---
title: "Create Risk Area"
method: POST
path: "/risk-factors/areas"
tags: ["risk-factors"]
---

# Create Risk Area

`POST /risk-factors/areas`

## Request body

- CreateRiskAreaRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- RiskAreaConfigView
  - `risk_area_id` string, uuid, required
  - `slug` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `display_order` integer, required
  - `is_active` boolean, required
  - `risk_factors` RiskFactorConfigView[]
    - `risk_factor_id` string, uuid, required
    - `risk_area_id` string, uuid, required
    - `slug` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `assessment_guidance` string, required
    - `rating_rubric` string, nullable, required
    - `applicability_logic_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `applicability_logic_name` string, nullable, required
    - `version_number` integer, required
    - `display_order` integer, required
    - `is_active` boolean, required
    - `in_use` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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