---
title: "Create field scheme"
method: POST
path: "/rest/api/3/config/fieldschemes"
tags: ["Field schemes"]
---

# Create field scheme

`POST /rest/api/3/config/fieldschemes`

Endpoint for creating a new field association scheme.

A new scheme is **not** copied from, or based on, any existing field association scheme. Instead, it is initialised with a minimal default set of critical fields sourced from the instance's own *system* and *product* fields (the fields returned by the product's field API), rather than from a scheme you specify.

To create a scheme that is based on an existing one, use the *Clone field scheme* endpoint instead.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

## Request body

- CreateFieldAssociationSchemeRequest — Request object for creating a new field association scheme.
  - `description` string — Description of the scheme to be created
  - `name` string, required — The name of the scheme to be created

## Response `200`

Returned if the creation was successful.

- CreateFieldAssociationSchemeResponse — Response object after successfully creating a new field association scheme.
  - `description` string
  - `id` integer
  - `links` CreateFieldAssociationSchemeLinksBean
    - `associations` string
    - `projects` string
  - `name` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid. If request is malformed, returns a collection of errors.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the required permissions
- `404` — Returned if the feature flag is disabled or the scheme ID is not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/versions/ec7f275dfee5/schema)