---
title: "/people/findOrCreate"
method: POST
path: "/people/findOrCreate"
---

# /people/findOrCreate

`POST /people/findOrCreate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.securevan.com/v4`
- URL: `https://api.securevan.com/v4/people/findOrCreate`
- Auth: HTTP basic

Attempts to find the given match candidate. If a person is found, it is updated with the information provided. If a person is not found, a new person record is created.

See [Common Models](ref:people#common-models) for a full list of fields.

## Request body

- object
  - `vanId` string
  - `firstName` string
  - `lastName` string
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `vanId` integer
  - `firstName` string
  - `lastName` string
  - `middleName` string
  - `party` string
  - `employer` string
  - `occupation` string
  - `sex` string
  - `dateOfBirth` string

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `4f2049fba5af`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/ngpvan/apis/van-crm/changes/people/findOrCreate/post.md)

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