> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.aiinsurance.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create Event > Creates a new Field Model V1 event for the company. The request body is a flat JSON object where keys are field `referenceId`s defined in the company's field configuration. Use the [Get Configuration](/api-reference/field-model/events/overview) endpoint to discover available fields. **Required base fields:** `eventType`, `eventCoverageType`, `eventInsureds` (array of exposure IDs). **Optional base fields:** `eventStatus` (defaults to `Open`), `eventReferenceId` (auto-generated if omitted), `policyId` (mapped to the `eventPolicy` Join field inside `fieldModelV1Data`). **Date fields** must be submitted as objects: `{ "date": "YYYY-MM-DD", "timezone": "America/New_York" }` — plain date strings are not accepted. **Required permission:** `company.claim:create` or `company.incident:create` (determined by `eventType`) ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi/generated-external-api.yaml post /api/v1/external/companies/{companyId}/events openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: AI Insurance External API description: External API for AI Insurance platform version: 1.0.0 contact: email: support@aiinsurance.io servers: - url: https://app.aiinsurance.io description: Production security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] paths: /api/v1/external/companies/{companyId}/events: post: tags: - Field Model Events summary: Create Event description: > Creates a new Field Model V1 event for the company. The request body is a flat JSON object where keys are field `referenceId`s defined in the company's field configuration. Use the [Get Configuration](/api-reference/field-model/events/overview) endpoint to discover available fields. **Required base fields:** `eventType`, `eventCoverageType`, `eventInsureds` (array of exposure IDs). **Optional base fields:** `eventStatus` (defaults to `Open`), `eventReferenceId` (auto-generated if omitted), `policyId` (mapped to the `eventPolicy` Join field inside `fieldModelV1Data`). **Date fields** must be submitted as objects: `{ "date": "YYYY-MM-DD", "timezone": "America/New_York" }` — plain date strings are not accepted. **Required permission:** `company.claim:create` or `company.incident:create` (determined by `eventType`) operationId: createEventV1 parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyId' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object additionalProperties: true description: Flat JSON object with field referenceIds as keys examples: basic: summary: Create claim with required fields value: eventType: Claim eventCoverageType: Professional Liability eventInsureds: - 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440200 withOptionalFields: summary: Create incident with optional fields value: eventType: Incident eventCoverageType: Board Defense eventInsureds: - 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440200 eventStatus: Open policyId: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440100 lossDescription: Water damage to building lossDate: date: '2025-01-10' timezone: America/New_York responses: '201': description: Event created successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: The ID of the created event examples: success: summary: Event created value: id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440300 '400': description: Bad Request - Validation error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: missingEventType: summary: Missing eventType value: error: code: InvalidFieldModelV1Data message: >- eventType is required and must be one of: claim, incident (case-insensitive) missingInsureds: summary: Missing eventInsureds value: error: code: InvalidFieldModelV1Data message: >- eventInsureds is required and must be a non-empty array of insured IDs '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' components: parameters: companyId: name: companyId in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid description: Company identifier schemas: ErrorResponse: type: object description: Standard error response for all external API endpoints required: - error properties: error: type: object required: - code - message properties: code: type: string description: Machine-readable error code example: VALIDATION_ERROR message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: 'submissionId: Required field is missing' details: type: array description: Additional details for validation errors (field-level errors) items: type: object properties: field: type: string description: The field that caused the error example: submissionId message: type: string description: Description of the field error example: Required field is missing responses: Unauthorized: description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: missingApiKey: summary: Missing API key value: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: Authorization header is required bearerTokenNotAllowed: summary: Bearer token used instead of API key value: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: External API endpoints require API key authentication Forbidden: description: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: insufficientPermissions: summary: Insufficient permissions value: error: code: FORBIDDEN message: Insufficient permissions to perform this action InternalServerError: description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected error occurred content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: internalError: summary: Unexpected server error value: error: code: INTERNAL_ERROR message: An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later. securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization description: >- API key authentication. Include your API key in the Authorization header. ````