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

# POST /v1

`POST /v1`

## Request

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

Create an innovation

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `officeLocation` string, required
  - `countryLocation` string
  - `postcode` string
  - `hasWebsite` string, required
  - `website` string
  - `hasVideoDemonstration` string
  - `videoDemonstrationUrl` string

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid innovation payload
- `422`: Unprocessable entity

## Changes

- **2025-11-18** `73e55b1e33aa`: 7 breaking, 2 info
  - the `countryLocation` request property type changed from no type to `string`
  - the `description` request property type changed from no type to `string`
  - the `hasWebsite` request property type changed from no type to `string`
  - the `name` request property type changed from no type to `string`
  - …5 more
- **2024-11-07** `761f95f46b23`: 1 info
  - the response property `id` became required for the status `200`

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

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/revisions/c7535c8a7a65?raw)