---
title: "Create a new Allocation Window"
method: POST
path: "/allocationwindow.json"
tags: ["Allocation Windows"]
---

# Create a new Allocation Window

`POST /allocationwindow.json`

#### OAuth Scope
This endpoint requires the following OAuth scope **manage_schedule**.

			
			
#### Record UUID
UUID is optional for record creation. If no UUID is supplied, a UUID will be automatically generated for the new record and returned in the `x-record-uuid` response header.

## Request body

- AllocationWindowCreate
  - `name` string — Name of the allocation window that defines a time period for job scheduling. Common examples include 'Morning', 'Afternoon', 'Business Hours', etc.
  - `start_time` integer — Start time of the allocation window measured in minutes from midnight. For example, 800 AM would be represented as 480 (8 hours × 60 minutes).
  - `end_time` integer — End time of the allocation window measured in minutes from midnight. For example, 1700 (500 PM) would be represented as 1020 (17 hours × 60 minutes).
  - `sort_priority` integer — Numeric value determining the display order of allocation windows. Lower values indicate higher priority. System automatically sets this to match the start_time in minutes, unless it's an urgent priority window which gets priority 0.
  - `uuid` string, uuid — Unique identifier for this record

## Response `200`

Success

- Result
  - `errorCode` number
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - The request is malformed or contains invalid parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or invalid
- `403` — Forbidden - You don't have permission to create this resource
- `429` — Too Many Requests - You have exceeded the rate limit
- `500` — Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred on the server

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