---
title: "Create new issue"
method: POST
path: "/issues"
tags: ["Issues"]
---

# Create new issue

`POST /issues`

Create a new issue for a project

## Request body

- object
  - `project_id` integer, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `category` string
  - `field_path` string
  - `severity` string
  - `current_metadata` object
  - `suggested_metadata` object
  - `source` string

## Response `201`

Issue created successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request

## Changes

> 12 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-06-16** `4bb2ea902404` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-02-23** `5bfc4d9dc1c8` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/worldbank/apis/metadata-editor-api/changes/issues/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/worldbank/apis/metadata-editor-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/worldbank/apis/metadata-editor-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/worldbank/metadata-editor-api/revisions/f4c8258bab5a/schema)