Create an employee object in Business Central.
HTTP request
Replace the URL prefix for Business Central depending on environment following the guideline.
POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/employees
Request headers
| Header | Value | 
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. | 
| Content-Type | application/json | 
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of an employees object.
Response
If successful, this method returns 201 Created response code and an employees object in the response body.
Example
Request
Here's an example of a request.
POST https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({id})/employees
Content-type: application/json
{
  "id": "258bb9c0-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
  "number": "AH",
  "givenName": "Annette",
  "middleName": "",
  "surname": "Hill",
  "jobTitle": "Secretary",
  "addressLine1": "677 Fifth Avenue",
  "addressLine2": "",
  "city": "",
  "state": "",
  "country": "",
  "postalCode": "",
  "phoneNumber": "4465-4899-4643",
  "mobilePhone": "4564-4564-7831",
  "email": "",
  "personalEmail": "ah@contoso.com",
  "employmentDate": "2001-06-01",
  "terminationDate": "0001-01-01",
  "status": "Active",
  "birthDate": "1973-12-12",
  "statisticsGroupCode": ""
}
Response
Here's an example of the response.
Note
The response object shown here may be truncated for brevity. All of the properties will be returned from an actual call.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json
{
  "id": "258bb9c0-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
  "number": "AH",
  "displayName": "Annette Hill",
  "givenName": "Annette",
  "middleName": "",
  "surname": "Hill",
  "jobTitle": "Secretary",
  "addressLine1": "677 Fifth Avenue",
  "addressLine2": "",
  "city": "",
  "state": "",
  "country": "",
  "postalCode": "",
  "phoneNumber": "4465-4899-4643",
  "mobilePhone": "4564-4564-7831",
  "email": "",
  "personalEmail": "ah@contoso.com",
  "employmentDate": "2001-06-01",
  "terminationDate": "0001-01-01",
  "status": "Active",
  "birthDate": "1973-12-12",
  "statisticsGroupCode": "",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-03-16T14:57:19.497Z" 
}
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