Creating new Contract

POST /api/v1/contracts

Creates a new smart contract. Only Standard Registry users are allowed to make this request.

Authentication: Bearer token required (Authorization: Bearer <token>)

Permission: Permissions.CONTRACTS_CONTRACT_CREATE

---

Request

Request Body

{
  "description": "Example retire contract",
  "type": "RETIRE"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
description	string	No	Human-readable description of the contract
type	string	Yes	Contract type: RETIRE or WIPE

---

Response

Success Response

Status: 201 Created

{
  "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "contractId": "0.0.4532001",
  "description": "Example retire contract",
  "type": "RETIRE",
  "owner": "example_user"
}

Error Responses

Status	Description
401 Unauthorized	Missing or invalid token
403 Forbidden	Insufficient permissions
500 Internal Server Error	Unexpected server failure