> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.solvice.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CREATE quickstart

Welcome to the CREATE solver API! You can test our API in just one command:

```curl theme={null}
curl https://api.solvice.io/v2/create/demo -H "Authorization: <<apiKey>>" |  \
curl https://api.solvice.io/v2/create/solve -H "Authorization: <<apiKey>>" \
     -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @-
```

This will fetch a demo instance and solve it.
You can also solve your own instance by replacing the demo instance with your own instance.
Most of the time, you will want to solve your own instance.
In this case, you will need to create a `CREATE request` payload and send it to the `/v2/solve` endpoint. You can find the
schema of the request in the  [Schemas](https://docs.solvice.io/v2.0/docs/create-request) section.

A CREATE request will consist of labor demands ([schema:demands](https://docs.solvice.io/v2.0/docs/create-request#demand)) and
shift templates ([schema:templates](https://docs.solvice.io/v2.0/docs/create-request#template)).

> 📘 [Postman](https://api.solvice.io/v2/static/CREATE_postman.json) Download postman collection

Underneath you can find an example `request`, `solution` and `explanation` json.

```json request theme={null}
{
  "demands":
  [
    {
      "from": "2023-12-25T09:00:00",
      "to": "2023-12-25T15:00:00",
      "skill": "group_1",
      "demand": 5
    }
  ],
  "templates":
  [
    {
      "name": "9:5",
      "patterns":
      [
        {
          "from": "2023-12-25T09:00:00",
          "to": "2023-12-25T17:00:00"
        }
      ],
      "skill": "group_1"
    }
  ]
}
```

```json solution theme={null}
{
  "score": {
    "hardScore": 0,
    "mediumScore": 0,
    "softScore": -1655,
    "feasible": true
  }
  
}
```

After this, you can find more information about the different endpoints and how to use them in the API reference.