# Creating contracts



This guide explains how to create a new contract using the LawVu API. There are two main approaches:

- **File Creation**: For all contract types, you must first upload a contract document and provide its ID when creating the contract.
- **Wizard Creation**: For contract types which support a wizard (document template), you can create a contract without uploading a document.
For more details on contract wizards, refer to the [Contract wizard help page](https://help.lawvu.com/en/articles/3378475-creating-a-new-contract-from-a-contract-wizard).


## Getting contract types

Before creating a contract, you need to determine which contract type to use.

You can retrieve a list of all available contract types for your organization using the `/v2/contractTypes` endpoint.

**Request:**


```http
GET /v2/contractTypes
Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>
```

**Response:**


```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 1234,
      "name": "Contractor Agreement",
      "hasWizard": false,
      "teamAssignmentRequired": true,
      "parent": {
        "id": 5002,
        "name": "Employment"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 5678,
      "name": "NDA",
      "hasWizard": true,
      "teamAssignmentRequired": false,
      "parent": null
    }
  ]
}
```

Use the `hasWizard` property to determine which creation method to use:

- `hasWizard: false` - Use **File Creation** (upload document first)
- `hasWizard: true` - Use **Wizard Creation** (no document required) or **File Creation** (upload document first)


For more details, refer to the [Contract Types API documentation](https://api-docs.lawvu.com/new-api/lawvuapi.openapi/contracts/get-v2-contracttypes) and [Contract types and groups help page](https://help.lawvu.com/en/articles/2999834-contract-types-and-groups)

## Creating a contract with a file

For contract types that do not support a wizard, you need to upload a contract document first.

**Steps:**

1. Upload Contract Document
For more details, refer to the [Files guide for Contract creation](https://api-docs.lawvu.com/docs/guides/files#3-creating-a-file-for-contract-creation) or the [Files API documentation](https://api-docs.lawvu.com/new-api/lawvuapi.openapi/files)
Request:

```http
POST /v2/files
Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW

------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="contract.pdf"
Content-Type: application/pdf

<Binary file contents>
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="targetResourceType"

ContractCreation
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--
```
Response:

```json
{
  "id": 9456 // The file ID
}
```
2. **Create Contract Using File**
After uploading the document, use the selected Contract Type ID and the ID of the created file to create the contract:

```http
POST /v2/contracts
Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": { "id": 1234 },
  "name": "Service Agreement",
  "document": { "id": 9456 },
  "fields": {
    "my_text_field": "my text value",
    "my_option_field": {
      "value": "option_1"
    }
  }
}
```
Response:

```json
{
  "id": 789 // The contract ID
}
```


## Wizard-based contract creation

Some contract types have a wizard (document template), allowing you to create a contract without providing a document.

**Steps:**

1. **Create contract using wizard**
For contract types with `hasWizard: true`, use the following request to create a contract. The field values provided may be used by the wizard to populate the document:

```http
POST /v2/contracts
Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": { "id": 5678 },
  "name": "NDA",
  "fields": {
    "my_text_field": "my text value",
    "my_option_field": {
      "value": "option_1"
    }
  }
}
```
Response:

```json
{
  "id": 123 // The contract ID
}
```


For more details, refer to the [Create Contract API documentation](https://api-docs.lawvu.com/new-api/lawvuapi.openapi/contracts/post-v2-contracts).