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

# Create Risk Factor

`POST /risk-factors`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.kobaltlabs.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.kobaltlabs.com/risk-factors`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- CreateRiskFactorRequest
  - `risk_area_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `assessment_guidance` string, required
  - `rating_rubric` string, nullable
  - `applicability_logic_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- 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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