---
title: "Create an child for an employee"
method: POST
path: "/v2/providers/employers/employees/{employeeId}/children"
tags: ["Child"]
---

# Create an child for an employee

`POST /v2/providers/employers/employees/{employeeId}/children`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.loket.nl`
- URL: `https://api.loket.nl/v2/providers/employers/employees/{employeeId}/children`
- Auth: none required

__Activity name :__ <a href="https://developer.loket.nl/Activities/PostChildByEmployeeId" target="_blank">PostChildByEmployeeId</a>

__Metadata :__  Possible options for fields of the type 'metadata' can be acquired (GET) by adding `/metadata` to the POST URL.

__Defaults :__ Default values for a new object can be acquired by adding `/defaults' to the POST URL. 

Add a child for an employee

## Path parameters

- `employeeId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required
- `Accept` string, required

## Request body

- Child
  - `id` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
  - `firstName` string, nullable: The first name, given name, forename or Christian name as part of a persons personal name.
  - `lastName` string: The last name, family name or surname as part of a persons personal name.
  - `prefix` string, nullable: The prefix to the last name
  - `initials` string: The initials
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date: The date of birth
  - `dateOfDeath` string, date, nullable: The date of death
  - `gender` Gender: The gender
    - `key` integer
    - `value` string
  - `residenceStatus` object, nullable: Indicator to tell if the child is living at home or not. Use null if unknown.
    - `key` integer: The key for the residence status
    - `value` string: Is the child living with his parent

## Response `201`

Created

- object: a warning indacateds that the given payload is valide, however take notice of the warning this might ifluence behavour.
  - `version` Version
    - `obsoleteDate` string, date, nullable: The date (can be null) on which the `resourceVersion` is no longer supported/available
    - `resourceVersion` string, date: The resource version of the object in the response
  - `messages` object[]
    - `type` string: Indication of the type of message. See [the general documentation for more information](./#section/Response/Messages)
    - `description` string: Describes the message
    - `id` string, uuid, nullable: In some cases when the message may relate to a specific entity, or specific group of entities, this field provides the identifier of that entity
    - `code` integer: Identifying code for the message
    - `properties` string[]: An array that can contain additional information
  - `content` Child
    - `id` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
    - `firstName` string, nullable: The first name, given name, forename or Christian name as part of a persons personal name.
    - `lastName` string: The last name, family name or surname as part of a persons personal name.
    - `prefix` string, nullable: The prefix to the last name
    - `initials` string: The initials
    - `dateOfBirth` string, date: The date of birth
    - `dateOfDeath` string, date, nullable: The date of death
    - `gender` Gender: The gender
      - `key` integer
      - `value` string
    - `residenceStatus` object, nullable: Indicator to tell if the child is living at home or not. Use null if unknown.
      - `key` integer: The key for the residence status
      - `value` string: Is the child living with his parent

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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