---
title: "Create Incident"
method: POST
path: "/breach-incidents"
tags: ["breach-incidents"]
---

# Create Incident

`POST /breach-incidents`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openproof.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.openproof.io/breach-incidents`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Log a new breach incident. Editor+ role required.

## Request body

- IncidentCreate
  - `description` string, required
  - `detected_at` string, date-time, required
  - `data_types_affected` string, nullable
  - `estimated_principals_affected` integer, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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