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title: Claim Coverage (POST)
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description: Create a claim coverage record for the specified claim.
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# Claim Coverage (POST)

Create a claim coverage record for the specified claim.

## Resource

{claimId} is a placeholder.

/connect/claims/{claimId}/coverages

## Resource Example

Replace {yourInstance} with the My Domain name of your Salesforce org.

https://{yourInstance}.salesforce.com/services/data/v68.0/connect/claims/0Zkxx000000001dEAA/coverages

## Available Version

65.0

## HTTP Methods

POST

## Path Parameter for POST

| Parameter Name | Type | Description | Required or Optional | Available Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| claimId | String | ID of the claim to create the coverages for. | Required | 65.0 |

## Request Body for POST

### JSON Example

{
  "claimParticipantId": "0kaxx000000001dEAA",
  "claimItemId": "0koxx000000001dEAA",
  "insurancePolicyAssetId": "02ixx0000004l5sAAA",
  "insurancePolicyCoverageId": "0cvxx000000AbCdEfG",
  "reserveProcessingMode": "Manual",
  "currencyIsoCode": "USD",
  "lossReserveAmount": 5000.00,
  "expenseReserveAmount": 750.50,
  "additionalFields": {
    "RequireInspection": true,
    "CoverageSubtype": "Collision-Standard"
  }
}

### Properties

<table class="featureTable sort_table" summary="">





            <thead class="thead sorted" align="left">
              <tr>
                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d146755e204">Name</th>

                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d146755e207">Type</th>

                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d146755e210">Description</th>

                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d146755e213">Required or Optional</th>

                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d146755e216">Available Version</th>

              </tr>

            </thead>

            <tbody class="tbody">
              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">additionalFields</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">Object</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">Additional standard or custom fields to create or update the record.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">claimItemId</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">ID of the claim item.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">claim​Participant​Id</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">ID of the claim participant that's associated with the claim coverage.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">currency​IsoCode</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">Currency ISO code for reserve adjustments.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">expenseReserve​Amount</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">Double</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">Amount that's reserved to cover potential expenses while handling the claim, such as
                  administrative or legal costs.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">insurancePolicy​AssetId</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">ID of the asset covered by the insurance policy that's associated with the claim
                  coverage.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">insurancePolicy​CoverageId</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">ID of the insurance policy coverage.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">lossReserveAmount</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">Double</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">Amount that's reserved to cover a potential payment for a loss.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">name</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">Name of the claim coverage.</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e204" data-title="Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">reserve​ProcessingMode</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e207" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e210" data-title="Description">Specifies how financial reserves are managed when a claim coverage is created.
                  <p class="p">The default
                    value is
                    <samp class="codeph nolang">CoverageReserve</samp>.
                  </p>

                </td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e213" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d146755e216" data-title="Available Version">65.0</td>

              </tr>

            </tbody>

          </table>

## Response Body for POST

[Claim Coverage](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.insurance_developer_guide.meta/insurance_developer_guide/connect_responses_claim_coverage.htm "Output representation for a claim coverage.")