# POST /whiteboards

**Resource:** [Whiteboards](./whiteboards.md)  
**MCP tool:** `create_whiteboard`  
**Scopes:** `whiteboards:write`  
**Write operation:** yes

Create a whiteboard. Starts empty; use set_whiteboard_content to add a diagram.

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|------|----|------|----------|-------------|
| `name` | body | string | yes |  |
| `description` | body | string | no |  |
| `opportunity_id` | body | string | no | Optional opportunity to link the whiteboard to. |
| `require_approval` | body | boolean | no | Optional. Set true to route this write into the approval queue for human review instead of executing it immediately (returns 202 + an approval_id). Works even when your key/token has permission to execute directly. |

## Request example

```bash
curl -X POST   "https://api.trustpager.com/functions/v1/api/v1/whiteboards"   -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"name":"...","description":"...","opportunity_id":"..."}'
```

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Base URL: `https://api.trustpager.com/functions/v1/api/v1` — Auth: `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`