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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
statuses
Create status
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.getarca.app/api/v1/statuses \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "workspace_id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "category": "<string>",
  "icon": "<string>",
  "color": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "id": 4,
  "workspace_id": 3,
  "name": "In Review",
  "icon": null,
  "color": "orange",
  "category": "in_progress",
  "position": 4,
  "created_at": "2026-04-11T10:30:00.000Z"
}
Requires the workspaces:write scope. Only workspace owners and admins can create statuses.

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Request body

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workspace_id
string
required
Numeric ID of the workspace to create the status in.
​
name
string
required
Status label.
​
category
string
required
Status category. Must be one of pending, in_progress, completed, or cancelled.
​
icon
string
Optional icon slug.
​
color
string
default:"gray"
Optional color value. Defaults to "gray" if not provided.

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Response

Returns the created status. The position is automatically assigned as one greater than the current maximum position in the workspace.
​
id
number
required
New status identifier.
​
workspace_id
number
required
Workspace this status belongs to.
​
name
string
required
Status label.
​
icon
string | null
Icon slug. null if not provided.
​
color
string | null
Color value. Defaults to "gray".
​
category
string
required
Status category.
​
position
number
required
Auto-assigned sort position.
​
created_at
string
required
UTC ISO-8601 creation timestamp.
{
  "id": 4,
  "workspace_id": 3,
  "name": "In Review",
  "icon": null,
  "color": "orange",
  "category": "in_progress",
  "position": 4,
  "created_at": "2026-04-11T10:30:00.000Z"
}