---
title: "Create Capability Request"
method: POST
path: "/v1/capability-requests"
tags: ["public_api", "external", "capability-requests"]
---

# Create Capability Request

`POST /v1/capability-requests`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.hydracept.com`
- URL: `https://api.hydracept.com/v1/capability-requests`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Request body

- CapabilityRequestBody
  - `schemaVersion` string
  - `projectId` string, nullable
  - `summary` string, required
  - `need` string, required
  - `proposedCapability` object
  - `constraints` object
  - `acceptanceCases` object[]
  - `implementationPreferences` object

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- CapabilityRequestView: Public view of a capability request. Quote/payment authority stays on CapabilityQuoteView.
  - `id` string, required
  - `organizationId` string, required
  - `projectId` string, nullable
  - `status` string, required
  - `currentRevisionId` string, nullable
  - `createdAt` string, nullable
  - `revision` object
  - `requestHash` string, nullable
  - `feedback` object, nullable

## Other responses

- `401`: Structured public error envelope (`code`, `message`, `requestId`, …)
- `403`: Structured public error envelope (`code`, `message`, `requestId`, …)
- `422`: Validation failure: public envelope plus Pydantic `detail` / `validationErrors`
- `429`: Structured public error envelope (`code`, `message`, `requestId`, …)
- `500`: Structured public error envelope (`code`, `message`, `requestId`, …)
- `502`: Structured public error envelope (`code`, `message`, `requestId`, …)
- `503`: Structured public error envelope (`code`, `message`, `requestId`, …)

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