---
title: "Create overseer directly"
method: POST
path: "/v1/overseers"
tags: ["overseers"]
---

# Create overseer directly

`POST /v1/overseers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://lpad-backend.stage.defi.ovh.gala.com`
- URL: `https://lpad-backend.stage.defi.ovh.gala.com/v1/overseers`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/gala/apis/launchpad-backend-api/docs/v1/overseers/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Directly promote a user to overseer status (admin/overseer only). Bypasses invite flow.

## Request body

- CreateOverseerDirectDto
  - `description` string
  - `userAddress` string, required: GalaChain wallet address to promote.

## Response `200`

Created overseer record and profile.

- object
  - `error` false, required: Successful response marker.
  - `message` string, required: Response message.
  - `status` number, required: HTTP status code.
  - `data` OverseerResponseDto, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `id` number, required
    - `revokedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `revokedBy` string, nullable, required
    - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'REVOKED', required
    - `user` OverseerProfileResponseDto, required
      - `address` string, required
      - `fullName` string, nullable, required
      - `profileImage` string, nullable, required
    - `userAddress` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request - invalid address format or user is already an overseer
- `401`: Unauthorized - missing or invalid JWT token or admin API key
- `403`: Forbidden - user is not a system admin or overseer
- `500`: Internal server error - failed to create overseer in database
- `default`: Shared error envelope for authorization and overseer creation failures.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gala/apis/launchpad-backend-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gala/apis/launchpad-backend-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gala/apis/launchpad-backend-api/revisions/74545971be2b?raw)