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# Create a Business Hour

> Use this endpoint to create a new Omnichannel business hour.

## OpenAPI

````json POST /api/v1/livechat/business-hours.save
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "title": "Omnichannel"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://apiexplorer.support.rocket.chat"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Users"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Agents"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Monitors"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Visitors"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Contacts"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Rooms"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Departments"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Custom Fields"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Business Hours"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Priorities"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Tags"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Units"
    },
    {
      "name": "SLA Policies"
    },
    {
      "name": "Canned Responses"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Transcript"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Statistics"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Agent Stats"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Dashboards"
    },
    {
      "name": "Reports"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Inquiries"
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnichannel Webhooks"
    },
    {
      "name": "Livechat"
    },
    {
      "name": "Livechat Appearance"
    },
    {
      "name": "Livechat Triggers"
    },
    {
      "name": "Livechat Messages"
    },
    {
      "name": "Livechat Page Visited"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/livechat/business-hours.save": {
      "post": {
        "summary": "Create a Business Hour",
        "tags": [
          "Omnichannel Business Hours"
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/trueSuccess"
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "success": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "errorType": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "error": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "examples": {
                  "Example 1": {
                    "value": {
                      "success": "false",
                      "errorType": "invalid-params",
                      "error": "must have required property 'name'"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/authorizationError"
          }
        },
        "operationId": "post-api-v1-livechat-business-hours.save",
        "description": "Use this endpoint to create a new Omnichannel business hour.",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/AuthToken"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/UserId"
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name",
                  "timezoneName",
                  "daysOpen",
                  "departmentsToApplyBusinessHour",
                  "active",
                  "type",
                  "workHours"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Enter a name for the business hour.",
                    "example": "Support Business Hour"
                  },
                  "timezoneName": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Enter the timezone for the business hour. You can view the list of time zones from the Business Hours settings in the workspace.",
                    "example": "Asia/Bangkok"
                  },
                  "daysOpen": {
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "Enter the days of the week that the business hour will apply to.",
                    "items": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "[\"Monday\", \"Tuesday\", \"Wednesday\"]"
                    }
                  },
                  "departmentsToApplyBusinessHour": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Enter the department ID to which the business hour must be applied.",
                    "example": "68304887113ac52640bc1ca6"
                  },
                  "active": {
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "description": "Enter whether or not the business hour must be active as soon as it is created."
                  },
                  "type": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Enter the type of the business hour. It can be `default` or `custom`."
                  },
                  "workHours": {
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "Enter the work hours for each open day. Make sure to include the day you have added to the `daysOpen` parameter. Otherwise, it will not be included in the business hour.",
                    "items": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "required": [
                        "day",
                        "start",
                        "finish",
                        "open"
                      ],
                      "properties": {
                        "day": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "description": "Enter the day of the week.",
                          "example": "Monday"
                        },
                        "start": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "description": "Enter the start time of the business hour.",
                          "example": "08:00:00"
                        },
                        "finish": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "description": "Enter the end time of the business hour.",
                          "example": "16:00:00"
                        },
                        "open": {
                          "type": "boolean",
                          "description": "Enter whether or not this work hour is active. If you set this as `false`, the work hour will not be included in the business hour.",
                          "default": "true"
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  },
                  "_id": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Use this parameter to update an existing business hour.",
                    "example": "668c72e86dfe572b40b90e30"
                  }
                }
              },
              "examples": {
                "Example 1": {
                  "value": {
                    "name": "api-BH",
                    "timezoneName": "Asia/Bangkok",
                    "daysOpen": [
                      "Monday",
                      "Wednesday"
                    ],
                    "departmentsToApplyBusinessHour": "TEST-DEPT",
                    "active": "true",
                    "type": "custom",
                    "workHours": [
                      {
                        "day": "Monday",
                        "start": "08:00:00",
                        "finish": "16:00:00",
                        "open": "true"
                      },
                      {
                        "day": "Wednesday",
                        "start": "08:00:00",
                        "finish": "16:00:00",
                        "open": "true"
                      }
                    ],
                    "_id": "6953b3bc6ff48667974be88e"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "responses": {
      "trueSuccess": {
        "description": "OK",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "success": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                }
              }
            },
            "examples": {
              "Success": {
                "value": {
                  "success": "true"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "authorizationError": {
        "description": "Unauthorized",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "status": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "message": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "examples": {
              "Authorization Error": {
                "value": {
                  "status": "error",
                  "message": "You must be logged in to do this."
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "AuthToken": {
        "name": "X-Auth-Token",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The `authToken` of the authenticated user.",
        "required": "true",
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "RScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f"
      },
      "UserId": {
        "name": "X-User-Id",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The `userId` of the authenticated user.",
        "required": "true",
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ"
      }
    }
  }
}
````