---
title: "Create Job"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/jobs/"
tags: ["jobs"]
---

# Create Job

`POST /api/v1/jobs/`

Create a new on-demand job using either a template (with persistent job optimization) or custom DAG.

## Headers

- `unstructured-api-key` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- JobInformation
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `workflow_id` string, uuid, required
  - `workflow_name` string, required
  - `status` 'SCHEDULED' | 'IN_PROGRESS' | 'COMPLETED' | 'STOPPED' | 'FAILED' | 'REJECTED', required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `runtime` string, duration, nullable
  - `input_file_ids` string[], nullable
  - `output_node_files` NodeFileMetadata[], nullable
    - `node_id` string, uuid, required
    - `file_id` string, required
    - `node_type` string, required
    - `node_subtype` string, required
  - `job_type` 'ephemeral' | 'persistent' | 'scheduled' | 'template'

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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