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Create a column

POST
/boards/{board}/columns
curl --request POST \
  --url https://projects.work.optidata.cloud/api/boards/1/columns \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "name": "Review", "description": "Awaiting code review", "color": "#8b5cf6" }'

Adds a column at the end of the board. Requires edit permission.

Authorizations

Section titled “Authorizations”

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters”
board
required
integer

Board id.

Request Bodyrequired

Section titled “Request Bodyrequired”
Media typeapplication/json
object
name
required
string
<= 80 characters
description
string | null
<= 300 characters
icon
string | null
<= 255 characters
color
string | null
Allowed values: #ef4444 #f97316 #f59e0b #84cc16 #10b981 #06b6d4 #3b82f6 #8b5cf6 #ec4899 #64748b
Example
{
  "name": "Review",
  "description": "Awaiting code review",
  "color": "#8b5cf6"
}

Responses

Section titled “Responses”

200

Section titled “200”

The created column.

Media typeapplication/json

A task list within a board.

object
id
integer
board_id
integer
name
string
<= 80 characters
description
string | null
<= 300 characters
icon
string | null
<= 255 characters
color

Column accent color (fixed palette).

string | null
Allowed values: #ef4444 #f97316 #f59e0b #84cc16 #10b981 #06b6d4 #3b82f6 #8b5cf6 #ec4899 #64748b
order

Position within the board.

integer
sort_order

Sticky automatic card sort applied to this column, when set.

string | null
archived_at
string | null format: date-time
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
deleted_at
string | null format: date-time
Example
{
  "color": "#ef4444"
}

401

Section titled “401”

Missing, invalid or expired bearer passport.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
string
Example
{
  "error": "JWT passport exception: Missing bearer token in request"
}

403

Section titled “403”

The authenticated user lacks the required board permission.

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
string
Example
{
  "message": "This action is unauthorized."
}

404

Section titled “404”

Resource not found, or a nested resource does not belong to its parent in the path.

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
string
Example
{
  "message": "Not found."
}

422

Section titled “422”

Validation failed.

Media typeapplication/json
object
message

First validation error message.

string
errors

Map of field name → list of error messages.

object
key
additional properties
Array<string>
Example
{
  "message": "The name field is required.",
  "errors": {
    "name": [
      "The name field is required."
    ]
  }
}