# Create region

Create a single region. The submitted geometries are unioned server-side into one MultiPolygon. Region names are unique across all organisations: a name clash returns 409 with the existing region's URL — there is no upsert, and regions cannot be replaced via the API. The creating application must be linked to an organisation (creation is attributed to it, and only that organisation can read the region afterwards) — otherwise 403. Regions created via the API are never public. Linked region_groups must belong to your organisation.

Endpoint: POST /regions
Version: 2.0
Security: oauth2

## Security:

  - `oauth2` (unknown)
    oauth2 scopes: region:write

## Header parameters:

  - `EvEnergy-Version` (number)
    Specify the version of this endpoint to use.

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `name` (string, required)
    Globally unique region name. A clash returns 409 region-name-conflict — there is no upsert on this endpoint.

  - `type` (string | null)
    Enum: "OTHER", "ELECTRICITY", "null"

  - `geometries` (array, required)
    One or more GeoJSON Polygon/MultiPolygon geometries. The server unions them (GEOS unary union, make_valid applied) into a single MultiPolygon.

  - `geometries.type` (string, required)
    Enum: "Polygon"

  - `geometries.coordinates` (array, required)
    Array of linear rings; each ring is a closed list of [longitude, latitude] positions (first position repeated last).

  - `geometries.type` (string, required)
    Enum: "MultiPolygon"

  - `geometries.coordinates` (array, required)
    Array of Polygon coordinate arrays.

  - `region_groups` (array)
    URLs of existing region groups to link the new region to.

## Response 201:

  - `201` (unknown)
    Region created.

## Response 201 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (string)
    Example: regn01JCK1HPNAANB8WN253G27SFPC

  - `url` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/regions/regn01JCK1HPNAANB8WN253G27SFPC

  - `name` (string)
    Globally unique region name. Immutable after creation.
    Example: WEST ROXBURY

  - `type` (string | null)
    Optional classification of the region.
    Enum: "OTHER", "ELECTRICITY", "null"

  - `region_groups` (array)
    URLs of the region groups this region belongs to that your organisation can read.

  - `is_public` (boolean)
    True for reference regions maintained by ev.energy and listed to every organisation; false for regions only your organisation can see.
    Example: false

  - `created_at` (string)

  - `updated_at` (string)

  - `geometry` (any)
    The region's boundary as a GeoJSON MultiPolygon, or null if the region has no geometry.

  - `geometry.type` (string, required)
    Enum: "MultiPolygon"

  - `geometry.coordinates` (array, required)
    Array of Polygon coordinate arrays.

## Response 201 headers (application/json):

  - `EvEnergy-Version` (number)
    Indicates the version of the API that generated this response. If EvEnergy-Version was not specified in the request, this will be your OAuth application's default version.
    Enum: "2"

  - `X-RateLimit-Limit` (number)
    The maximum number of requests that can be made to this endpoint per hour. Defaults to 1000 but may vary per client.

  - `X-RateLimit-Remaining` (number)
    The number of requests remaining until this client's rate limit is reached.

## Response 400:

  - `400` (unknown)
    A problem with the request's parameters prevented it being fulfilled.

## Response 400 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/problems/example-problem/

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 400

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Short description

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: Long, more specific description.

  - `instance` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/users/user01HN2P75GBNFRJPCZJXEFVXH5E

  - `notification` (object)
    Something that the user should be informed about.

  - `notification.id` (string, required)
    Unique identifier for the Notification
    Example: notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.url` (string, required)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/notifications/notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.message_id` (string, required)
    Internal identifier for this notification type. E.g. 'ERR0023'

  - `notification.category` (string, required)
    Category of this notification type
    Enum: "ACTIONABLE", "SERVICE", "RETRY", "MARKETING", "INTERNAL"

  - `notification.event_time` (string, required)
    The timestamp of the event described by this notification

  - `notification.short_text_title` (string, required)
    Short title for the notification

  - `notification.short_text_body` (string, required)
    Short description of the event being notified

  - `notification.detail_page_title` (string, required)
    Title of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.detail_page_body` (string, required)
    Text of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.external_link` (string | null, required)
    URL of a web page giving further information about this notification

  - `notification.external_button_label` (string, required)
    Text to be displayed on a button leading to the external_link location

  - `notification.read_at` (string)
    When the user examined the contents of this notification

  - `notification.resolved_at` (string)
    When the problem associated with this notification was resolved

## Response 400 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `EvEnergy-Version` (number)
    Indicates the version of the API that generated this response. If EvEnergy-Version was not specified in the request, this will be your OAuth application's default version.
    Enum: "2"

  - `X-RateLimit-Limit` (number)
    The maximum number of requests that can be made to this endpoint per hour. Defaults to 1000 but may vary per client.

  - `X-RateLimit-Remaining` (number)
    The number of requests remaining until this client's rate limit is reached.

  - `RetryAfter` (number)
    The number of seconds until this client's requests will not be rate limited.

## Response 401:

  - `401` (unknown)
    You need to authorise requests to access this resource.

## Response 401 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 401

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Unauthorized

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: Authentication credentials were not provided.

## Response 401 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `EvEnergy-Version` (number)
    Indicates the version of the API that generated this response. If EvEnergy-Version was not specified in the request, this will be your OAuth application's default version.
    Enum: "2"

  - `X-RateLimit-Limit` (number)
    The maximum number of requests that can be made to this endpoint per hour. Defaults to 1000 but may vary per client.

  - `X-RateLimit-Remaining` (number)
    The number of requests remaining until this client's rate limit is reached.

  - `RetryAfter` (number)
    The number of seconds until this client's requests will not be rate limited.

## Response 403:

  - `403` (unknown)
    You do not have permission to perform this action.

## Response 403 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 403

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Forbidden

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: You do not have permission to perform this action.

## Response 403 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `EvEnergy-Version` (number)
    Indicates the version of the API that generated this response. If EvEnergy-Version was not specified in the request, this will be your OAuth application's default version.
    Enum: "2"

  - `X-RateLimit-Limit` (number)
    The maximum number of requests that can be made to this endpoint per hour. Defaults to 1000 but may vary per client.

  - `X-RateLimit-Remaining` (number)
    The number of requests remaining until this client's rate limit is reached.

  - `RetryAfter` (number)
    The number of seconds until this client's requests will not be rate limited.

## Response 406:

  - `406` (unknown)
    Could not satisfy the request Accept header.

## Response 406 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 406

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Not Acceptable

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: Could not satisfy the request Accept header.

## Response 406 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `EvEnergy-Version` (number)
    Indicates the version of the API that generated this response. If EvEnergy-Version was not specified in the request, this will be your OAuth application's default version.
    Enum: "2"

  - `X-RateLimit-Limit` (number)
    The maximum number of requests that can be made to this endpoint per hour. Defaults to 1000 but may vary per client.

  - `X-RateLimit-Remaining` (number)
    The number of requests remaining until this client's rate limit is reached.

  - `RetryAfter` (number)
    The number of seconds until this client's requests will not be rate limited.

## Response 409:

  - `409` (unknown)
    A region with this name already exists (problem type region-name-conflict; extension member `conflicts` lists the clashing name and existing region URL). Nothing was written.

## Response 409 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/problems/example-problem/

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 400

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Short description

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: Long, more specific description.

  - `instance` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/users/user01HN2P75GBNFRJPCZJXEFVXH5E

  - `notification` (object)
    Something that the user should be informed about.

  - `notification.id` (string, required)
    Unique identifier for the Notification
    Example: notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.url` (string, required)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/notifications/notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.message_id` (string, required)
    Internal identifier for this notification type. E.g. 'ERR0023'

  - `notification.category` (string, required)
    Category of this notification type
    Enum: "ACTIONABLE", "SERVICE", "RETRY", "MARKETING", "INTERNAL"

  - `notification.event_time` (string, required)
    The timestamp of the event described by this notification

  - `notification.short_text_title` (string, required)
    Short title for the notification

  - `notification.short_text_body` (string, required)
    Short description of the event being notified

  - `notification.detail_page_title` (string, required)
    Title of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.detail_page_body` (string, required)
    Text of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.external_link` (string | null, required)
    URL of a web page giving further information about this notification

  - `notification.external_button_label` (string, required)
    Text to be displayed on a button leading to the external_link location

  - `notification.read_at` (string)
    When the user examined the contents of this notification

  - `notification.resolved_at` (string)
    When the problem associated with this notification was resolved

## Response 413:

  - `413` (unknown)
    Request body exceeds the 20 MB limit (problem type payload-too-large).

## Response 413 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/problems/example-problem/

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 400

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Short description

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: Long, more specific description.

  - `instance` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/users/user01HN2P75GBNFRJPCZJXEFVXH5E

  - `notification` (object)
    Something that the user should be informed about.

  - `notification.id` (string, required)
    Unique identifier for the Notification
    Example: notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.url` (string, required)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/notifications/notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.message_id` (string, required)
    Internal identifier for this notification type. E.g. 'ERR0023'

  - `notification.category` (string, required)
    Category of this notification type
    Enum: "ACTIONABLE", "SERVICE", "RETRY", "MARKETING", "INTERNAL"

  - `notification.event_time` (string, required)
    The timestamp of the event described by this notification

  - `notification.short_text_title` (string, required)
    Short title for the notification

  - `notification.short_text_body` (string, required)
    Short description of the event being notified

  - `notification.detail_page_title` (string, required)
    Title of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.detail_page_body` (string, required)
    Text of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.external_link` (string | null, required)
    URL of a web page giving further information about this notification

  - `notification.external_button_label` (string, required)
    Text to be displayed on a button leading to the external_link location

  - `notification.read_at` (string)
    When the user examined the contents of this notification

  - `notification.resolved_at` (string)
    When the problem associated with this notification was resolved

## Response 422:

  - `422` (unknown)
    Validation failed — malformed GeoJSON, geometry not repairable by make_valid (problem type invalid-geometry, naming the region), or field validation errors (problem type validation-failed-regions).

## Response 422 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/problems/example-problem/

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 400

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Short description

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: Long, more specific description.

  - `instance` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/users/user01HN2P75GBNFRJPCZJXEFVXH5E

  - `notification` (object)
    Something that the user should be informed about.

  - `notification.id` (string, required)
    Unique identifier for the Notification
    Example: notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.url` (string, required)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/notifications/notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.message_id` (string, required)
    Internal identifier for this notification type. E.g. 'ERR0023'

  - `notification.category` (string, required)
    Category of this notification type
    Enum: "ACTIONABLE", "SERVICE", "RETRY", "MARKETING", "INTERNAL"

  - `notification.event_time` (string, required)
    The timestamp of the event described by this notification

  - `notification.short_text_title` (string, required)
    Short title for the notification

  - `notification.short_text_body` (string, required)
    Short description of the event being notified

  - `notification.detail_page_title` (string, required)
    Title of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.detail_page_body` (string, required)
    Text of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.external_link` (string | null, required)
    URL of a web page giving further information about this notification

  - `notification.external_button_label` (string, required)
    Text to be displayed on a button leading to the external_link location

  - `notification.read_at` (string)
    When the user examined the contents of this notification

  - `notification.resolved_at` (string)
    When the problem associated with this notification was resolved

## Response 429:

  - `429` (unknown)
    The client has exceeded its rate limit.

## Response 429 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/problems/example-problem/

  - `status` (number)
    Example: 400

  - `title` (string, required)
    Example: Short description

  - `detail` (string, required)
    Example: Long, more specific description.

  - `instance` (string)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/v2/users/user01HN2P75GBNFRJPCZJXEFVXH5E

  - `notification` (object)
    Something that the user should be informed about.

  - `notification.id` (string, required)
    Unique identifier for the Notification
    Example: notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.url` (string, required)
    Example: https://api.ev.energy/notifications/notf67O36PLTFDB57M0E5L33JZLGM0

  - `notification.message_id` (string, required)
    Internal identifier for this notification type. E.g. 'ERR0023'

  - `notification.category` (string, required)
    Category of this notification type
    Enum: "ACTIONABLE", "SERVICE", "RETRY", "MARKETING", "INTERNAL"

  - `notification.event_time` (string, required)
    The timestamp of the event described by this notification

  - `notification.short_text_title` (string, required)
    Short title for the notification

  - `notification.short_text_body` (string, required)
    Short description of the event being notified

  - `notification.detail_page_title` (string, required)
    Title of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.detail_page_body` (string, required)
    Text of a help page giving more information about this notification

  - `notification.external_link` (string | null, required)
    URL of a web page giving further information about this notification

  - `notification.external_button_label` (string, required)
    Text to be displayed on a button leading to the external_link location

  - `notification.read_at` (string)
    When the user examined the contents of this notification

  - `notification.resolved_at` (string)
    When the problem associated with this notification was resolved

## Response 429 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `EvEnergy-Version` (number)
    Indicates the version of the API that generated this response. If EvEnergy-Version was not specified in the request, this will be your OAuth application's default version.
    Enum: "2"

  - `Retry-After` (number)
    The number of seconds until this client's requests will not be rate limited.

  - `X-RateLimit-Limit` (number)
    The maximum number of requests that can be made to this endpoint per hour. Defaults to 1000 but may vary per client.

  - `X-RateLimit-Remaining` (number)
    The number of requests remaining until this client's rate limit is reached.

## Response 400 examples:

  - `Request failed validation` (unknown)

## Response 429 examples:

  - `Example 1` (unknown)