Create a recognition
Workforce module
POST/recognitionsrecognitions.create
A shout-out from one member to another, tied to a project or shift and posted to the feed. No points currency. Creates a recognition. Requires `Idempotency-Key`; a replay returns the original response. The organization is derived from the credential or the parent row, never from the body.
- Requires the capability knowledge.sop.acknowledge.
- OAuth scopes: knowledge.
- Send an Idempotency-Key header. A replay with the same key returns the original response.
- Error statuses: 400, 401, 409, 422, 429. Errors are RFC 9457 problem details.
Request body: RecognitionCreate
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| to_membership_id | string (uuid) | Yes | Identifier of the member recognized. |
| project_id | string (uuid) | null | No | Identifier of the project the recognition is for. |
| shift_id | string (uuid) | null | No | Identifier of the shift the recognition is for. |
| message | string | Yes | What they did well.Constraints: length 1 to 1000 |
{
"to_membership_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"project_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"shift_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"message": "Re-rigged the truss in record time."
}Response 201: Recognition
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string (uuid) | Yes | Identifier of the recognition. |
| org_id | string (uuid) | Yes | Identifier of the owning organization, derived from the parent row and never accepted from the caller. |
| created_at | string (date-time) | Yes | When the row was created. |
| created_by | string (uuid) | null | Yes | Person who created the row; null for seed, platform or system writes. |
| updated_at | string (date-time) | Yes | When the row was last updated. |
| updated_by | string (uuid) | null | Yes | Person who last updated the row; null for seed, platform or system writes. |
| from_membership_id | string (uuid) | Yes | Identifier of the member who gave the recognition. |
| to_membership_id | string (uuid) | Yes | Identifier of the member recognized. |
| project_id | string (uuid) | null | Yes | Identifier of the project the recognition is for. |
| shift_id | string (uuid) | null | Yes | Identifier of the shift the recognition is for. |
| message | string | Yes | What they did well.Constraints: length 1 to 1000 |
| feed_post_id | string (uuid) | null | Yes | Identifier of the recognition post in the feed. |
{
"id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"org_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"created_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
"created_by": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"updated_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
"updated_by": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"from_membership_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"to_membership_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"project_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"shift_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"message": "Re-rigged the truss in record time.",
"feed_post_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"
}Code samples
curl -X POST "$XOS_BASE_URL/recognitions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $XOS_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"to_membership_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","project_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","shift_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","message":"Re-rigged the truss in record time."}'const { data } = await xos.recognitions.create({
"to_membership_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"project_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"shift_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
"message": "Re-rigged the truss in record time."
});response = xos.recognitions.create({"to_membership_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f", "project_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f", "shift_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f", "message": "Re-rigged the truss in record time."})xos recognitions create --data '{"to_membership_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","project_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","shift_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","message":"Re-rigged the truss in record time."}'