---
title: "POST /api/v1/projects/{projectUuid}/announcements"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/projects/{projectUuid}/announcements"
tags: ["Homepage"]
---

# POST /api/v1/projects/{projectUuid}/announcements

`POST /api/v1/projects/{projectUuid}/announcements`

## Path parameters

- `projectUuid` string, uuid, required — Stringified UUIDv4. See [RFC 4112](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122)

## Request body

- CreateAnnouncementRequest
  - `slackChannelId` string, nullable — Transient (not persisted): when set, publishing posts a notification to this Slack channel. Requires the org to have Slack installed.
  - `category` 'launch' | 'update' | 'heads_up', required — Curated announcement categories a data team uses to signal intent to business users. Fixed set (not user-managed) — each maps to a label + colour in `ANNOUNCEMENT_CATEGORY_META`.
  - `body` string, nullable, required
  - `title` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- ApiAnnouncementResponse
  - `results` ProjectAnnouncement, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `authorName` string, nullable, required
    - `createdByUserUuid` string, nullable, required
    - `pendingSlackChannelId` string, nullable, required — Slack channel the announcement will notify when it publishes. Always null once published (consumed) — only drafts carry a value, and drafts are only visible to users who can manage announcements.
    - `published` boolean, required
    - `pinned` boolean, required
    - `category` 'launch' | 'update' | 'heads_up', required — Curated announcement categories a data team uses to signal intent to business users. Fixed set (not user-managed) — each maps to a label + colour in `ANNOUNCEMENT_CATEGORY_META`.
    - `body` string, nullable, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `projectUuid` string, required
    - `announcementUuid` string, required
  - `status` 'ok', required

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

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