---
title: "Create a new draft claim"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/drafts"
tags: ["Draft claims"]
---

# Create a new draft claim

`POST /api/v1/drafts`

## Request body

- DraftClaimPost — Draft claim input data
  - `id` string, uuid, required — id
  - `payload` object, required — payload
  - `providerUserId` string, uuid, required — provider user id

## Response `201`

Draft claim created successfully

- CreateDraftClaimResponse
  - `id` string, uuid

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request body
- `403` — Invalid provider user ID

## Changes

- **2026-07-16** `bbd890b405c7` — 1 breaking
  - the `payload` request property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `object`/``
- **2026-07-10** `d46606c95cba` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ministryofjustice/apis/openapi-definition-3/changes/api/v1/drafts/post.md)

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