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# Create Policy

POST https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a Policy, returning immediately with status of `PENDING`. Use the Get Policy API, or monitor webhooks, to receive updates.

Reference: https://docs.usebridge.com/api/api-reference/policies/v-2/create-policy

## Authentication

- `X-API-Key` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `https://app.usebridge.com` (Production, default)
- `https://app.usebridge.xyz` (Sandbox)

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a PolicyCreateV2Request.

- `person` (PolicyCreateV2RequestPerson, required)
- `state` (enum, required) — 2 letter US state code
  - Allowed values: `AL`, `AK`, `AZ`, `AR`, `CA`, `CO`, `CT`, `DE`, `DC`, `FL`, `GA`, `HI`, `ID`, `IL`, `IN`, `IA`, `KS`, `KY`, `LA`, `ME`, `MD`, `MA`, `MI`, `MN`, `MS`, `MO`, `MT`, `NE`, `NV`, `NH`, `NJ`, `NM`, `NY`, `NC`, `ND`, `OH`, `OK`, `OR`, `PA`, `RI`, `SC`, `SD`, `TN`, `TX`, `UT`, `VT`, `VA`, `WA`, `WV`, `WI`, `WY`
- `payerId` (string, required)
- `externalId` (string, optional) — Optional unique identifier
- `memberId` (string, optional)
- `dateOfService` (datetime, optional) — Full ISO8601 timestamp, including timezone

## Response

### 200

- `id` (string, required)
- `payerId` (string, required)
- `payer` (PolicyCreateV2ResponsePayer, required)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `PENDING`, `UNKNOWN`, `CONFIRMED`, `REVALIDATING`, `INVALID`
- `state` (enum, required) — 2 letter US state code
  - Allowed values: `AL`, `AK`, `AZ`, `AR`, `CA`, `CO`, `CT`, `DE`, `DC`, `FL`, `GA`, `HI`, `ID`, `IL`, `IN`, `IA`, `KS`, `KY`, `LA`, `ME`, `MD`, `MA`, `MI`, `MN`, `MS`, `MO`, `MT`, `NE`, `NV`, `NH`, `NJ`, `NM`, `NY`, `NC`, `ND`, `OH`, `OK`, `OR`, `PA`, `RI`, `SC`, `SD`, `TN`, `TX`, `UT`, `VT`, `VA`, `WA`, `WV`, `WI`, `WY`
- `_token` (string, required) — Temporary access token to retrieve this Policy
- `externalId` (string, optional)
- `planName` (string, optional)
- `person` (PolicyCreateV2ResponsePerson, optional)
- `errors` (list of PolicyCreateV2ResponseError, optional)
- `memberId` (string, optional)
- `policyHolder` (PolicyCreateV2ResponsePolicyHolder, optional)
- `relationship` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `SELF`, `CHILD`, `SPOUSE`, `OTHER`, `NONE`
- `patientId` (string, optional)
- `latest` (PolicyCreateV2ResponseLatest, optional)

## Types

### PolicyCreateV2RequestPerson

- `firstName` (string, required)
- `lastName` (string, required)
- `dateOfBirth` (datetime, required) — Date, in the Patient's timezone, expressed as YYYY-MM-DD
- `middleName` (string, optional)

### PolicyCreateV2ResponsePayer

- `id` (string, required)
- `code` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `memberId` (boolean, required)
- `hint` (string, optional)

### PolicyCreateV2ResponsePerson

- `firstName` (string, required)
- `lastName` (string, required)
- `middleName` (string, optional)
- `dateOfBirth` (datetime, optional)

### PolicyCreateV2ResponseError

- `code` (string, required)
- `message` (string, optional)

### PolicyCreateV2ResponsePolicyHolder

- `firstName` (string, required)
- `lastName` (string, required)
- `middleName` (string, optional)
- `dateOfBirth` (datetime, optional)

### PolicyCreateV2ResponseLatest

- `id` (string, required)
- `plan` (string, required)
- `validatedAt` (datetime, required) — Timestamp this was executed
- `effectiveFrom` (datetime, optional)
- `effectiveTo` (datetime, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "person": {
    "firstName": "firstName",
    "lastName": "lastName",
    "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "state": "AL",
  "payerId": "payerId"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "payerId": "payerId",
  "payer": {
    "id": "id",
    "code": "code",
    "name": "name",
    "memberId": true,
    "hint": "hint"
  },
  "status": "PENDING",
  "state": "AL",
  "_token": "_token",
  "externalId": "externalId",
  "planName": "planName",
  "person": {
    "firstName": "firstName",
    "lastName": "lastName",
    "middleName": "middleName",
    "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "code",
      "message": "message"
    },
    {
      "code": "code",
      "message": "message"
    }
  ],
  "memberId": "memberId",
  "policyHolder": {
    "firstName": "firstName",
    "lastName": "lastName",
    "middleName": "middleName",
    "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "relationship": "SELF",
  "patientId": "patientId",
  "latest": {
    "id": "id",
    "plan": "plan",
    "validatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "effectiveFrom": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "effectiveTo": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2"

payload = {
    "person": {
        "firstName": "firstName",
        "lastName": "lastName",
        "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    },
    "state": "AL",
    "payerId": "payerId"
}
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'X-API-Key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"person":{"firstName":"firstName","lastName":"lastName","dateOfBirth":"2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"},"state":"AL","payerId":"payerId"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"firstName\": \"firstName\",\n    \"lastName\": \"lastName\",\n    \"dateOfBirth\": \"2024-01-15T09:30:00Z\"\n  },\n  \"state\": \"AL\",\n  \"payerId\": \"payerId\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"firstName\": \"firstName\",\n    \"lastName\": \"lastName\",\n    \"dateOfBirth\": \"2024-01-15T09:30:00Z\"\n  },\n  \"state\": \"AL\",\n  \"payerId\": \"payerId\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"firstName\": \"firstName\",\n    \"lastName\": \"lastName\",\n    \"dateOfBirth\": \"2024-01-15T09:30:00Z\"\n  },\n  \"state\": \"AL\",\n  \"payerId\": \"payerId\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2', [
  'body' => '{
  "person": {
    "firstName": "firstName",
    "lastName": "lastName",
    "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "state": "AL",
  "payerId": "payerId"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-API-Key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"person\": {\n    \"firstName\": \"firstName\",\n    \"lastName\": \"lastName\",\n    \"dateOfBirth\": \"2024-01-15T09:30:00Z\"\n  },\n  \"state\": \"AL\",\n  \"payerId\": \"payerId\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-API-Key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "person": [
    "firstName": "firstName",
    "lastName": "lastName",
    "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  ],
  "state": "AL",
  "payerId": "payerId"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/v2")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```