Create Matter

Creates a matter in matteroTM using the provided JSON body.

POST https://my.mattero.com.au/public/api/v1/matters

Parameters

Name Location Type Description
title Body string:required The chosen title or name of the matter.
description Body string:optional Matter summary.
costingMethod Body string:required The method used to calucate costs associated with the matter, expected values are [Time | Fixed | CostTemplate]
dateOpen Body Date:required The last date work was done against the matter.
dateEstimatedCompletion Body Date:optional The estimated date this matter will be completed.
estimatedFee Body number:optional Estimated fee on the matter.
practiceArea Body string:required The identifier of the practice area associated with the matter.
stage Body string:required The identifier of the practice area stage associated with the matter.
costTemplate Body string:optional The identifier for the template used to calucate costs associated with the matter.
clientId Body string:required Client (company or person).
lawyerId Body string:required Lawyer (user).
referredById Body string:optional A contact who referred the client.
customFields Body Dictionary:optional Custom fields associated with the matter.

Response

{
    "id": "4785-A",
    "name": "211 - Lorem Ipsum",
    "number": "211",
    "title": "Lorem Ipsum"
}

MatterReference object

Name Type Description
id string The unique identifier of the matter.
name string The number and title of the matter.
number string The number associate with the matter.
title string The title or name of the matter.

Status Codes

Code Summary Description
200 Ok The request was successful with a body in the response.
400 Bad Request The request failed validation checks.
401 Unauthorized Failed authentication check.
403 Forbidden Failed authorization check.