# Creates a new reference record that does not already exist.

This method will auto-generate an ID and create a new reference. If an ID is specified for the reference, an error will be thrown.

Endpoint: POST /references/{tenantId}
Version: v1-2025-04-18
Security: knox-authorizer

## Path parameters:

  - `tenantId` (string, required)
    The id of the tenant being accessed.

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `application_id` (string, required)
    Id of the application on which this reference resides

  - `award_id` (string, required)
    The id of the award

  - `city` (string)
    The member city

  - `completion_date` (string, required)
    Date of reference completion

  - `contact_id` (string, required)
    The rolodex record for the reference

  - `country` (string)
    The member country

  - `custom_field_values` (array)

  - `custom_field_values.boolean_value` (boolean)
    The boolean value

  - `custom_field_values.custom_field_id` (string)
    The unique identifier of the custom field

  - `custom_field_values.file_url_value` (string)
    The pointer to a file value

  - `custom_field_values.list_value` (array)
    The list value

  - `custom_field_values.numeric_value` (number)
    The numeric value

  - `custom_field_values.string_value` (string)
    The string value of the custom field

  - `custom_field_values.table_value` (array)
    A list of objects (a table)

  - `email_address` (string)
    The member's email address

  - `first_name` (string)
    The member's first name

  - `id` (string, required)
    The unique, string identifier of this reference

  - `job_title` (string)
    The member job title

  - `last_name` (string)
    The member's last name

  - `name` (string, required)
    The member's name

  - `notes` (string)
    Notes about this references

  - `organization_id` (string)
    The organization id of the contact, if applicable

  - `process_id` (string, required)
    The id of the nomination process

  - `state` (string)
    The state

  - `status` (string)
    Enum: "completed", "declined", "pending"

  - `sys_bulk_load_at` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the timestamp when the record was processed

  - `sys_bulk_load_id` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the ID of the bulk load process

  - `sys_bulk_load_pk` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the tenant and key of the bulk load process used as a partition key

  - `sys_bulk_load_record_no` (number)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the record number in the source file

  - `sys_bulk_load_source_file` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the source file

  - `sys_calculated_field_error` (string)
    The error associated with the calculated field

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors` (array)

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors.error` (string)

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors.field` (string)

  - `sys_configuration_snapshot_id` (string)
    If a snapshot was restored/applies to this record, the ID of the snapshot

  - `sys_created_at` (string, required)
    The date/time that this record was created, expressed in ISO-8601 date format

  - `sys_created_by_id` (string, required)
    The ID of the user that created this record

  - `sys_deleted_by_id` (string)
    The ID of the user that deleted (or last tried to delete) this object

  - `sys_directive` (string)
    Means for passing directive information into an object processing logic

  - `sys_external_id` (string)
    The ID that a record has from an external system or data import

  - `sys_has_files_in_s3` (boolean)
    If true, this record has files in S3. If false, it doesnt, so no need to hit S3 upon deletion

  - `sys_last_bulk_data_operation_id` (string)
    If this record was last touched by a bulk data operation, the ID of that operation

  - `sys_last_bulk_data_operation_sys_version` (string)
    If this record was last touched by a bulk data operation, the sys_version at the time of that operation

  - `sys_last_modified_at` (string, required)
    The date/time that this record record was last modified, expressed in ISO-8601 date format

  - `sys_last_modified_by_id` (string, required)
    The ID of the user that last modified this record

  - `sys_last_security_context` (object)
    The security context of the last insert, modify, or delete performed on this item

  - `sys_locked` (boolean)
    If set, this record is locked and cannot be changed via the API

  - `sys_snapshot_base_version` (number)
    The version to use as a base when creating a configuration snapshot; if not set, 1 is used. Helpful when creating a sandbox

  - `sys_version` (number)
    A number representing the version of this record in the database

  - `type_id` (string, required)
    The type of reference

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `application_id` (string, required)
    Id of the application on which this reference resides

  - `award_id` (string, required)
    The id of the award

  - `city` (string)
    The member city

  - `completion_date` (string, required)
    Date of reference completion

  - `contact_id` (string, required)
    The rolodex record for the reference

  - `country` (string)
    The member country

  - `custom_field_values` (array)

  - `custom_field_values.boolean_value` (boolean)
    The boolean value

  - `custom_field_values.custom_field_id` (string)
    The unique identifier of the custom field

  - `custom_field_values.file_url_value` (string)
    The pointer to a file value

  - `custom_field_values.list_value` (array)
    The list value

  - `custom_field_values.numeric_value` (number)
    The numeric value

  - `custom_field_values.string_value` (string)
    The string value of the custom field

  - `custom_field_values.table_value` (array)
    A list of objects (a table)

  - `email_address` (string)
    The member's email address

  - `first_name` (string)
    The member's first name

  - `id` (string, required)
    The unique, string identifier of this reference

  - `job_title` (string)
    The member job title

  - `last_name` (string)
    The member's last name

  - `name` (string, required)
    The member's name

  - `notes` (string)
    Notes about this references

  - `organization_id` (string)
    The organization id of the contact, if applicable

  - `process_id` (string, required)
    The id of the nomination process

  - `state` (string)
    The state

  - `status` (string)
    Enum: "completed", "declined", "pending"

  - `sys_bulk_load_at` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the timestamp when the record was processed

  - `sys_bulk_load_id` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the ID of the bulk load process

  - `sys_bulk_load_pk` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the tenant and key of the bulk load process used as a partition key

  - `sys_bulk_load_record_no` (number)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the record number in the source file

  - `sys_bulk_load_source_file` (string)
    If this record was loaded via bulk, the source file

  - `sys_calculated_field_error` (string)
    The error associated with the calculated field

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors` (array)

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors.error` (string)

  - `sys_calculated_field_errors.field` (string)

  - `sys_configuration_snapshot_id` (string)
    If a snapshot was restored/applies to this record, the ID of the snapshot

  - `sys_created_at` (string, required)
    The date/time that this record was created, expressed in ISO-8601 date format

  - `sys_created_by_id` (string, required)
    The ID of the user that created this record

  - `sys_deleted_by_id` (string)
    The ID of the user that deleted (or last tried to delete) this object

  - `sys_directive` (string)
    Means for passing directive information into an object processing logic

  - `sys_external_id` (string)
    The ID that a record has from an external system or data import

  - `sys_has_files_in_s3` (boolean)
    If true, this record has files in S3. If false, it doesnt, so no need to hit S3 upon deletion

  - `sys_last_bulk_data_operation_id` (string)
    If this record was last touched by a bulk data operation, the ID of that operation

  - `sys_last_bulk_data_operation_sys_version` (string)
    If this record was last touched by a bulk data operation, the sys_version at the time of that operation

  - `sys_last_modified_at` (string, required)
    The date/time that this record record was last modified, expressed in ISO-8601 date format

  - `sys_last_modified_by_id` (string, required)
    The ID of the user that last modified this record

  - `sys_last_security_context` (object)
    The security context of the last insert, modify, or delete performed on this item

  - `sys_locked` (boolean)
    If set, this record is locked and cannot be changed via the API

  - `sys_snapshot_base_version` (number)
    The version to use as a base when creating a configuration snapshot; if not set, 1 is used. Helpful when creating a sandbox

  - `sys_version` (number)
    A number representing the version of this record in the database

  - `type_id` (string, required)
    The type of reference


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