Create Case

Creates a new case for organizing files, analyses, and results related to a crash or legal matter.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes	Descriptive name for the case
clientName	string	No	Name of the client associated with this case
organizationId	string	No	ID of the organization to associate this case with

info

Empty string organizationId values are treated as null (no organization).

Response

Returns the created case with:

• id: Unique case identifier
• name: Case name
• clientName: Client name (if provided)
• organizationId: Organization ID (if associated)
• status: Case status (typically "active")
• creatorId: ID of the API key or user that created the case
• created: Creation timestamp (Unix seconds)
• updated: Last modification timestamp (Unix seconds)

Examples

Go

import (
    "context"
    "github.com/silentwitness/go-sdk"
)

// Basic case
response, err := silentwitness.Cases.Create(ctx, &silentwitness.CreateCaseRequest{
    Name: "Smith v. Johnson",
})

// With client name
response, err := silentwitness.Cases.Create(ctx, &silentwitness.CreateCaseRequest{
    Name:       "Smith v. Johnson",
    ClientName: silentwitness.String("Jane Smith"),
})

// With organization
orgID := "org_abc123"
response, err := silentwitness.Cases.Create(ctx, &silentwitness.CreateCaseRequest{
    Name:           "Smith v. Johnson",
    ClientName:     silentwitness.String("Jane Smith"),
    OrganizationId: &orgID,
})

if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

fmt.Printf("Created: %s (ID: %s)\n", response.Case.Name, response.Case.Id)

TypeScript

import { createCase } from "@silentwitness/typescript-sdk";

// Basic case
const response = await createCase({
    name: "Smith v. Johnson"
});

// With client name
const response = await createCase({
    name: "Smith v. Johnson",
    clientName: "Jane Smith"
});

// With organization
const response = await createCase({
    name: "Smith v. Johnson",
    clientName: "Jane Smith",
    organizationId: "org_abc123"
});

console.log(`Created: ${response.case.name} (ID: ${response.case.id})`);

Errors

Code	Description
INVALID_ARGUMENT	Missing required name field
UNAUTHENTICATED	Invalid or missing API key