---
title: "Create a scenario item"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/scenario_items"
tags: ["Scenario Items"]
---

# Create a scenario item

`POST /api/v2/scenario_items`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developer.productive.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://developer.productive.io/api/v2/scenario_items`
- Auth: none declared

Create a new scenario item. Requires the Scenario Builder feature on the organization's plan.

## Request body

- object: Single scenario item record in JSON:API format.
  - `data` object: A scenario item resource object.
    - `attributes` object: Scenario item attributes.
      - `cost` Cost (unresolved $ref)
      - `end_date` EndDate (unresolved $ref)
      - `markup` Markup (unresolved $ref)
      - `name` Name (unresolved $ref)
      - `person_id` PersonId (unresolved $ref)
      - `price` Price (unresolved $ref)
      - `scenario_service_id` ScenarioServiceId, required (unresolved $ref)
      - `start_date` StartDate (unresolved $ref)
      - `used_quantity` UsedQuantity (unresolved $ref)

## Response `201`

Single scenario item

- object: Single scenario item record in JSON:API format.
  - `data` object: A scenario item resource object.
    - `attributes` object: Scenario item attributes.
      - `cost` Cost (unresolved $ref)
      - `cost_default` CostDefault (unresolved $ref)
      - `cost_normalized` CostNormalized (unresolved $ref)
      - `currency` Currency (unresolved $ref)
      - `currency_default` CurrencyDefault (unresolved $ref)
      - `currency_normalized` CurrencyNormalized (unresolved $ref)
      - `end_date` EndDate (unresolved $ref)
      - `markup` Markup (unresolved $ref)
      - `name` Name (unresolved $ref)
      - `price` Price (unresolved $ref)
      - `price_default` PriceDefault (unresolved $ref)
      - `price_normalized` PriceNormalized (unresolved $ref)
      - `start_date` StartDate (unresolved $ref)
      - `used_quantity` UsedQuantity (unresolved $ref)
    - `relationships` object: Scenario item relationships.
      - `booking` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `expense` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `organization` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `person` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `scenario_bookings` union: A JSON:API collection relationship — links to zero or more related resources.
        - CollectionLinkage
          - `data` Resource[], required
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `scenario_service` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
  - `included` unknown[]: Sideloaded related resources.
    - unknown
  - `meta` Meta: Pagination and response metadata returned with every collection endpoint.
    - `current_page` integer: The current page number in this paginated response (1-based).
    - `max_page_size` integer: Maximum number of records allowed per page for this endpoint.
    - `organization_features` object: Feature flags and capabilities enabled for the current organization, used for UI rendering.
    - `page_size` integer: Number of records returned per page in this response.
    - `settings` object: Organization or user settings relevant to this resource's display.
    - `total_count` integer: Total number of records matching the current query across all pages.
    - `total_pages` integer: Total number of pages available for the current query and page size.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `406`: Not Acceptable
- `408`: Request Timeout
- `415`: Unsupported Media Type
- `422`: Unprocessable Content
- `423`: Locked
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-02** `fa3060fd0144`: 3 warning, 8 info
  - added the new `bad_decimal_format` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `non_finite_number` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `null_bytes_in_params` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - …7 more
- **2026-10-28** `d0fa70aef71b`: 8 warning
  - removed the request property `data/attributes/discount`
  - removed the optional property `data/attributes/discount` from the response with the `201` status
  - removed the optional property `data/attributes/discount_amount` from the response with the `201` status
  - removed the optional property `data/attributes/discount_amount_default` from the response with the `201` status
  - …4 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/productive/apis/api-documentation/changes/api/v2/scenario_items/post.md)

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