---
title: "Create a new form_section"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/projects/{project_id}/form_sections"
tags: ["form sections"]
---

# Create a new form_section

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

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Fieldwire-Version` string, date, required

## Request body

- FormSectionCreateInput — Schema for creating form_sections
  - `id` string, uuid — ID of 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
  - `form_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the form this belongs to
  - `form_template_section_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the template this section was created from
  - `name` string, required — Name of the entity
  - `ordinal` integer, required — Specifies the ordering among siblings
  - `description` string, nullable — A short description of the entity
  - `device_created_at` string, date-time — Time when the device created the entity
  - `device_updated_at` string, date-time — Time when the device last updated the entity

## Response `201`

Successful response

- FormSection — Entity that denotes a section inside a form
  - `id` string, uuid, required — ID of 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
  - `form_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the form this belongs to
  - `form_template_section_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the template this section was created from
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the project this entity belongs to
  - `name` string, required — Name of the entity
  - `ordinal` integer, required — Specifies the ordering among siblings
  - `description` string, nullable — A short description of the entity
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — Time when the server created the entity
  - `deleted_at` string, date-time, nullable — Time the server deleted the entity
  - `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
  - `resolved_conflict` boolean, required — Specifies if PUT/PATCH request was rejected - do not store this field!
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — Time when the server last updated the entity

---

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