---
title: "Name a body — a board, committee, council or household"
method: POST
path: "/workspaces/{id}/bodies"
tags: ["stances"]
---

# Name a body — a board, committee, council or household

`POST /workspaces/{id}/bodies`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.swingfactor.ai/v1`
- URL: `https://api.swingfactor.ai/v1/workspaces/{id}/bodies`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- BodyInput
  - `name` string, required
  - `kind` 'board' | 'committee' | 'council' | 'household' | 'other'
  - `procedure` string

## Response `200`

The bodies.

- object[]
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `workspaceId` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `kind` 'board' | 'committee' | 'council' | 'household' | 'other', required
  - `procedure` string
  - `createdAt` string, required
  - `recordsForIt` boolean, required
  - `recorders` object[], required
    - `userId` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `authorisedByName` string, nullable
    - `authorisedAt` string, required

## Other responses

- `401`: No token, or not a valid one: `unauthorized`.
- `403`: Editors only.

---

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