---
title: "Create Matter"
method: POST
path: "/practicepanther/matters/create"
tags: ["PracticePanther"]
---

# Create Matter

`POST /practicepanther/matters/create`

## 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/practicepanther/matters/create`
- Auth: none declared

Create a matter/project in PracticePanther. Developer access required.

## Request body

- PracticePantherCreateMatterRequest: Request to create a matter/project in PracticePanther
  - `account_guid` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `notes` string, nullable
  - `flat_rate` string, nullable
  - `hourly_rate_type` string, nullable
  - `status` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PracticePantherCreateMatterResponse: Response from creating a matter
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `project_guid` string, nullable
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/openintake/apis/openintake-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/openintake/apis/openintake-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/openintake/apis/openintake-api/revisions/de90a8dcbc07?raw)