# Create Department

Creates a new Department to categorize roles within the organization.

Endpoint: POST /v1/departments
Version: v1
Security: ApiKey

## Request fields (application/json-patch+json):

  - `name` (string, required)
    The name of the department used to categorize employees into functional teams for capacity planning.

## Response 201 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (string)
    The unique identifier of the department in Parallax.

  - `name` (string)
    The name of the department used to categorize employees into functional teams for capacity planning.

  - `archived` (boolean)
    Indicates whether the department is archived and no longer active for resource assignment or reporting.

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `type` (string)
    RFC reference for the error type

  - `title` (string)
    Human-readable summary of the error

  - `status` (integer)
    HTTP status code

  - `errors` (array)
    Detailed error messages for each validation failure

  - `trace_id` (string)
    Trace identifier for debugging