---
title: "Create a work center."
method: POST
path: "/api/work-centers"
tags: ["WorkCenter"]
---

# Create a work center.

`POST /api/work-centers`

## Request body

- WorkCenterCreateDto — Details of a work center to be created.
  - `name` string, required — Identifying name. Must be unique.
  - `departmentId` string, nullable — Department identifier. Please reference /api/departments endpoint.
  - `setupRate` number, double, nullable — Hourly cost rate for setup.
  - `laborRate` number, double, nullable — Hourly cost rate for labor.
  - `overheadRate` number, double, nullable — Hourly cost rate for overhead.
  - `machineRate` number, double, nullable — Hourly cost rate for machine. Providing a value turns on machine time for this work center.
  - `equipmentIds` string[], nullable — Identifiers of the equipment associated with this work center. Please reference /api/equipment endpoint.

## Response `200`

Work center 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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