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# Create a saved view (named filters/sort/columns combo) on a CRM object

> Create a saved view (named filters/sort/columns combo) on a CRM object.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /crm/objects/{objectName}/views
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dench API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Versioned Dench workspace API. The operation registry is shared with the
    Dench CLI parity layer, so every CLI command maps to an endpoint here.
servers:
  - url: https://www.dench.com/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: agent-config
    description: Agent Config operations.
  - name: approvals
    description: Approvals operations.
  - name: apps
    description: Apps operations.
  - name: auth
    description: Auth operations.
  - name: billing
    description: Billing operations.
  - name: browser
    description: Browser operations.
  - name: chat
    description: Chat operations.
  - name: crm
    description: Crm operations.
  - name: email
    description: Email operations.
  - name: files
    description: Files operations.
  - name: gateway
    description: Gateway operations.
  - name: local
    description: Local operations.
  - name: memory
    description: Memory operations.
  - name: meta
    description: Meta operations.
  - name: routines
    description: Routines operations.
  - name: workspace
    description: Workspace operations.
paths:
  /crm/objects/{objectName}/views:
    post:
      tags:
        - crm
      summary: Create a saved view (named filters/sort/columns combo) on a CRM object
      description: Create a saved view (named filters/sort/columns combo) on a CRM object.
      operationId: crm_views_create
      parameters:
        - name: objectName
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                view:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                      minLength: 1
                      maxLength: 100
                      description: View name (upsert key; shows in the view dropdown).
                    view_type:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - table
                        - kanban
                        - calendar
                        - timeline
                        - gallery
                        - list
                      description: Default view rendered for the object.
                    filters:
                      description: >-
                        FilterGroup, e.g.
                        {"id":"g1","conjunction":"and","rules":[{"id":"r1","field":"Status","operator":"is","value":"Hot"}]}.
                      type: object
                      propertyNames:
                        type: string
                      additionalProperties: {}
                    sort:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          field:
                            type: string
                            description: Field name to sort by.
                          direction:
                            type: string
                            enum:
                              - asc
                              - desc
                        required:
                          - field
                          - direction
                        additionalProperties: false
                    columns:
                      description: Visible-column ordering. Omit to keep the default set.
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                    settings:
                      description: >-
                        View-type settings (kanbanField, calendarDateField,
                        timelineStartField, …).
                      type: object
                      propertyNames:
                        type: string
                      additionalProperties: {}
                    pinnedEntryIds:
                      description: >-
                        Pinned-list mode: show EXACTLY these entry ids (mutually
                        exclusive with filters).
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                  required:
                    - name
                  additionalProperties: {}
                replaceExisting:
                  description: Overwrite an existing view with the same name.
                  type: boolean
                setActive:
                  description: Also switch the object's active view to this one.
                  type: boolean
              required:
                - view
            example:
              view:
                name: Hot leads
                view_type: table
                filters:
                  id: g1
                  conjunction: and
                  rules:
                    - id: r1
                      field: Status
                      operator: is
                      value: Hot
                sort:
                  - field: created_at
                    direction: desc
              setActive: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ok:
                    type: boolean
                  objectName:
                    type: string
                  viewName:
                    type: string
                  replaced:
                    type: boolean
                  activeView:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                required:
                  - ok
                  - objectName
                  - viewName
                  - replaced
                  - activeView
                additionalProperties: false
              example:
                ok: true
                objectName: lead
                viewName: Hot leads
                replaced: false
                activeView: Hot leads
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - DenchApiKey: []
        - AgentSession: []
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Operation or resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - type
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    DenchApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: DENCH_API_KEY
      description: >-
        Workspace-scoped Dench API key from workspace settings. This is the same
        key used by DENCH_API_KEY in sandboxes.
    AgentSession:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: dch_agent_*
      description: >-
        Agent session token created by `dench signin`. Gateway-backed routes
        exchange this token for the workspace gateway key.

````