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title: Endorse Contract (POST)
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description: Create an endorsed contract version from a quote for mid-term adjustments. This API shortens the existing contract, creates a new version of the contract and contract group plan records along with their associated attributes based on the finalized endorsement quote, and links both versions.
---
# Endorse Contract (POST)

Create an endorsed contract version from a quote for mid-term adjustments. This API shortens the existing contract, creates a new version of the contract and contract group plan records along with their associated attributes based on the finalized endorsement quote, and links both versions.

## Resource

/connect/insurance/contracts/actions/endorse

## Resource Example

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

https://{yourInstance}.salesforce.com/services/data/v68.0/connect/insurance/contracts/actions/endorse

## Available Version

68.0

## HTTP Methods

POST

## Request Body for POST

### JSON Example

{
  "quoteId": "0Q0xx0000004CtoCAE",
  "effectiveDate": "2026-02-01",
  "updateExistingContractDates": false,
  "additionalFields": {
    "insuranceContractItemList": \[
      {
        "entity": "Contract",
        "fields": {
          "data": \[
            {
              "key": "Description",
              "value": "Renewed for FY2026"
            }
          \]
        }
      },
      {
        "entity": "InsuranceContract",
        "fields": {
          "data": \[
            {
              "key": "myCustomPickList\_\_c",
              "value": "Alive"
            },
            {
              "key": "EnrollmentEndDate",
              "value": "2022-01-20"
            },
            {
              "key": "EnrollmentStartDate",
              "value": "2021-01-20"
            }
          \]
        }
      },
      {
        "entity": "ContractGroupPlan",
        "productPath": "dentalBasic",
        "fields": {
          "data": \[
            {
              "key": "EnrollmentEndDate",
              "value": "2025-12-31"
            }
          \]
        }
      }
    \]
  }
}

### Properties

| Name | Type | Description | Required or Optional | Available Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| additionalFields | [Insurance Contract Item Input](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.insurance_developer_guide.meta/insurance_developer_guide/connect_requests_insurance_contract_item.htm "Input representation of the details, such as object, product path, and field values to extend a contract when issuing it from a quote.")\[\] | List of additional fields to add to contract items. | Optional | 68.0 |
| effectiveDate | String | Effective date of endorsement that indicates the start date of the endorsed contract. Specify the date in the yyyy-MM-dd format. | Required | 68.0 |
| quoteId | String | ID of the quote for contract endorsement. | Required | 68.0 |
| updateExistingContractDates | Boolean | Indicates whether to update dates on the existing contract when creating the endorsed contract version ( true) or not ( false). | Optional | 68.0 |

## Response Body for POST

[Contract Endorsement Response](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.insurance_developer_guide.meta/insurance_developer_guide/connect_responses_insurance_contract_endorse.htm "Output representation of the details when an endorsed contract version is created from a quote.")