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# Creating new Label definition

**`POST /api/v1/policy-labels`**

Creates a new policy label definition.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.STATISTICS_LABEL_CREATE`

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## Request

### Request Body

```json
{
  "name": "Carbon Credit Label",
  "description": "Certification label for verified carbon credits",
  "policyId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "config": {}
}
```

| Field         | Type   | Required | Description                                  |
| ------------- | ------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `name`        | string | Yes      | Human-readable name for the label definition |
| `description` | string | No       | Description of what this label certifies     |
| `policyId`    | string | Yes      | ID of the policy this label applies to       |
| `config`      | object | Yes      | Label configuration object                   |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `201 Created`

```json
{
  "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "name": "Carbon Credit Label",
  "description": "Certification label for verified carbon credits",
  "policyId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "status": "DRAFT",
  "config": {},
  "owner": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001"
}
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                 |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| `400 Bad Request`           | Malformed request body      |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token    |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions    |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | Invalid label configuration |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure   |