---
title: "Create Person"
method: POST
path: "/people"
tags: ["People"]
---

# Create Person

`POST /people`

Creates a new person record in the database.

## Request body

- V1CreatePersonRequest
  - `first_name` string, required — The first name of the person
  - `last_name` string, required — The last name of the person
  - `middle_name` string, nullable — The middle name of the person
  - `phone_number` string, nullable — The phone number of the person. Area code is mandatory.
  - `email` string, nullable — The email address of the person
  - `date_of_birth` string, date, nullable — The date of birth of the person
  - `gender` 'M' | 'F'
  - `ssn` union, required
    - string — The full social security number of the person
    - string — The last four digits of the social security number of the person
  - `marital_status` 'married' | 'single' | 'divorced' | 'widowed' | 'separated' | 'domestic_partner' | 'civil_union' | 'other'
  - `suffix` string, nullable — The suffix of the person
  - `title` string, nullable — The title of the person

## Response `201`

Person created successfully.

- V1PersonSummaryResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the person
  - `first_name` string, required — The first name of the person
  - `last_name` string, required — The last name of the person
  - `ssn` string, required — The social security number of the person
  - `middle_name` string, nullable — The middle name of the person
  - `suffix` string, nullable — The suffix of the person
  - `title` string, nullable — The title of the person
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When the person record was created
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable — When the person record was last updated

## Other responses

- `400` — Failed to create person due to validation errors.
- `422` — Validation Error

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