---
title: "Create resolution"
method: POST
path: "/rest/api/3/resolution"
tags: ["Issue resolutions"]
---

# Create resolution

`POST /rest/api/3/resolution`

Creates an issue resolution.

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

## Request body

- CreateResolutionDetails — Details of an issue resolution.
  - `description` string — The description of the resolution.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the resolution. Must be unique (case-insensitive).

## Response `201`

Returned if the request is successful.

- ResolutionId — The ID of an issue resolution.
  - `id` string, required — The ID of the issue resolution.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request isn't valid.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user doesn't have the necessary permission.

---

[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)