---
title: "Create a legal hold"
method: POST
path: "/v1/legal_holds"
tags: ["Legal holds"]
---

# Create a legal hold

`POST /v1/legal_holds`

## Headers

- `Notion-Version` '2026-03-11', required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `start_date` number, required
  - `user_ids` string[], required
  - `user_interaction_type` string[], required
  - `description` string
  - `end_date` number
  - `icon` string

## Response `200`

- object
  - `created_by` string, uuid, required
  - `created_time` number, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `start_date` number, required
  - `status` 'active' | 'released', required
  - `user_interaction_type` string[], required
  - `users` object, required
    - `ids` string[], required
    - `total` number, required
  - `workspaces` object, required
    - `ids` string[], required
    - `total` number, required
  - `description` string
  - `end_date` number
  - `icon` string
  - `name` string

## Other responses

- `400` — The request body, path parameters, or query parameters are invalid.
- `401` — The request is missing a valid bearer token.
- `403` — The authenticated bot does not have access to the requested resource or scope.
- `404` — The requested resource could not be found.
- `429` — The request was rate limited.
- `500` — An unexpected server error occurred.

---

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