> ## 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 Quote > Creates a new Field Model V1 quote. The `quote` and `exposures` fields contain custom field data where keys are field `referenceId`s defined in the company's field configuration. Use the [Configuration endpoint](/api-reference/field-model-quotes/get-quotes-configuration) to discover available fields. **Required fields in `quote`:** `policyStartDate`, `policyEndDate`, `policyType`, `policyTimeZone`. Fields like `policyNumber` and `policyEffectiveDate` are not required. **Lifecycle fields** (`quoteType`, `quoteStatus`, `quoteNumber`, `quoteBindErrors`, `quoteSubmissionId`) are system-managed and will be rejected with a 400 error if included in the request. **Required permission:** `company.quote:create` ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi/generated-external-api.yaml post /api/v1/external/companies/{companyId}/quotes 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}/quotes: post: tags: - Field Model Quotes summary: Create Quote description: > Creates a new Field Model V1 quote. The `quote` and `exposures` fields contain custom field data where keys are field `referenceId`s defined in the company's field configuration. Use the [Configuration endpoint](/api-reference/field-model-quotes/get-quotes-configuration) to discover available fields. **Required fields in `quote`:** `policyStartDate`, `policyEndDate`, `policyType`, `policyTimeZone`. Fields like `policyNumber` and `policyEffectiveDate` are not required. **Lifecycle fields** (`quoteType`, `quoteStatus`, `quoteNumber`, `quoteBindErrors`, `quoteSubmissionId`) are system-managed and will be rejected with a 400 error if included in the request. **Required permission:** `company.quote:create` operationId: createQuoteV1 parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/companyId' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - submissionId - quote - exposures properties: submissionId: type: string format: uuid description: Submission to associate the quote with quote: type: object additionalProperties: true description: Quote-level custom field data (lifecycle fields rejected) exposures: type: array items: type: object additionalProperties: true description: Array of exposure objects with custom field data examples: basic: summary: Create a basic quote value: submissionId: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440010 quote: policyStartDate: '2025-01-01' policyEndDate: '2026-01-01' policyType: new_business policyTimeZone: America/New_York premium: 15000 exposures: - exposureName: Acme Corp employeeCount: 150 responses: '201': description: Quote created content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - id properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: Newly created quote ID examples: success: summary: Quote created successfully value: id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001 '400': description: Bad Request — validation error or lifecycle fields included content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' examples: lifecycleField: summary: Lifecycle field rejected value: error: code: VALIDATION_ERROR message: 'Lifecycle fields cannot be set on create: quoteStatus' '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. ````