---
title: "Create a new payer"
method: POST
path: "/payers"
tags: ["Payers"]
---

# Create a new payer

`POST /payers`

Creates a new payer with the provided details

## Headers

- `tenant-id` string, required

## Request body

- CreatePayerRequest
  - `data` PayerSchema — Represents an entity responsible for financing or reimbursing the cost of healthcare services.
    - `name` string, required — Name of the payer
    - `category` string — Type of payer
    - `sourceSystem` 'API' | 'File Upload' — Specifies the origin system of a record.
    - `changeReason` string — Optional description of why a change was made

## Response `201`

Payer created successfully

- PayerResponse
  - `id` string
  - `externalPayerId` string
  - `sourceId` string
  - `data` JsonNode
    - `empty` boolean
    - `valueNode` boolean
    - `containerNode` boolean
    - `missingNode` boolean
    - `array` boolean
    - `object` boolean
    - `nodeType` 'ARRAY' | 'BINARY' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'MISSING' | 'NULL' | 'NUMBER' | 'OBJECT' | 'POJO' | 'STRING'
    - `pojo` boolean
    - `number` boolean
    - `integralNumber` boolean
    - `floatingPointNumber` boolean
    - `short` boolean
    - `int` boolean
    - `long` boolean
    - `float` boolean
    - `double` boolean
    - `bigDecimal` boolean
    - `bigInteger` boolean
    - `textual` boolean
    - `boolean` boolean
    - `null` boolean
    - `binary` boolean

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication required
- `403` — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions
- `500` — Internal server error

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