---
title: "Create a new form_template"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/projects/{project_id}/form_templates"
tags: ["form templates"]
---

# Create a new form_template

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

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Fieldwire-Version` string, date, required

## Request body

- FormTemplateCreateInput — Schema for creating form_templates
  - `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
  - `is_generated` boolean — Whether this template is fully generated (in case cloning from another template)
  - `name` string, required — Name of the template
  - `kind` 'default' | 'time_range' | 'single_day' — Kind of the template
  - `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
  - `view_edit_permissions` 'assignee' | 'all_users' | 'null', nullable — View/edit permissions for the template, e.g. assignee, all_users. Consider using form_template_permissions instead.
  - `form_type` 'default' | 'fillable_pdf', required — The type of form either custom fieldwire or a fillable_pdf
  - `status_change_recipient_emails` string[], nullable — Receivers of email notification when form changes its status

## Response `201`

Successful response

- FormTemplate — Entity that denotes a template from which forms can be built
  - `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
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required — ID of the project this entity belongs to
  - `is_generated` boolean, required — Whether this template is fully generated (in case cloning from another template)
  - `checksum` string, nullable — Checksum used for verifying whether all relevant information for a form template is at hand
  - `name` string, required — Name of the template
  - `kind` 'default' | 'time_range' | 'single_day', required — Kind of the template
  - `version` integer, required — Version number of the Form Template. Publishing increases version. Starts at 0.
  - `content_changed_at` string, date-time, nullable — Time at which this entity was changed across any of its child entities (contents)
  - `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, nullable, required — Specifies if PUT/PATCH request was rejected - do not store this field!
  - `published_at` string, date-time, nullable — Time when the Form Template is published
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — Time when the server last updated the entity
  - `view_edit_permissions` 'assignee' | 'all_users' | 'null', nullable — View/edit permissions for the template, e.g. assignee, all_users. Consider using form_template_permissions instead.
  - `form_type` 'default' | 'fillable_pdf', required — The type of form either custom fieldwire or a fillable_pdf
  - `status_change_recipient_emails` string[], nullable — Receivers of email notification when form changes its status
  - `docusign_automation` object, nullable, required — Active Docusign metadata
    - `automation_instance_id` integer — Automation instance id
  - `process_state` 'deleting' | 'restoring' | 'null', nullable — State of an async deletion or restoration of this form template

---

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