> ## 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 Event > Creates a new event (claim or incident). **Required fields:** - `type` - Event type (`claim` or `incident`) - `coverageTypeId` - Coverage type identifier - `insuredIds` - At least one insured must be associated **Optional fields:** - `status` - Defaults to `open` if not provided - `policyId` - Associate with a policy - `data` - Custom entity data as key-value pairs **Required permission:** `company.claim:create` or `company.incident:create` (depending on type) ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi/generated-external-api.yaml post /api/external/companies/{companyId}/events 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}/events: post: tags: - Events summary: Create Event description: > Creates a new event (claim or incident). **Required fields:** - `type` - Event type (`claim` or `incident`) - `coverageTypeId` - Coverage type identifier - `insuredIds` - At least one insured must be associated **Optional fields:** - `status` - Defaults to `open` if not provided - `policyId` - Associate with a policy - `data` - Custom entity data as key-value pairs **Required permission:** `company.claim:create` or `company.incident:create` (depending on type) operationId: createEvent parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyId' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateEventRequest' examples: minimalClaim: summary: Minimal claim (required fields only) value: type: claim coverageTypeId: general_liability insuredIds: - 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440200 claimWithData: summary: Claim with custom data value: type: claim coverageTypeId: general_liability insuredIds: - 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440200 policyId: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440100 data: eventDescription: Vehicle accident at intersection dateOfLoss: '2025-01-10' claimAmount: '50000' incident: summary: Incident (no policy required) value: type: incident coverageTypeId: property_damage insuredIds: - 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440201 status: open responses: '201': description: Event created successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: The ID of the created event examples: success: summary: Event 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: 'insuredIds: Required keys were missing' details: - field: insuredIds message: Required keys were missing insuredNotFound: summary: Insured not found value: error: code: NOT_FOUND message: 'Insured not found: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440999' unknownFieldKey: summary: Unknown field key in data value: error: code: VALIDATION_ERROR message: 'Unknown field key: invalidFieldName' '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: CreateEventRequest: type: object required: - type - coverageTypeId - insuredIds properties: type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventType' coverageTypeId: type: string description: Coverage type identifier for this event insuredIds: type: array items: type: string format: uuid description: IDs of insureds to associate with this event status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventStatus' lawsuitId: type: string format: uuid description: >- Optional lawsuit ID to associate with this event (must reference an existing lawsuit) policyId: type: string format: uuid description: Optional policy ID to associate with this event data: type: object additionalProperties: oneOf: - type: string - type: number description: >- Custom entity data fields as key-value pairs. Keys should be field keys (e.g., 'reportDate', 'eventDescription'). 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 EventType: type: string description: Type of event (claim or incident) enum: - claim - incident EventStatus: type: string description: Status of the event enum: - open - closed 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. ````