Create Goal

Create a new goal for an employee.

Sample Request Url

https://api.bamboohr.com/api/gateway.php/samplecompany/v1/performance/employees/123/goals

Sample Request Body Without Milestones

{
	"description": "I wanna do a cartwheel. But real casual like. Not enough to make a big deal out of it, but I know everyone saw it. One stunning, gorgeous cartwheel.",
	"dueDate": "2021-03-17",
	"percentComplete": 0,
	"sharedWithEmployeeIds": [
		"123"
	],
	"title": "Do the perfect cartwheel"
}

Sample Request Body With Milestones

{
    "description": "Ut enim ad minim veniam.",
    "dueDate": "2024-12-17",
    "sharedWithEmployeeIds": [
        123
    ],
    "title": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.",
    "milestones": [
        {
            "title": "milestone a",
            "startValue": 100,
            "endValue": 50
        },
        {
            "title": "milestone b",
            "startValue": -7,
            "endValue": 5
        }
    ]
}

Sample Response Without Milestones

{
    "goal": {
        "id": "20",
        "title": "Do the perfect cartwheel",
        "description": "I wanna do a cartwheel. But real casual like. Not enough to make a big deal out of it, but I know everyone saw it. One stunning, gorgeous cartwheel.",
        "percentComplete": 0,
        "alignsWithOptionId": null,
        "sharedWithEmployeeIds": [
            123
        ],
        "dueDate": "2021-03-17",
        "completionDate": null,
        "status": "in-progress"
    }
}

Sample Response With Milestones

{
    "goal": {
        "id": "23",
        "title": "Do the perfect cartwheel",
        "description": "I wanna do a cartwheel. But real casual like. Not enough to make a big deal out of it, but I know everyone saw it. One stunning, gorgeous cartwheel.",
        "percentComplete": 0,
        "alignsWithOptionId": null,
        "sharedWithEmployeeIds": [
            123
        ],
        "dueDate": "2021-03-17",
        "completionDate": null,
        "status": "in-progress",
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": 17,
                "employeeGoalId": 16,
                "title": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet",
                "currentValue": 100,
                "startValue": 100,
                "endValue": 50,
                "completedDateTime": null,
                "lastUpdateDateTime": "2022-07-15T15:37:02Z",
                "lastUpdateUserId": 123
            }
         ],
         "actions": {
            "canEditGoalProgressBar": false,
            "canEditGoalMilestoneProgressBar": true
        }
    }
}
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