---
title: "Create a New Job Role"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/job-roles"
tags: ["Job Roles"]
---

# Create a New Job Role

`POST /api/v2/job-roles`

This endpoint creates a new job role. <h3>Required Scope</h3>`job_roles:write`

## Request body

- V2JobrolesBody
  - `data` Apiv2jobrolesData
    - `type` string — The resource type.
    - `attributes` Apiv2jobrolesDataAttributes
      - `role-id` string, required — The ID of the job role.
      - `name` string, required — The name of the job role.
      - `description` string — The description of the job role.
      - `suggest-in-welcome-tour` integer — Indicates whether the job role should be suggested during the welcome tour (0 = no, 1 = yes).
      - `data` Apiv2jobrolesDataAttributesData[]
        - `type` string — The resource type.
        - `id` string
        - `meta` Apiv2jobrolesDataAttributesMeta
          - `target-level` integer — The proficiency level for the skill.
          - `priority` integer — Indicates whether the skill is considered a priority for the organization (0 = not a priority, 1 = priority).

## Response `200`

Success

- InlineResponse20024
  - `data` InlineResponse20024Data
    - `type` string — The resource type.
    - `id` string — The ID of the job role.
    - `attributes` InlineResponse20024DataAttributes
      - `role-id` string — The ID of the job role.
      - `name` string — The name of the job role.
      - `description` string — The description of the job role.
      - `suggest-in-welcome-tour` integer — Indicates whether the job role should be suggested during the welcome tour (0 = no, 1 = yes).
      - `data` InlineResponse20024DataAttributesData[]
        - `type` string — The resource type.
        - `id` string — The ID of the job role.
        - `meta` InlineResponse20024DataAttributesMeta
          - `priority` integer — Indicates whether the job role should be suggested during the welcome tour (0 = no, 1 = yes).
          - `target-level` integer — The proficiency level for the skill.

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