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# Create a fundraising donor

POST https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/create
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a donor, optionally links a payer and spouse, synchronizes payer flags, and returns the new donor resource.

Reference: https://docs.schoolset.io/api-reference/school-set-api/fundraising-donors/create-fundraising-donor

## 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.

- `first_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `last_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `email` (string, optional, nullable)
- `cell_phone` (string, optional, nullable)
- `home_phone` (string, optional, nullable)
- `work_phone` (string, optional, nullable)
- `address` (ApiV2FundraisingDonorCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaAddress, optional, nullable)
- `fundraising_donor_type_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `suffix` (string, optional, nullable)
- `hebrew_first_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `hebrew_last_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `hebrew_title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `hebrew_suffix` (string, optional, nullable)
- `marital_status_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `maiden_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `hebrew_maiden_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `gender` (string, optional, nullable)
- `dob` (date, optional, nullable)
- `hebrew_dob` (date, optional, nullable)
- `deceased` (date, optional, nullable)
- `deceased_hebrew` (date, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_parent_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_first_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_last_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_suffix` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_hebrew_first_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_hebrew_last_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_hebrew_title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_hebrew_suffix` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_cell_phone` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_email` (string, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_dob` (date, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_hebrew_dob` (date, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_deceased` (date, optional, nullable)
- `spouse_deceased_hebrew` (date, optional, nullable)
- `relatives_student_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `payer_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `payer_type` (enum, optional, nullable)
  - Allowed values: `parent`, `family`, `entity`, `donor`, `guest`, `student`
- `company_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `employer_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `employer_number` (string, optional, nullable)
- `job_description` (string, optional, nullable)
- `vip` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `donation_receipt_not_allowed` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `processing_fee_blocked` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `notes` (string, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

The donor was created and the new fundraising donor resource was returned.

- `status` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `data` (ApiV2FundraisingDonorCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Authentication is required to create fundraising donors.

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

### 403 Forbidden Error

The user lacks permission to create donors in the active school.

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

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Donor fields failed validation or an equivalent donor already exists.

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

## Types

### ApiV2FundraisingDonorCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaAddress

### ApiV2FundraisingDonorCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (integer, optional)
- `fundraising_donor_type_id` (integer, optional)
- `full_name` (string, optional)
- `first_name` (string, optional)
- `last_name` (string, optional)
- `email` (string, optional)
- `addresses` (list of ApiV2FundraisingDonorCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAddressesItems, optional)
- `vip` (boolean, optional)
- `created_at` (datetime, optional)

### ApiV2FundraisingDonorCreatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAddressesItems

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "first_name": "David",
  "last_name": "Cohen",
  "email": "david.cohen@example.com",
  "fundraising_donor_type_id": 1,
  "payer_id": 91,
  "payer_type": "parent",
  "vip": false
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Created successfully.",
  "data": {
    "id": 284,
    "fundraising_donor_type_id": 1,
    "full_name": "David Cohen",
    "first_name": "David",
    "last_name": "Cohen",
    "email": "david.cohen@example.com",
    "addresses": [],
    "vip": false,
    "created_at": {}
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/create"

payload = {
    "first_name": "David",
    "last_name": "Cohen",
    "email": "david.cohen@example.com",
    "fundraising_donor_type_id": 1,
    "payer_id": 91,
    "payer_type": "parent",
    "vip": False
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/create';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"first_name":"David","last_name":"Cohen","email":"david.cohen@example.com","fundraising_donor_type_id":1,"payer_id":91,"payer_type":"parent","vip":false}'
};

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://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/create"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"first_name\": \"David\",\n  \"last_name\": \"Cohen\",\n  \"email\": \"david.cohen@example.com\",\n  \"fundraising_donor_type_id\": 1,\n  \"payer_id\": 91,\n  \"payer_type\": \"parent\",\n  \"vip\": false\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
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/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  \"first_name\": \"David\",\n  \"last_name\": \"Cohen\",\n  \"email\": \"david.cohen@example.com\",\n  \"fundraising_donor_type_id\": 1,\n  \"payer_id\": 91,\n  \"payer_type\": \"parent\",\n  \"vip\": false\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://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/create")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"first_name\": \"David\",\n  \"last_name\": \"Cohen\",\n  \"email\": \"david.cohen@example.com\",\n  \"fundraising_donor_type_id\": 1,\n  \"payer_id\": 91,\n  \"payer_type\": \"parent\",\n  \"vip\": false\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/create', [
  'body' => '{
  "first_name": "David",
  "last_name": "Cohen",
  "email": "david.cohen@example.com",
  "fundraising_donor_type_id": 1,
  "payer_id": 91,
  "payer_type": "parent",
  "vip": false
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/create");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"first_name\": \"David\",\n  \"last_name\": \"Cohen\",\n  \"email\": \"david.cohen@example.com\",\n  \"fundraising_donor_type_id\": 1,\n  \"payer_id\": 91,\n  \"payer_type\": \"parent\",\n  \"vip\": false\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "first_name": "David",
  "last_name": "Cohen",
  "email": "david.cohen@example.com",
  "fundraising_donor_type_id": 1,
  "payer_id": 91,
  "payer_type": "parent",
  "vip": false
] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/fundraising/donor/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()
```