---
title: "Create a legal hold (Pro+)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/legal-holds"
tags: ["legal-holds"]
---

# Create a legal hold (Pro+)

`POST /v1/legal-holds`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.replylayer.ai`
- URL: `https://api.replylayer.ai/v1/legal-holds`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Request body

- object
  - `case_reference` string
  - `mailbox_id` string, uuid
  - `reason` string, required
  - `scope` 'account' | 'mailbox', required

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `applied_at` string, date-time, required
  - `applied_by_type` 'admin' | 'customer' | 'system', required
  - `case_reference` string, required
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `mailbox_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `reason` string, required
  - `release_reason` string, nullable
  - `released_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `released_by_type` union
    - 'admin' | 'customer' | 'system'
    - unknown
  - `scope` 'account' | 'mailbox', required

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `429`: Rate limited (code: RATE_LIMITED)
- `500`: Internal error (code: INTERNAL_ERROR)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/replylayer/apis/replylayer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/replylayer/apis/replylayer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/replylayer/apis/replylayer-api/revisions/2cae6fbd127e?raw)