> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.schoolset.io/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.schoolset.io/_mcp/server. # Create a staff member POST https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create Content-Type: application/json Creates a staff member, optionally including addresses, parent-student linkage, and academic-year positions. Reference: https://docs.schoolset.io/api-reference/school-set-api/staff/create-staff-member ## 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. - `firstname` (string, required) - `lastname` (string, required) - `email` (string, optional) - `gender` (enum, optional) - Allowed values: `male`, `female` - `dob` (date, optional) - `school_staff_id` (string, optional) - `phone` (string, optional) - `position` (ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaPosition, optional) - `address` (list of ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaAddressItems, optional) ## Response ### 200 The staff member was created and the saved staff resource was returned. - `status` (string, optional) - `message` (string, optional) - `data` (map from string to any, optional) ## Errors ### 401 Unauthorized Error Authentication is required to create staff. - `status` (string, required) - `message` (string, required) - `data` (any, optional, nullable) ### 403 Forbidden Error The user lacks create-staff permission in the active school. - `status` (string, required) - `message` (string, required) - `data` (any, optional, nullable) ### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error Required names or supplied staff fields failed validation. - `message` (string, required) - `errors` (map from string to list of string, required) ## Types ### ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaPosition - `new` (list of ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaPositionNewItems, optional) ### ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaAddressItems - `splitted` (ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaAddressItemsSplitted, optional) ### ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaPositionNewItems - `academ_year_id` (integer, optional) - `staff_position_id` (integer, optional) - `is_main_teacher` (boolean, optional) - `staff_position_status_id` (integer, optional) - `start_date` (datetime, optional) - `end_date` (datetime, optional, nullable) - `classes` (list of integer, optional) - `grades` (list of integer, optional) ### ApiV2StaffMemberCreatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaAddressItemsSplitted - `zip` (string, optional) - `country` (string, optional) - `state` (string, optional) - `city` (string, optional) - `address_line_1` (string, optional) - `address_line_2` (string, optional, nullable) ## Examples **Request** ```json { "firstname": "Sarah", "lastname": "Cohen", "email": "sarah.cohen@example.com", "gender": "female", "position": { "new": [ { "academ_year_id": 2026, "staff_position_id": 3, "is_main_teacher": true, "staff_position_status_id": 1, "start_date": {}, "end_date": null, "classes": [ 44 ], "grades": [ 8 ] } ] } } ``` **Response** ```json { "status": "success", "message": "Saved", "data": { "id": 104, "firstname": "Sarah", "lastname": "Cohen", "full_name": "Sarah Cohen", "positions": [] } } ``` **SDK Code** ```python Staff_createStaffMember_example import requests url = "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create" payload = { "firstname": "Sarah", "lastname": "Cohen", "email": "sarah.cohen@example.com", "gender": "female", "position": { "new": [ { "academ_year_id": 2026, "staff_position_id": 3, "is_main_teacher": True, "staff_position_status_id": 1, "start_date": {}, "end_date": None, "classes": [44], "grades": [8] } ] } } headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" } response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript Staff_createStaffMember_example const url = 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create'; const options = { method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"firstname":"Sarah","lastname":"Cohen","email":"sarah.cohen@example.com","gender":"female","position":{"new":[{"academ_year_id":2026,"staff_position_id":3,"is_main_teacher":true,"staff_position_status_id":1,"start_date":{},"end_date":null,"classes":[44],"grades":[8]}]}}' }; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ```go Staff_createStaffMember_example package main import ( "fmt" "strings" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create" payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"firstname\": \"Sarah\",\n \"lastname\": \"Cohen\",\n \"email\": \"sarah.cohen@example.com\",\n \"gender\": \"female\",\n \"position\": {\n \"new\": [\n {\n \"academ_year_id\": 2026,\n \"staff_position_id\": 3,\n \"is_main_teacher\": true,\n \"staff_position_status_id\": 1,\n \"start_date\": {},\n \"end_date\": null,\n \"classes\": [\n 44\n ],\n \"grades\": [\n 8\n ]\n }\n ]\n }\n}") req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload) req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer ") 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 Staff_createStaffMember_example require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer ' request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json' request.body = "{\n \"firstname\": \"Sarah\",\n \"lastname\": \"Cohen\",\n \"email\": \"sarah.cohen@example.com\",\n \"gender\": \"female\",\n \"position\": {\n \"new\": [\n {\n \"academ_year_id\": 2026,\n \"staff_position_id\": 3,\n \"is_main_teacher\": true,\n \"staff_position_status_id\": 1,\n \"start_date\": {},\n \"end_date\": null,\n \"classes\": [\n 44\n ],\n \"grades\": [\n 8\n ]\n }\n ]\n }\n}" response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java Staff_createStaffMember_example import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.post("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\n \"firstname\": \"Sarah\",\n \"lastname\": \"Cohen\",\n \"email\": \"sarah.cohen@example.com\",\n \"gender\": \"female\",\n \"position\": {\n \"new\": [\n {\n \"academ_year_id\": 2026,\n \"staff_position_id\": 3,\n \"is_main_teacher\": true,\n \"staff_position_status_id\": 1,\n \"start_date\": {},\n \"end_date\": null,\n \"classes\": [\n 44\n ],\n \"grades\": [\n 8\n ]\n }\n ]\n }\n}") .asString(); ``` ```php Staff_createStaffMember_example request('POST', 'https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create', [ 'body' => '{ "firstname": "Sarah", "lastname": "Cohen", "email": "sarah.cohen@example.com", "gender": "female", "position": { "new": [ { "academ_year_id": 2026, "staff_position_id": 3, "is_main_teacher": true, "staff_position_status_id": 1, "start_date": {}, "end_date": null, "classes": [ 44 ], "grades": [ 8 ] } ] } }', 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp Staff_createStaffMember_example using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/create"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST); request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n \"firstname\": \"Sarah\",\n \"lastname\": \"Cohen\",\n \"email\": \"sarah.cohen@example.com\",\n \"gender\": \"female\",\n \"position\": {\n \"new\": [\n {\n \"academ_year_id\": 2026,\n \"staff_position_id\": 3,\n \"is_main_teacher\": true,\n \"staff_position_status_id\": 1,\n \"start_date\": {},\n \"end_date\": null,\n \"classes\": [\n 44\n ],\n \"grades\": [\n 8\n ]\n }\n ]\n }\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift Staff_createStaffMember_example import Foundation let headers = [ "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" ] let parameters = [ "firstname": "Sarah", "lastname": "Cohen", "email": "sarah.cohen@example.com", "gender": "female", "position": ["new": [ [ "academ_year_id": 2026, "staff_position_id": 3, "is_main_teacher": true, "staff_position_status_id": 1, "start_date": [], "end_date": , "classes": [44], "grades": [8] ] ]] ] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://ssuccessv2.com/app/api/v2/staff/member/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() ```