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# Create an emergency contact

POST https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create
Content-Type: application/json

Adds an emergency contact to a student's family record.

Reference: https://docs.schoolset.io/api-reference/school-set-api/emergency-contacts/create-emergency-contact-student

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — The signed-in SchoolSet user token sent by the frontend.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `family_student_id` (integer, required)
- `firstname` (string, required)
- `lastname` (string, required)
- `cell_phone` (string, required)
- `emergency_contact_type_id` (integer, required)
- `description` (string, optional, nullable)
- `email` (string, optional, nullable)
- `home_phone` (string, optional, nullable)
- `relation` (string, optional, nullable)
- `address` (string, optional, nullable)
- `city` (string, optional, nullable)
- `state` (string, optional, nullable)
- `country` (string, optional, nullable)
- `zip` (string, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

Emergency contact created.

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (ApiV1EmergencyContactCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Authentication is required.

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

### 403 Forbidden Error

The user lacks permission to edit students.

- `status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (any, optional, nullable)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

The submitted contact data failed validation.

- `message` (string, required)
- `errors` (map from string to list of string, required)

## Types

### ApiV1EmergencyContactCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (integer, optional)
- `firstname` (string, optional)
- `lastname` (string, optional)
- `family_student_id` (integer, optional)
- `emergency_contact_type_id` (integer, optional)
- `cell_phone` (string, optional)
- `addresses` (list of ApiV1EmergencyContactCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAddressesItems, optional)

### ApiV1EmergencyContactCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAddressesItems

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "family_student_id": 1842,
  "firstname": "Maria",
  "lastname": "Rivera",
  "cell_phone": "+1-917-555-0184",
  "emergency_contact_type_id": 2,
  "description": "Call first if Noah is ill.",
  "email": "maria.rivera@example.com",
  "home_phone": "+1-212-555-0142",
  "relation": "Aunt",
  "address": "120 W 45th St",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "zip": "10036"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Saved successfully.",
  "data": {
    "id": 5521,
    "firstname": "Maria",
    "lastname": "Rivera",
    "family_student_id": 1842,
    "emergency_contact_type_id": 2,
    "cell_phone": "+1-917-555-0184",
    "addresses": []
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Emergency contacts_createEmergencyContactStudent_example
import requests

url = "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create"

payload = {
    "family_student_id": 1842,
    "firstname": "Maria",
    "lastname": "Rivera",
    "cell_phone": "+1-917-555-0184",
    "emergency_contact_type_id": 2,
    "description": "Call first if Noah is ill.",
    "email": "maria.rivera@example.com",
    "home_phone": "+1-212-555-0142",
    "relation": "Aunt",
    "address": "120 W 45th St",
    "city": "New York",
    "state": "NY",
    "country": "United States",
    "zip": "10036"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Emergency contacts_createEmergencyContactStudent_example
const url = 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"family_student_id":1842,"firstname":"Maria","lastname":"Rivera","cell_phone":"+1-917-555-0184","emergency_contact_type_id":2,"description":"Call first if Noah is ill.","email":"maria.rivera@example.com","home_phone":"+1-212-555-0142","relation":"Aunt","address":"120 W 45th St","city":"New York","state":"NY","country":"United States","zip":"10036"}'
};

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

```go Emergency contacts_createEmergencyContactStudent_example
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"family_student_id\": 1842,\n  \"firstname\": \"Maria\",\n  \"lastname\": \"Rivera\",\n  \"cell_phone\": \"+1-917-555-0184\",\n  \"emergency_contact_type_id\": 2,\n  \"description\": \"Call first if Noah is ill.\",\n  \"email\": \"maria.rivera@example.com\",\n  \"home_phone\": \"+1-212-555-0142\",\n  \"relation\": \"Aunt\",\n  \"address\": \"120 W 45th St\",\n  \"city\": \"New York\",\n  \"state\": \"NY\",\n  \"country\": \"United States\",\n  \"zip\": \"10036\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	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 Emergency contacts_createEmergencyContactStudent_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"family_student_id\": 1842,\n  \"firstname\": \"Maria\",\n  \"lastname\": \"Rivera\",\n  \"cell_phone\": \"+1-917-555-0184\",\n  \"emergency_contact_type_id\": 2,\n  \"description\": \"Call first if Noah is ill.\",\n  \"email\": \"maria.rivera@example.com\",\n  \"home_phone\": \"+1-212-555-0142\",\n  \"relation\": \"Aunt\",\n  \"address\": \"120 W 45th St\",\n  \"city\": \"New York\",\n  \"state\": \"NY\",\n  \"country\": \"United States\",\n  \"zip\": \"10036\"\n}"

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

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

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"family_student_id\": 1842,\n  \"firstname\": \"Maria\",\n  \"lastname\": \"Rivera\",\n  \"cell_phone\": \"+1-917-555-0184\",\n  \"emergency_contact_type_id\": 2,\n  \"description\": \"Call first if Noah is ill.\",\n  \"email\": \"maria.rivera@example.com\",\n  \"home_phone\": \"+1-212-555-0142\",\n  \"relation\": \"Aunt\",\n  \"address\": \"120 W 45th St\",\n  \"city\": \"New York\",\n  \"state\": \"NY\",\n  \"country\": \"United States\",\n  \"zip\": \"10036\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create', [
  'body' => '{
  "family_student_id": 1842,
  "firstname": "Maria",
  "lastname": "Rivera",
  "cell_phone": "+1-917-555-0184",
  "emergency_contact_type_id": 2,
  "description": "Call first if Noah is ill.",
  "email": "maria.rivera@example.com",
  "home_phone": "+1-212-555-0142",
  "relation": "Aunt",
  "address": "120 W 45th St",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "zip": "10036"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp Emergency contacts_createEmergencyContactStudent_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"family_student_id\": 1842,\n  \"firstname\": \"Maria\",\n  \"lastname\": \"Rivera\",\n  \"cell_phone\": \"+1-917-555-0184\",\n  \"emergency_contact_type_id\": 2,\n  \"description\": \"Call first if Noah is ill.\",\n  \"email\": \"maria.rivera@example.com\",\n  \"home_phone\": \"+1-212-555-0142\",\n  \"relation\": \"Aunt\",\n  \"address\": \"120 W 45th St\",\n  \"city\": \"New York\",\n  \"state\": \"NY\",\n  \"country\": \"United States\",\n  \"zip\": \"10036\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Emergency contacts_createEmergencyContactStudent_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "family_student_id": 1842,
  "firstname": "Maria",
  "lastname": "Rivera",
  "cell_phone": "+1-917-555-0184",
  "emergency_contact_type_id": 2,
  "description": "Call first if Noah is ill.",
  "email": "maria.rivera@example.com",
  "home_phone": "+1-212-555-0142",
  "relation": "Aunt",
  "address": "120 W 45th St",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "zip": "10036"
] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v1/emergency/contact/create")! 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()
```