# POST /api/orders

> Orders - Add New Order

- **Endpoint:** `POST /api/orders`
- **Group:** Orders
- **Since:** v1.0.0
- **Defined in:** `RestApi/Controllers/OrdersController.php`

## Headers

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `authtoken` | String | Authentication token, generated from admin area |

## Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `client_id` | number | yes | Mandatory Client ID |
| `order_date` | string | yes | Mandatory Order date (Y-m-d) |
| `status_id` | number | yes | Mandatory Status ID |
| `note` | string | no | Optional Order note |
| `project_id` | number | no | Optional Project ID |
| `discount_amount` | number | no | Optional Discount amount |
| `created_by` | number | no | Optional RISE user ID. Default: 1. Use for proper attribution. |
| `items` | Object[] | no | Optional order lines, in the same shape GET /api/orders/:id/items returns. Omit the key to keep the previous behaviour of creating a header with no lines. An empty array is rejected with a 400. |
| `items.title` | String | yes | Mandatory line title. A description is accepted instead. |
| `items.description` | String | no | Optional line description |
| `items.quantity` | Number | yes | Mandatory quantity, numeric |
| `items.rate` | Number | yes | Mandatory unit rate, numeric |
| `items.unit_type` | String | no | Optional unit type, maximum 20 characters |
| `items.sort` | Number | no | Optional display order. Defaults to the array position. |
| `items.item_id` | Number | no | Optional items library ID |

## Request example

```bash
curl -X POST "https://yoursite.com/index.php/api/orders" \
  -H "authtoken: YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "client_id": "...", "order_date": "...", "status_id": "...", "items.title": "...", "items.quantity": "...", "items.rate": "..." }'
```

## Responses

### Success - Success-Response:

```json
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
{
  "status": 200,
  "messages": {"success": "Order add success"},
  "id": 1
}
```

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Part of the [REST API for RISE CRM](https://risecrm.themesic.com/apiguide/) documentation.
Full page: https://risecrm.themesic.com/apiguide/orders/create-order/