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# Create Region

POST http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions
Content-Type: application/json

cutOffTime must match 24h `HH:mm`.

Reference: https://apidocs.sare.africa/sare-core-api/location/create-region

## Request

### Headers

- `Authorization` (string, optional)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `name` (string, optional)
- `warehouseId` (any, optional)
- `salesManagerIds` (any, optional)
- `countyId` (string, optional)
- `cutOffTime` (string, optional)

## Response

### 201

201 Created

- `code` (integer, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `data` (RegionsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

400 Bad Request - duplicate

- `status` (integer, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `path` (string, optional)

## Types

### RegionsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `countyId` (string, optional)
- `countyName` (string, optional)
- `areaCount` (integer, optional)
- `subRegionCount` (integer, optional)
- `cutOffTime` (string, optional)
- `salesManagers` (list of RegionsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataSalesManagersItems, optional)

### RegionsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataSalesManagersItems

- `id` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "Nairobi Central",
  "countyId": "cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b",
  "cutOffTime": "18:45"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "code": 201,
  "message": "Region created successfully",
  "data": {
    "id": "c2a1b3d4-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5e",
    "name": "Nairobi Central",
    "countyId": "cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b",
    "countyName": "Nairobi",
    "areaCount": 4,
    "subRegionCount": 2,
    "cutOffTime": "18:45",
    "salesManagers": [
      {
        "id": "f5c1d4e5-2a3b-4c5d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f",
        "name": "Jane Doe"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Location_createRegion_example
import requests

url = "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions"

payload = {
    "name": "Nairobi Central",
    "countyId": "cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b",
    "cutOffTime": "18:45"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Location_createRegion_example
const url = 'http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer {{accessToken}}', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"Nairobi Central","countyId":"cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b","cutOffTime":"18:45"}'
};

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

```go Location_createRegion_example
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Nairobi Central\",\n  \"countyId\": \"cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b\",\n  \"cutOffTime\": \"18:45\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
	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 Location_createRegion_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Nairobi Central\",\n  \"countyId\": \"cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b\",\n  \"cutOffTime\": \"18:45\"\n}"

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

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

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Nairobi Central\",\n  \"countyId\": \"cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b\",\n  \"cutOffTime\": \"18:45\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Nairobi Central",
  "countyId": "cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b",
  "cutOffTime": "18:45"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp Location_createRegion_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Nairobi Central\",\n  \"countyId\": \"cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b\",\n  \"cutOffTime\": \"18:45\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Location_createRegion_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "Nairobi Central",
  "countyId": "cty0a1b2-3c4d-4e5f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b",
  "cutOffTime": "18:45"
] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "http://localhost:8080/api/v3/regions")! 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()
```