---
title: "Create a new change_order"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/projects/{project_id}/change_orders"
tags: ["change orders"]
---

# Create a new change_order

`POST /api/v3/projects/{project_id}/change_orders`

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Fieldwire-Version` string, date, required

## Request body

- ChangeOrderCreateInput — Entity that represents created change order.
  - `name` string, required — Name of the Change Order.
  - `description` string, nullable — Description of the Change Order.
  - `reason_type_id` string, uuid, nullable — The ID of the ReasonTypes indicating why change order was created.
  - `creator_user_id` integer, required — ID of the user who created this entity
  - `last_editor_user_id` integer, required — ID of the user who most recently edited this entity
  - `device_created_at` string, date-time, nullable — Time when the device created the entity
  - `device_updated_at` string, date-time, nullable — Time when the device last updated the entity

## Response `201`

Successful response

- ChangeOrder — Entity that represent created change order.
  - `id` string, uuid, required — Unique identifier for the entity
  - `creator_user_id` integer, required — ID of the user who created this entity
  - `last_editor_user_id` integer, required — ID of the user who most recently edited this entity
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the project this entity belongs to
  - `resolved_conflict` boolean, required — Specifies if PUT/PATCH request was rejected - do not store this field!
  - `created_at` string, date, required — Time when the entity was created
  - `updated_at` string, date, required — Time when the entity was last updated
  - `device_created_at` string, date-time, required — Time when the device created the entity
  - `device_updated_at` string, date-time, required — Time when the device last updated the entity
  - `deleted_at` string, date, nullable, required — Time when the entity was deleted
  - `reference_number` string, nullable, required — Reference number to document outside of Fieldwire.
  - `name` string, required — Name of the change order.
  - `due_date` string, date-time, nullable, required — The due date for the change order.
  - `pm_group_number` integer, nullable, required — The project management group number associated with the change order.
  - `total_cost` string, nullable, required — The total cost associated with the change order.
  - `revision_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the current revision entity.
  - `status_name` 'Draft' | 'Requested' | 'Pending Revision' | 'Pending Approval' | 'Approved' | 'Rejected' | 'Void', required — The name of the current status of the change order.
  - `description` string, nullable, required — Description of the change order.
  - `assignee_user_id` integer, nullable, required — ID of the user who is assigned to this change order.
  - `external_assignee_user_id` integer, nullable, required — ID of the external user who is assigned to this change order.
  - `schedule_impact` 'yes' | 'no' | 'maybe', nullable, required — Description of the schedule impact of the change order.
  - `schedule_impact_days` integer, nullable, required — Impact on schedule, measured in days.
  - `current_revision_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the current revision entity.
  - `reason_type_id` string, uuid, nullable, required — The ID of the ReasonTypes indicating why change order was created.

## Other responses

- `422` — Unprocessable Entity

---

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