---
title: "Create New Department"
method: POST
path: "/v1/company-departments"
tags: ["Departments"]
---

# Create New Department

`POST /v1/company-departments`

Creates a new department in the specified company. Department names may be non-unique and must be non-empty with no more than 255 characters (Unicode code points).

## Scopes

| Category | Read only Scope | Write only Scope (read access implicit) |
|---|---|---|
| Manage company resources (`company_admin`) | - | Manage departments (`company_department:write`) |

## Request body

- CreateCompanyDepartmentParams
  - `company_id` string, required — The Company ID. Required in all cases, whether the API credentials have access to multiple companies or just one.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the company department. May be non-unique and limited to 255 characters, maximum.

## Response `201`

Created

- CompanyDepartmentCreatedResponse
  - `company_department` CompanyDepartment
    - `company_id` string, required — The unique identifier (UUID) of the company this department belongs to.
    - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier (UUID) of the department.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the department (e.g., "Marketing", "Engineering").

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity

---

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