Create a circle

POST /api/v1/circles

Personal access token & O auth2

Headers

X-PLANNR-ACCOUNT-UUID string

application/json

Body Required

name string Required

Circle name
bg_colour string

Hex colour for avatar background
account_uuids array[string] Required

Account UUIDs that are being added to the circle. Between 1 and 100 account UUIDs are required.
group_uuids array[string] Required

Groups UUIDs the circle will belong to. Can belong to a maximum of 50 groups.

Responses

201 application/json
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- uuid string
  
  The UUID of the resource.
- created_at string
  
  The timestamp of when the resource was created.
- updated_at string
  
  The timestamp of when the resource was updated.
- name string
  
  The Circle name
- photo_url string
  
  URL for initial avatar image
- bg_colour string
  
  Hex colour background for avatar
- accounts array[object]
  
  Accounts belonging to the circle
  
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  uuid string
  
  created_at string
  
  updated_at string
  
  type string
  
  role string
  
  first_name string
  
  last_name string
  
  name string
  
  email string
  
  photo_url string
  
  firm string
  
  primary_phone_number string
  
  primary_email string
  
  current_time_entry string
  
  assigned_adviser string
  
  assigned_administrator string
  
  assigned_paraplanner string
  
  introduced_by string
  
  groups string
  
  tags string
  
  owners string
  
  first_contact_date string
  
  next_review_date string
  
  previous_review_date string
  
  anniversary_review_date string
  
  with_login boolean
  
  has_joint_account boolean
  
  can_be_deleted string
  
  joint_account_circle string
  
  circles string
  
  ownership_percentage integer
  
  inactive_at string
  
  custom_fields string
  
  external_references string
- groups array[object]
  
  Groups the circle belongs to
  
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  uuid string
  
  name string
  
  slug string
  
  participants_count string
  
  participants object
  
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  uuid object
  
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  example string
  
  description string
  
  role object
  
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  example string
  
  description string
  
  first_name object
  
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  example string
  
  description string
  
  last_name object
  
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  example string
  
  description string
  
  name object
  
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  example string
  
  description string
  
  email object
  
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  description string
  
  created_at string
  
  updated_at string
- joint_account_uuid string
  
  uuid of joint account where circle created from joint account
- login_access_level string
  
  The access level in context of an account. Note this field is only returned when using the accounts API. Available values: read and write
- external_references array[object]
  
  The external references that have been added to the client.
  
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  uuid string
  
  created_at string
  
  updated_at string
  
  third_party string
  
  reference string

POST /api/v1/circles

curl \
 --request POST 'https://api.plannrcrm.com/api/v1/circles' \
 --header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --header "X-PLANNR-ACCOUNT-UUID: {YOUR_PLANNR_ACCOUNT_UUID}" \
 --data '{"name":"Jones Family","bg_colour":"#DDDDDD","account_uuids":[null,null],"group_uuids":[null,null]}'

Request examples

# Headers
X-PLANNR-ACCOUNT-UUID: {YOUR_PLANNR_ACCOUNT_UUID}

# Payload
{
  "name": "Jones Family",
  "bg_colour": "#DDDDDD",
  "account_uuids": [
    null,
    null
  ],
  "group_uuids": [
    null,
    null
  ]
}

Response examples (201)

{
  "name": "Jones Family",
  "uuid": "a412d497-04c7-47f8-957e-96af3dfe5220",
  "groups": [
    {
      "name": "finance",
      "slug": "finance",
      "uuid": "0509a6f8-1245-4237-9b2a-eb9614f84500",
      "created_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "updated_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "participants": {
        "name": {
          "example": "Gareth Thompson",
          "description": "Name of the account"
        },
        "role": {
          "example": "client",
          "description": "Role of the account"
        },
        "uuid": {
          "example": "008501c6-1497-4e4c-a3cb-9477a71b4cd8",
          "description": "UUID of the account"
        },
        "email": {
          "example": "gareth@codepotato.co.uk",
          "description": "Email of the account"
        },
        "last_name": {
          "example": "Thompson",
          "description": "Last name of the account"
        },
        "first_name": {
          "example": "Gareth",
          "description": "First name of the account"
        }
      },
      "participants_count": "3"
    }
  ],
  "accounts": [
    {
      "firm": "App\\Http\\Resources\\FirmResource",
      "name": "Gareth Thompson",
      "role": "client",
      "tags": "App\\Http\\Resources\\TagResource",
      "type": "client",
      "uuid": "e6e6fa43-3c2e-444d-9418-4d465f13c5f7",
      "email": "gareth@codepotato.co.uk",
      "groups": "App\\Http\\Resources\\GroupResource",
      "owners": "App\\Http\\Resources\\AccountResource",
      "circles": "App\\Http\\Resources\\CircleResource",
      "last_name": "Thompson",
      "photo_url": "https://eu.ui-avatars.com/api/?name=gareth+thompson",
      "created_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "first_name": "Gareth",
      "updated_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "with_login": true,
      "inactive_at": "2025-10-23",
      "custom_fields": "App\\Http\\Resources\\CustomFieldValueResource",
      "introduced_by": "App\\Http\\Resources\\AccountResource",
      "primary_email": "App\\Http\\Resources\\ContactDetailResource",
      "can_be_deleted": "false",
      "assigned_adviser": "App\\Http\\Resources\\AccountResource",
      "next_review_date": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "has_joint_account": true,
      "current_time_entry": "App\\Http\\Resources\\TimeEntryResource",
      "first_contact_date": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "external_references": "App\\Http\\Resources\\ExternalReferenceResource",
      "assigned_paraplanner": "App\\Http\\Resources\\AccountResource",
      "joint_account_circle": "App\\Http\\Resources\\CircleResource",
      "ownership_percentage": 100,
      "previous_review_date": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "primary_phone_number": "App\\Http\\Resources\\ContactDetailResource",
      "assigned_administrator": "App\\Http\\Resources\\AccountResource",
      "anniversary_review_date": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00"
    }
  ],
  "bg_colour": "#35f4e1",
  "photo_url": "https://eu.ui-avatars.com/api/?name=jones+family",
  "created_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
  "updated_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
  "joint_account_uuid": "9da29741-4730-4c85-a431-a5fa0d9b202b",
  "login_access_level": "write",
  "external_references": [
    {
      "uuid": "d1a97d42-573b-4bfa-bab9-4691242af4ff",
      "reference": "AB123456",
      "created_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "updated_at": "2025-10-23T11:47:55+01:00",
      "third_party": "nucleus"
    }
  ]
}