---
title: "Create Portal Referral Draft"
method: POST
path: "/portal/referral-drafts"
tags: ["Referral Portal"]
---

# Create Portal Referral Draft

`POST /portal/referral-drafts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openintake.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.openintake.ai/portal/referral-drafts`
- Auth: none declared

Start a draft the first time the partner fills anything in.

## Request body

- ReferralDraftSaveRequest: The portal's form state, saved as the partner types (never the SSN).
  - `client_name` string, nullable
  - `form` object, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ReferralDraftResponse
  - `referral_draft_id` string, uuid, required
  - `client_name` string, nullable
  - `form` object, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-19** `78354dbadf92`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/openintake/apis/openintake-api/changes/portal/referral-drafts/post.md)

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