# Create Case

## Create a Case

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `/api/v1/cases`

Create a new case in Monolith

#### Request Body

| Name                                          | Type                | Description                                                                                                                                       |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `case_name`<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String              | This is the name of the case.                                                                                                                     |
| `case_number`                                 | String              | Unique case number.                                                                                                                               |
| `description`                                 | String              | This is a basic description of the case.                                                                                                          |
| `case_status`                                 | String              | This is the status of the case.                                                                                                                   |
| `case_type`                                   | String              | This is the type of case.                                                                                                                         |
| `case_lead_id`                                | Integer             | This is the user id of the Monolith user you wish to set as the case lead for the case.                                                           |
| `case_open_date`                              | Date                | The date the case was opened.                                                                                                                     |
| `client_id`                                   | Integer             | This is the id of the client that is associated with the case.                                                                                    |
| `user_group_uuid`                             | string \| string\[] | <p>The UUID of the user group that you want assigned to a case during creation.  <br><br>Can be a single string value or an array of strings.</p> |


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