# Create Association

- **URL:** https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/associations/create-association
- **Summary:** Allow you to create contact - contact , contact - custom objects associations, will add more in the future.Documentation Link - https://doc.clickup.com/8631005/d/h/87cpx-293776/cd0f4122abc04d3

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Version: v3

Create Association
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POST 

https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/associations/

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Allow you to create contact - contact , contact - custom objects associations, will add more in the future.Documentation Link - [https://doc.clickup.com/8631005/d/h/87cpx-293776/cd0f4122abc04d3](https://doc.clickup.com/8631005/d/h/87cpx-293776/cd0f4122abc04d3)

### Requirements

#### Scope(s)

`associations.write`

#### Auth Method(s)

`OAuth Access Token``Private Integration Token`

#### Token Type(s)

`Sub-Account Token`

Request[​](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/associations/create-association#request "Direct link to request")

### Header Parameters

**Version** stringrequired

**Possible values:** \[`v3`\]

API Version

*   application/json

*   Body
*   Example (auto)

### Body**required**

**locationId**stringrequired

**Example:** `string`

**key**stringrequired

Association's Unique key

**Example:** `student_teacher`

**firstObjectLabel**objectrequired

First Objects Association Label (custom_objects.children)

**Example:** `student`

**firstObjectKey**objectrequired

First Objects Key

**Example:** `custom_objects.children`

**secondObjectLabel**objectrequired

Second Object Association Label (contact)

**Example:** `Teacher`

**secondObjectKey**objectrequired

Second Objects Key

**Example:** `contact`

    {  "locationId": "string",  "key": "student_teacher",  "firstObjectLabel": "student",  "firstObjectKey": "custom_objects.children",  "secondObjectLabel": "Teacher",  "secondObjectKey": "contact"}

Responses[​](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/associations/create-association#responses "Direct link to Responses")

*   201
*   400
*   401
*   422

Successful response

*   application/json

*   Schema
*   Example (auto)

**Schema**

**locationId**stringrequired

**Example:** `string`

**id**stringrequired

**Example:** `ve9EPM428h8vShlRW1KT`

**key**stringrequired

First Objects Association Label (custom_objects.children)

**Example:** `student`

**firstObjectLabel**objectrequired

First Objects Association Label (custom_objects.children)

**Example:** `student`

**firstObjectKey**objectrequired

First Objects Key

**Example:** `custom_objects.children`

**secondObjectLabel**objectrequired

Second Object Association Label (contact)

**Example:** `Teacher`

**secondObjectKey**objectrequired

Second Objects Key

**Example:** `contact`

**associationType**objectrequired

Association Type can be USER_DEFINED or SYSTEM_DEFINED

**Example:** `USER_DEFINED`

    {  "locationId": "string",  "id": "ve9EPM428h8vShlRW1KT",  "key": "student",  "firstObjectLabel": "student",  "firstObjectKey": "custom_objects.children",  "secondObjectLabel": "Teacher",  "secondObjectKey": "contact",  "associationType": "USER_DEFINED"}
> Common reference appendix (shared error/status catalog): see [../_shared-appendix.md](../_shared-appendix.md).
**name:** [Authorization](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/ghl/associations/associations-api#authentication)
**type:** http**scopes:** `associations.write`**scheme:** bearer**bearerFormat:** JWT**in:** header**description:** Use the Access Token generated with user type as Sub-Account (OR) Private Integration Token of Sub-Account.

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*   CURL

    curl -L 'https://services.leadconnectorhq.com/associations/' \-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \-H 'Accept: application/json' \-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Authorization>' \-d '{  "locationId": "string",  "key": "student_teacher",  "firstObjectLabel": "student",  "firstObjectKey": "custom_objects.children",  "secondObjectLabel": "Teacher",  "secondObjectKey": "contact"}'

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Base URL

Edit

https://services.leadconnectorhq.com

Auth

Bearer Token

Parameters

Version — headerrequired\---v3

Body required

{
  "locationId": "string",  "key": "student_teacher",  "firstObjectLabel": "student",  "firstObjectKey": "custom_objects.children",  "secondObjectLabel": "Teacher",  "secondObjectKey": "contact"
}
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