---
title: "Create a department."
method: POST
path: "/api/departments"
tags: ["Department"]
---

# Create a department.

`POST /api/departments`

## Request body

- DepartmentCreateDto — Details of a department to be created.
  - `name` string, required — Identifying name. Must be unique.
  - `description` string, nullable — Description of the department.
  - `workCenterIds` string[], nullable — Identifiers of the work centers associated with this department. Please reference /api/work-centers endpoint.

## Response `200`

Department created

- CreatedResponseDto — Response for a created record
  - `id` string, required — The id of the created record

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation issues with input

---

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