---
title: "Create an employee skill"
method: POST
path: "/employees/{employee_id}/skills"
tags: ["Employees"]
---

# Create an employee skill

`POST /employees/{employee_id}/skills`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.peopleforce.io/api/public/v3`
- URL: `https://app.peopleforce.io/api/public/v3/employees/{employee_id}/skills`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-KEY`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api/docs/employees/:employee_id/skills/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- object
  - `skill_id` integer, required
  - `level` 'interested' | 'basic' | 'proficient' | 'expert', required

## Response `200`

OK

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/peopleforce/apis/company-api/revisions/ff612e61a4c3?raw)