## Create an opportunity
`client.Opportunity.New(ctx, body) (*OpportunityCreateResponse, error)`
**post** `/v1/opportunities`
Creates a new opportunity record. The `$name` and `$stage` fields and the `$account` relationship are required.
After creation, Lightfield automatically generates an opportunity summary in the background. The `$opportunityStatus` field is read-only and cannot be set via the API. The `$task` and `$note` relationships are also read-only — manage them via the `$opportunity` relationship on the task, or the `$account`/`$opportunity` note relationships instead.
Supports idempotency via the `Idempotency-Key` header.
To avoid duplicates, we recommend a find-or-create pattern — use [list filtering](/using-the-api/list-endpoints/#filtering) to check if a record exists before creating.
**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `opportunities:create`
**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Write
### Parameters
- `body OpportunityNewParams`
- `Fields param.Field[map[string, OpportunityNewParamsFieldUnion]]`
Field values for the new opportunity. System fields use a `$` prefix (e.g. `$name`, `$stage`); custom attributes use their bare slug. Required: `$name` (string) and `$stage` (option ID or label). Fields of type `SINGLE_SELECT` or `MULTI_SELECT` accept either an option ID or label from the field's `typeConfiguration.options` — call the [definitions endpoint](/api/resources/opportunity/methods/definitions) to discover available fields and options. See [Fields and relationships](/using-the-api/fields-and-relationships/) for value type details.
- `map[string, OpportunityNewParamsFieldUnion]`
- `string`
- `float64`
- `bool`
- `type OpportunityNewParamsFieldArray []string`
- `type OpportunityNewParamsFieldAddress struct{…}`
- `City string`
City name.
- `Country string`
2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
- `Latitude float64`
Latitude coordinate.
- `Longitude float64`
Longitude coordinate.
- `PostalCode string`
Postal or ZIP code.
- `State string`
State or province.
- `Street string`
Street address line 1.
- `Street2 string`
Street address line 2.
- `type OpportunityNewParamsFieldFullName struct{…}`
- `FirstName string`
The contact's first name.
- `LastName string`
The contact's last name.
- `Relationships param.Field[map[string, OpportunityNewParamsRelationshipUnion]]`
Relationships to set on the new opportunity. System relationships use a `$` prefix (e.g. `$account`, `$owner`); custom relationships use their bare slug. `$account` is required. Each value is a single entity ID or an array of IDs. Call the [definitions endpoint](/api/resources/opportunity/methods/definitions) to list available relationship keys.
- `map[string, OpportunityNewParamsRelationshipUnion]`
- `string`
- `type OpportunityNewParamsRelationshipArray []string`
### Returns
- `type OpportunityCreateResponse struct{…}`
- `ID string`
Unique identifier for the entity.
- `CreatedAt string`
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.
- `Fields map[string, OpportunityCreateResponseField]`
Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug.
- `Value OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueUnion`
The field value, or null if unset.
- `string`
- `float64`
- `bool`
- `type OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueArray []string`
- `type OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueAddress struct{…}`
- `City string`
City name.
- `Country string`
2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
- `Latitude float64`
Latitude coordinate.
- `Longitude float64`
Longitude coordinate.
- `PostalCode string`
Postal or ZIP code.
- `State string`
State or province.
- `Street string`
Street address line 1.
- `Street2 string`
Street address line 2.
- `type OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueFullName struct{…}`
- `FirstName string`
The contact's first name.
- `LastName string`
The contact's last name.
- `ValueType string`
The data type of the field.
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeAddress OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "ADDRESS"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeCheckbox OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "CHECKBOX"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeCurrency OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "CURRENCY"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeDatetime OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "DATETIME"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeEmail OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "EMAIL"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeFullName OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "FULL_NAME"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeMarkdown OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "MARKDOWN"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeMultiSelect OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "MULTI_SELECT"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeNumber OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "NUMBER"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeSingleSelect OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "SINGLE_SELECT"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeSocialHandle OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "SOCIAL_HANDLE"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeTelephone OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "TELEPHONE"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeText OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "TEXT"`
- `const OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueTypeURL OpportunityCreateResponseFieldValueType = "URL"`
- `HTTPLink string`
URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null.
- `Relationships map[string, OpportunityCreateResponseRelationship]`
Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`).
- `Cardinality string`
Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`.
- `ObjectType string`
The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`).
- `Values []string`
IDs of the related entities.
- `UpdatedAt string`
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.
- `ExternalID string`
External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.
### Example
```go
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go"
"github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go/option"
)
func main() {
client := githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.NewClient(
option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
)
opportunityCreateResponse, err := client.Opportunity.New(context.TODO(), githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.OpportunityNewParams{
Fields: map[string]githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.OpportunityNewParamsFieldUnion{
"foo": githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.OpportunityNewParamsFieldUnion{
OfString: githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.String("string"),
},
},
Relationships: map[string]githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.OpportunityNewParamsRelationshipUnion{
"foo": githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.OpportunityNewParamsRelationshipUnion{
OfString: githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.String("string"),
},
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err.Error())
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", opportunityCreateResponse.ID)
}
```
#### Response
```json
{
"id": "id",
"createdAt": "createdAt",
"fields": {
"foo": {
"value": "string",
"valueType": "ADDRESS"
}
},
"httpLink": "httpLink",
"relationships": {
"foo": {
"cardinality": "cardinality",
"objectType": "objectType",
"values": [
"string"
]
}
},
"updatedAt": "updatedAt",
"externalId": "externalId"
}
```