---
title: "POST /v1/{innovationId}/supports"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{innovationId}/supports"
tags: ["[v1] Innovation Support"]
---

# POST /v1/{innovationId}/supports

`POST /v1/{innovationId}/supports`

Starts support in innovation.

## Path parameters

- `innovationId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `status` 'ENGAGING' | 'WAITING' | 'UNSUITABLE', required
  - `message` string, required
  - `file` object
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string
    - `file` object, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `size` number, float, required
      - `extension` string, required
  - `accessors` object[]
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `userRoleId` string, uuid, required

## Response `201`

Creates a new innovation support request for the innovation identified by the supplied Innovation ID.

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorised.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/nhs-england/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/revisions/36d432fb3b0d/schema)