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# Create Template

POST https://templates
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Reference: https://docs.itspropel.com/propel-biz/20-templates/templates/create-template

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: PropelBiz
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /templates:
    post:
      operationId: create-template
      summary: Create Template
      tags:
        - subpackage_20Templates.subpackage_20Templates/templates
      parameters:
        - name: '{{tenant_key_name}}'
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/20 Templates_Templates_Create
                  Template_Response_200
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                body:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required: Template body - HTML for email/document, plain
                    text for SMS/push - supports {{merge_tags}}
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Required: Template name - max 255 chars'
                type:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required: Template type -
                    invoice|estimate|payment|work_order|form|billing
                action:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required: Template action -
                    sent|overdue|receipt|document|statement|etc
                channel:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Channel - email|sms|push - null/omit for document
                    templates
                subject:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Email subject line - max 500 chars - supports
                    {{merge_tags}}
                is_active:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Active status - true|false - default true'
                layout_id:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Layout UUID - must exist in template_layouts table'
                clone_from:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: UUID of template to clone content from'
                is_default:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Default template flag - true|false - default false'
                sender_name:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Custom sender name - max 255 chars'
              required:
                - body
                - name
                - type
                - action
                - channel
                - subject
                - is_active
                - layout_id
                - clone_from
                - is_default
                - sender_name
servers:
  - url: https:/
components:
  schemas:
    20 Templates_Templates_Create Template_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      description: Empty response body
      title: 20 Templates_Templates_Create Template_Response_200

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://https/templates"

payload = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"body\"\r\n\r\n<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nInvoice Notification\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"type\"\r\n\r\ninvoice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"action\"\r\n\r\nsent\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"channel\"\r\n\r\nemail\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"subject\"\r\n\r\nYour Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"layout_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"clone_from\"\r\n\r\nb7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_default\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sender_name\"\r\n\r\nPropelBiz Billing\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"
headers = {
    "{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}",
    "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001"
}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://https/templates';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('body', '<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>');
form.append('name', 'Invoice Notification');
form.append('type', 'invoice');
form.append('action', 'sent');
form.append('channel', 'email');
form.append('subject', 'Your Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz');
form.append('is_active', 'true');
form.append('layout_id', 'a3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d');
form.append('clone_from', 'b7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f');
form.append('is_default', 'false');
form.append('sender_name', 'PropelBiz Billing');

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'{{tenant_key_name}}': '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'}
};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://https/templates"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"body\"\r\n\r\n<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nInvoice Notification\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"type\"\r\n\r\ninvoice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"action\"\r\n\r\nsent\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"channel\"\r\n\r\nemail\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"subject\"\r\n\r\nYour Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"layout_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"clone_from\"\r\n\r\nb7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_default\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sender_name\"\r\n\r\nPropelBiz Billing\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://https/templates")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["{{tenant_key_name}}"] = '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"body\"\r\n\r\n<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nInvoice Notification\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"type\"\r\n\r\ninvoice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"action\"\r\n\r\nsent\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"channel\"\r\n\r\nemail\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"subject\"\r\n\r\nYour Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"layout_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"clone_from\"\r\n\r\nb7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_default\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sender_name\"\r\n\r\nPropelBiz Billing\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://https/templates")
  .header("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"body\"\r\n\r\n<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nInvoice Notification\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"type\"\r\n\r\ninvoice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"action\"\r\n\r\nsent\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"channel\"\r\n\r\nemail\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"subject\"\r\n\r\nYour Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"layout_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"clone_from\"\r\n\r\nb7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_default\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sender_name\"\r\n\r\nPropelBiz Billing\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://https/templates', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'body',
        'contents' => '<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'name',
        'contents' => 'Invoice Notification'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'type',
        'contents' => 'invoice'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'action',
        'contents' => 'sent'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'channel',
        'contents' => 'email'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'subject',
        'contents' => 'Your Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'is_active',
        'contents' => 'true'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'layout_id',
        'contents' => 'a3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'clone_from',
        'contents' => 'b7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'is_default',
        'contents' => 'false'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'sender_name',
        'contents' => 'PropelBiz Billing'
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    '{{tenant_key_name}}' => '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://https/templates");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"body\"\r\n\r\n<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nInvoice Notification\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"type\"\r\n\r\ninvoice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"action\"\r\n\r\nsent\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"channel\"\r\n\r\nemail\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"subject\"\r\n\r\nYour Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_active\"\r\n\r\ntrue\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"layout_id\"\r\n\r\na3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"clone_from\"\r\n\r\nb7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"is_default\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sender_name\"\r\n\r\nPropelBiz Billing\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "body",
    "value": "<html><body><p>Dear {{customer_name}},</p><p>Your invoice #{{invoice_number}} is now available.</p></body></html>"
  ],
  [
    "name": "name",
    "value": "Invoice Notification"
  ],
  [
    "name": "type",
    "value": "invoice"
  ],
  [
    "name": "action",
    "value": "sent"
  ],
  [
    "name": "channel",
    "value": "email"
  ],
  [
    "name": "subject",
    "value": "Your Invoice #{{invoice_number}} from PropelBiz"
  ],
  [
    "name": "is_active",
    "value": "true"
  ],
  [
    "name": "layout_id",
    "value": "a3f1c9d2-4b6e-4f8a-9c3d-2e7b5f1a9c8d"
  ],
  [
    "name": "clone_from",
    "value": "b7e2d3f4-5a6b-4c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f"
  ],
  [
    "name": "is_default",
    "value": "false"
  ],
  [
    "name": "sender_name",
    "value": "PropelBiz Billing"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://https/templates")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```