---
title: "Create a new cost unit for a journal profile"
method: POST
path: "/v2/providers/employers/payrolladministrations/journalProfiles/{journalProfileId}/costUnits"
tags: ["Journal profile payroll administration"]
---

# Create a new cost unit for a journal profile

`POST /v2/providers/employers/payrolladministrations/journalProfiles/{journalProfileId}/costUnits`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.loket.nl`
- URL: `https://api.loket.nl/v2/providers/employers/payrolladministrations/journalProfiles/{journalProfileId}/costUnits`
- Auth: none required

__Activity name:__ <a href="https://developer.loket.nl/Activities/PostCostUnitByJournalProfileId" target="_blank">PostCostUnitByJournalProfileId</a><br>    <br><br>Create a new cost unit for a journal profile.<br><br>__Metadata :__ No metadata<br><br>__Defaults :__ There is NO /defaults endpoint available for this resource.<br>

## Path parameters

- `journalProfileId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

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

## Request body

- CostUnitObject
  - `id` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
  - `code` string: The code for a cost unit
  - `description` string: The description for a cost unit
  - `automaticallyLinkToAllCostCenters` boolean: Indicates whether this cost unit will be automaticly be linked to all cost units. __Note:__ This field is no longer supported but due to backwards compatibility we return the value as readOnly. When creating a new record the value is set to "false"
  - `origin` object: All fields in this object are related to their namesake in the output. They indicate for that field on what level the value was defined. Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider
    - `code` integer: Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider
    - `description` integer: Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider
    - `automaticallyLinkToAllCostCenters` integer: Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider

## 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` CostUnitObject
    - `id` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
    - `code` string: The code for a cost unit
    - `description` string: The description for a cost unit
    - `automaticallyLinkToAllCostCenters` boolean: Indicates whether this cost unit will be automaticly be linked to all cost units. __Note:__ This field is no longer supported but due to backwards compatibility we return the value as readOnly. When creating a new record the value is set to "false"
    - `origin` object: All fields in this object are related to their namesake in the output. They indicate for that field on what level the value was defined. Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider
      - `code` integer: Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider
      - `description` integer: Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider
      - `automaticallyLinkToAllCostCenters` integer: Meaning of the integer: * 1 = CAO * 2 = Loonmodel * 3 = Administratie (Ulsa werkgever) * 4 = Provider

## Other responses

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

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