---
title: "POST /api/claims/"
method: POST
path: "/api/claims/"
tags: ["Claims"]
---

# POST /api/claims/

`POST /api/claims/`

Adds a new claim in DRAFT/REQUESTED state.

## Request body

- object
  - `companyId` string, required
  - `standardId` string, required
  - `explanation` string, nullable
  - `expirationDate` string, required
  - `issueDate` string, required
  - `issuedBy` string, nullable
  - `fileId` string, nullable
  - `documentNumber` string, nullable
  - `licenseNumber` string, nullable
  - `styleIds` string[]
  - `shouldAttachChildren` boolean
  - `renewedId` string, nullable
  - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'REQUESTED' | 'APPROVED' | 'NOT_VERIFIABLE', nullable

## Response `201`

Default Response

- object
  - `metadata` object, required
    - `success` boolean, required — True when the request succeeded.
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `companyId` string, required
    - `standardId` string, required
    - `status` string, required
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `type` string, nullable
    - `explanation` string, nullable
    - `expirationDate` union, required
      - string
      - string
    - `issueDate` union, required
      - string
      - string
    - `issuedBy` string, nullable
    - `fileId` string, nullable
    - `fileUrl` string, nullable
    - `fileType` string, nullable
    - `fileContentType` string, nullable
    - `documentNumber` string, nullable
    - `licenseNumber` string, nullable
    - `livingWage` string, nullable
    - `minimumWage` string, nullable
    - `featuredImageFileId` string, nullable
    - `title` string, nullable
    - `logoFileUrl` string, nullable
    - `isRemoved` union
      - number
      - boolean
    - `isArchived` union
      - number
      - boolean
    - `isValidWithLatestRules` union
      - number
      - boolean
    - `certificateDependencies` object, nullable
      - `products` string[]
    - `translations` object, nullable
    - `providerName` string, nullable
    - `companyName` string, nullable
    - `companyOfficialName` string, nullable
    - `createdAt` union
      - string
      - string, date-time
    - `updatedAt` union
      - string
      - string, date-time
    - `createdByUserId` string, nullable
    - `createdByCompanyId` string, nullable
    - `updatedByUserId` string, nullable
    - `updatedByCompanyId` string, nullable
    - `createdByUserName` string, nullable
    - `createdByUserEmail` string, nullable
    - `createdByCompanyName` string, nullable
    - `updatedByUserName` string, nullable
    - `updatedByCompanyName` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Default Response
- `401` — Default Response
- `403` — Default Response
- `502` — Default Response

## Changes

> 22 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-08-31** `97e51f27dc77` — 47 breaking, 3 warning, 52 info
  - request property `status` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - request property `documentNumber` list-of-types was narrowed by removing types `null` from media type `application/json`
  - request property `explanation` list-of-types was narrowed by removing types `null` from media type `application/json`
  - request property `fileId` list-of-types was narrowed by removing types `null` from media type `application/json`
  - …98 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/retraced/apis/api-reference/changes/api/claims/post.md)

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