# Create Pipeline Stage

Adds a new sales stage to the specified pipeline mapping in Parallax, aligning sales progress with resourcing needs.

Endpoint: POST /v1/pipelines/{pipeline_id}/stages
Version: v1
Security: ApiKey

## Path parameters:

  - `pipeline_id` (string, required)

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

  - `name` (string, required)

  - `confidence` (number, required)

## Response 201 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (string)
    The unique identifier for the Pipeline Stage in Parallax.

  - `pipeline_id` (string)
    The unique identifier of the Pipeline that this Stage belongs to.

  - `name` (string)
    The name of the Pipeline Stage.

  - `confidence` (number)
    Represents the likelihood that the project will be sold, as a value between 0.0 (no confidence) and 1.0 (full confidence).

  - `archived` (boolean)
    Indicates whether this Pipeline Stage has been archived and is no longer active.

  - `created_date` (string)
    The date and time when the Pipeline Stage record was created in Parallax.

  - `modified_date` (string)
    The date and time when the Pipeline Stage record was last modified in Parallax.

## 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