---
title: "POST /v1/organisations"
method: POST
path: "/v1/organisations"
---

# POST /v1/organisations

`POST /v1/organisations`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-admin-functions.azurewebsites.net/api`
- URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-admin-functions.azurewebsites.net/api/v1/organisations`
- Auth: none declared

Create an organisation.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required: Name of the organisation.
  - `acronym` string, required: Acronym of the organisation.
  - `summary` string: Summary of the organisation
  - `website` string: Website of the organisation.
  - `units` object[]: Organisation units to create.
    - `name` string, required: Name of the organisation unit.
    - `acronym` string, required: Acronym of the organisation unit.

## Response `200`

The organisation has been created.

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required: The organisation id.
  - `units` string[], required: Ids of the organisation units belonging to the organisation.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request.
- `401`: The user is not authorized to create an organisation.
- `500`: An error occurred while creating the organisation.

## Changes

- **2026-01-05** `aeb173b7f5b1`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-01-05** `1fa08a3b6f8b`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2025-03-05** `263f9f44c28b`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `website`
- **2025-02-12** `82d1eadb6f66`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `summary`
- **2024-11-07** `bf0b42ebdc02`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the `units` response's property type changed from `string` to `array` for status `200`
  - the response property `id` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `units` became required for the status `200`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/admin-api-nhs-innovation-service/changes/v1/organisations/post.md)

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