---
title: "Changes to Generate a case UID"
method: POST
path: "/cases"
---

# Changes to Generate a case UID

`POST /cases`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 5 of 13 revisions.

- **2024-02-14** `e51e3ea0e4d1`: 2 breaking
- **2024-01-25** `9c35ecfe6097`: 2 info
- **2023-05-05** `d6363df2629c`: 1 info
- **2023-04-03** `ba21801b5b3a`: 1 info
- **2023-04-03** `98056b71b73a`: 1 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2024-02-14** `e51e3ea0e4d1`: 2 breaking
  - removed the enum value `hw` of the request property `type`
  - removed the enum value `pfa` of the request property `type`
- **2024-01-25** `9c35ecfe6097`: 2 info
  - added the new `personal-welfare` enum value to the request property `type`
  - added the new `property-and-affairs` enum value to the request property `type`
- **2023-05-05** `d6363df2629c`: 1 info
  - the `uid` response's property pattern was changed from `MTEST-([346789QWERTYUPADFGHJKLXCVBNM]{4})-([346789QWERTYUPADFGHJKLXCVBNM]{4})-([346789QWERTYUPADFGHJKLXCVBNM]{4})` to `M-([346789QWERTYUPADFGHJKLXCVBNM]{4})-([346789QWERTYUPADFGHJKLXCVBNM]{4})-([346789QWERTYUPADFGHJKLXCVBNM]{4})` for the status `201`
- **2023-04-03** `ba21801b5b3a`: 1 info
  - the response property `allOf[subschema #2]/errors/items/detail` became required for the status `400`
- **2023-04-03** `98056b71b73a`: 1 warning, 1 info
  - removed the optional property `id` from the response with the `201` status
  - added the optional property `uid` to the response with the `201` status

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/ministryofjustice/apis/lpa-uid-service/docs/cases/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/ministryofjustice/apis/lpa-uid-service.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/ministryofjustice/apis/lpa-uid-service/changes/cases/post)