---
title: "Create a election"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/elections"
tags: ["Elections"]
---

# Create a election

`POST /api/v2/elections`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://yournation.nationbuilder.com`
- URL: `https://yournation.nationbuilder.com/api/v2/elections`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates a election from given data

## Request body

- ElectionCreateRequest: The JSON:API top-level document shape for create requests, whose data member carries the new resource's type and attributes.
  - `data` object, required
    - `type` 'elections', required: The JSON:API resource type of the resource being created.
    - `attributes` ElectionReadWriteAttributes: The attributes of a election that can be both read and written.
      - `country_code` string, nullable: Two letter country code.
      - `donation_maximum_in_cents` integer, nullable: Maximum donation amount in cents.
      - `election_at` string, date, nullable: The date the election is held.
      - `election_cycle` string, nullable: The election cycle.
      - `election_period` 'primary' | 'general' | 'special' | 'recount' | 'runoff' | 'convention' | 'other' | 'unknown' | 'presidential_primary' | 'previous_campaign' | 'null', nullable: The election period.
      - `registration_ends_at` string, date, nullable: The date the registration ends.
      - `state` string, nullable: Two letter abbreviation of the state.

## Response `201`

The newly created election.

- ElectionShowResponse: The JSON:API top-level document shape for responses returning a single resource under the data member.
  - `data` object, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object, the type/id pair that uniquely identifies a single resource.
    - `id` string, required: Unique identifier of the resource.
    - `type` 'elections', required: The JSON:API resource type.
    - `attributes` object: The read-only attributes of a election.
      - `country_code` string, nullable: Two letter country code.
      - `donation_maximum_in_cents` integer, nullable: Maximum donation amount in cents.
      - `election_at` string, date, nullable: The date the election is held.
      - `election_cycle` string, nullable: The election cycle.
      - `election_period` 'primary' | 'general' | 'special' | 'recount' | 'runoff' | 'convention' | 'other' | 'unknown' | 'presidential_primary' | 'previous_campaign' | 'null', nullable: The election period.
      - `registration_ends_at` string, date, nullable: The date the registration ends.
      - `state` string, nullable: Two letter abbreviation of the state.
      - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable
      - `donation_maximum` string, nullable: Maximum donation amount.
      - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `included` Resource[]: Sideloaded resources requested via the include query parameter. Each entry is a full resource object whose shape is documented under its own resource type.
    - `id` string, required: Unique identifier of the resource.
    - `type` string, required: The JSON:API resource type.
    - `attributes` object: The attributes of the resource, as documented for its resource type.
    - `relationships` object: References from this resource to other resources in the document.
  - `meta` object: Non-standard information about the document. Empty unless the endpoint has metadata to convey.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request body or query parameters are invalid, such as an unknown attribute, filter, filter operator, sort field, or sideload.
- `401`: The access token is missing, expired, or not authorized to access this resource.
- `422`: Model validations failed for the resource being created or updated. Unlike this API's other errors, validation failures are returned as a JSON:API errors document locating each invalid field.
- `429`: The access token has exceeded its request quota for the current rate-limit window.

## Changes

- **2026-11-05** `d5c88ca497ac`: 4 breaking, 1 warning, 7 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/create_request_document, subschema #2` to the request body `allOf` list
  - the request's body type changed from `object` to no type
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `201`
  - removed the required property `data` from the response with the `201` status
  - …8 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nationbuilder/apis/nationbuilder-v2-api/changes/api/v2/elections/post.md)

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