> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.aiinsurance.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create Broker > Creates a new broker associated with an existing brokerage. **Required fields:** - `brokerageId` - ID of an existing brokerage (use GET /brokerages to find valid IDs) - `name` - Broker name **Optional fields:** - `email` - Broker email address - `defaultCommissionPercentage` - Default commission percentage (0-100) - `addressStructured` - Structured address object - `phone` - Primary phone number - `workPhone` - Work phone number - `producerNumber` - Producer number/identifier **Required permission:** `company.broker:create` ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi/generated-external-api.yaml post /api/external/companies/{companyId}/brokers openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: AI Insurance External API description: External API for AI Insurance platform version: 1.0.0 contact: email: support@aiinsurance.io servers: - url: https://app.aiinsurance.io description: Production security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] paths: /api/external/companies/{companyId}/brokers: post: tags: - Brokers summary: Create Broker description: > Creates a new broker associated with an existing brokerage. **Required fields:** - `brokerageId` - ID of an existing brokerage (use GET /brokerages to find valid IDs) - `name` - Broker name **Optional fields:** - `email` - Broker email address - `defaultCommissionPercentage` - Default commission percentage (0-100) - `addressStructured` - Structured address object - `phone` - Primary phone number - `workPhone` - Work phone number - `producerNumber` - Producer number/identifier **Required permission:** `company.broker:create` operationId: createBroker parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyId' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateBrokerRequest' examples: minimal: summary: Minimal request (required fields only) value: brokerageId: 770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 name: John Smith complete: summary: Complete request with all fields value: brokerageId: 770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 name: John Smith email: john.smith@acmeagency.com defaultCommissionPercentage: 15 addressStructured: line1: 123 Main Street line2: Suite 100 city: New York state: NY zip: '10001' country: US phone: +1-555-123-4567 workPhone: +1-555-123-4568 producerNumber: PRD-12345 responses: '201': description: Broker created successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: The ID of the created broker examples: success: summary: Broker created value: id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440003 '400': description: Bad Request - Validation error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: missingRequiredField: summary: Missing required field value: error: code: KeyMissing message: 'brokerageId: Required keys were missing' details: - field: brokerageId message: Required keys were missing invalidCommissionPercentage: summary: Invalid commission percentage value: error: code: InvalidCommissionPercentage message: defaultCommissionPercentage must be between 0 and 100 brokerageNotFound: summary: Brokerage not found value: error: code: NOT_FOUND message: >- The specified brokerage was not found. Please verify the brokerageId and try again. '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' components: parameters: companyId: name: companyId in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid description: Company identifier schemas: CreateBrokerRequest: type: object required: - brokerageId - name properties: brokerageId: type: string format: uuid description: >- ID of an existing brokerage this broker belongs to. Use GET /brokerages to find valid IDs, or POST /brokerages to create one first. name: type: string description: Broker name (required) email: type: string format: email description: Broker email address defaultCommissionPercentage: type: number minimum: 0 maximum: 100 description: Default commission percentage (0-100) addressStructured: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddressStructured' phone: type: string description: Primary phone number workPhone: type: string description: Work phone number producerNumber: type: string description: Producer number/identifier ErrorResponse: type: object description: Standard error response for all external API endpoints required: - error properties: error: type: object required: - code - message properties: code: type: string description: Machine-readable error code example: VALIDATION_ERROR message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: 'submissionId: Required field is missing' details: type: array description: Additional details for validation errors (field-level errors) items: type: object properties: field: type: string description: The field that caused the error example: submissionId message: type: string description: Description of the field error example: Required field is missing AddressStructured: type: object description: Structured address information properties: line1: type: string description: Street address line 1 line2: type: string description: Street address line 2 (optional) city: type: string description: City state: type: string description: State or province zip: type: string description: ZIP or postal code country: type: string description: Country code responses: Unauthorized: description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: missingApiKey: summary: Missing API key value: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: Authorization header is required bearerTokenNotAllowed: summary: Bearer token used instead of API key value: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: External API endpoints require API key authentication Forbidden: description: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: insufficientPermissions: summary: Insufficient permissions value: error: code: FORBIDDEN message: Insufficient permissions to perform this action InternalServerError: description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected error occurred content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: internalError: summary: Unexpected server error value: error: code: INTERNAL_ERROR message: An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later. securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization description: >- API key authentication. Include your API key in the Authorization header. ````