## Create a meeting
`$ lightfield meeting create`
**post** `/v1/meetings`
Creates a new meeting record. This endpoint only supports creation of meetings in the past. The `$title`, `$startDate`, and `$endDate` fields are required. Only the `$transcript` relationship is writable on create; all other meeting relationships are system-managed. The response is privacy-aware and includes a read-only `accessLevel`. See [Uploading meeting transcripts](/using-the-api/uploading-meeting-transcripts/) for the full file upload and transcript attachment flow.
Supports idempotency via the `Idempotency-Key` header.
**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `meetings:create`
**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Write
### Parameters
- `--fields: object { "$endDate", "$startDate", "$title", 5 more }`
Field values for the new MANUAL meeting. System fields use a `$` prefix (for example `$title`, `$startDate`, `$endDate`). Required: `$title`, `$startDate`, and `$endDate`. `$organizerEmail` accepts a single email address when provided; `$attendeeEmails` accepts an array of email addresses. See [Fields and relationships](/using-the-api/fields-and-relationships/) for value type details.
- `--auto-create-records: optional boolean`
When true, the initial post-create meeting sync may auto-create account and contact records for external attendees.
- `--relationships: optional object { "$transcript" }`
Relationships to set on the new meeting. Only `$transcript` is writable on create; all other meeting relationships are system-managed.
### Returns
- `meeting_create_response: object { id, accessLevel, createdAt, 6 more }`
- `id: string`
Unique identifier for the entity.
- `accessLevel: "FULL" or "METADATA"`
The caller's resolved access level for this meeting.
- `"FULL"`
- `"METADATA"`
- `createdAt: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.
- `fields: map[object { value, valueType } ]`
Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug.
- `value: string or number or boolean or 3 more`
The field value, or null if unset.
- `union_member_0: string`
- `union_member_1: number`
- `union_member_2: boolean`
- `union_member_3: array of string`
- `Address: object { city, country, latitude, 5 more }`
- `city: optional string`
City name.
- `country: optional string`
2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
- `latitude: optional number`
Latitude coordinate.
- `longitude: optional number`
Longitude coordinate.
- `postalCode: optional string`
Postal or ZIP code.
- `state: optional string`
State or province.
- `street: optional string`
Street address line 1.
- `street2: optional string`
Street address line 2.
- `FullName: object { firstName, lastName }`
- `firstName: optional string`
The contact's first name.
- `lastName: optional string`
The contact's last name.
- `valueType: "ADDRESS" or "CHECKBOX" or "CURRENCY" or 11 more`
The data type of the field.
- `"ADDRESS"`
- `"CHECKBOX"`
- `"CURRENCY"`
- `"DATETIME"`
- `"EMAIL"`
- `"FULL_NAME"`
- `"MARKDOWN"`
- `"MULTI_SELECT"`
- `"NUMBER"`
- `"SINGLE_SELECT"`
- `"SOCIAL_HANDLE"`
- `"TELEPHONE"`
- `"TEXT"`
- `"URL"`
- `httpLink: string`
URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null.
- `objectType: "meeting"`
Always `meeting`.
- `"meeting"`
- `relationships: map[object { cardinality, objectType, values } ]`
Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (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: array of string`
IDs of the related entities.
- `updatedAt: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.
- `externalId: optional string`
External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.
### Example
```cli
lightfield meeting create \
--api-key 'My API Key' \
--fields '{$endDate: $endDate, $startDate: $startDate, $title: $title}'
```
#### Response
```json
{
"id": "id",
"accessLevel": "FULL",
"createdAt": "createdAt",
"fields": {
"foo": {
"value": "string",
"valueType": "ADDRESS"
}
},
"httpLink": "httpLink",
"objectType": "meeting",
"relationships": {
"foo": {
"cardinality": "cardinality",
"objectType": "objectType",
"values": [
"string"
]
}
},
"updatedAt": "updatedAt",
"externalId": "externalId"
}
```