"
tags: ["Speakers"]
---

# Add Event Speaker

`POST /v1/events/{event_slug}/speakers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developer.eventship.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://developer.eventship.com/v1/events/{event_slug}/speakers`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Add a speaker to an event.

Provide ``speakerId`` (from ``GET /v1/speakers/search``) to reuse an existing
profile, or ``name`` (plus optional ``title``/``company``/``bio``/
``headshot``/``linkedin``) to create a new one. When reusing a profile, any
fields you send backfill the shared profile if it was empty, otherwise apply
only to this event.

## Path parameters

- `event_slug` string, required

## Request body

- ApiSchemasEventSpeakerCreateRequest: Request to add a speaker to an event (creates appearance).
  - `speakerId` string, uuid, nullable
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `title` string, nullable
  - `company` string, nullable
  - `companyId` string, uuid, nullable
  - `bio` string, nullable
  - `headshot` string, nullable
  - `linkedin` string, nullable
  - `sessionIds` integer[]
  - `role` string, nullable
  - `customTitle` string, nullable
  - `customBio` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ApiResponseSpeaker
  - `data` Speaker, required: Event speaker appearance - response schema.
    - `id` string, required
    - `speakerId` string
    - `name` string, required
    - `title` string, nullable
    - `company` string, nullable
    - `headshot` string, nullable
    - `bio` string, nullable
    - `linkedin` string, nullable
    - `role` string, nullable
    - `sessionIds` integer[]
    - `sortOrder` integer
    - `createdByMe` boolean
  - `success` boolean
  - `message` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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