> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.waterr.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a new persona



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /personas
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: WaterrAI API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    REST API for the WaterrAI meeting platform — create scenarios, spin up
    AI-driven meetings, fetch transcripts and analyses.
  contact:
    name: Support
    email: harshit@waterr.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.waterr.ai/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Users
  - name: Personas
  - name: Voices
  - name: Scenarios
  - name: Goals
  - name: Meetings
  - name: Analyses
  - name: Recordings
  - name: Transcripts
  - name: Tools
    description: >-
      Account-scoped custom function (tool) definitions the LLM can call
      mid-meeting.
  - name: Scenario Tools
    description: >-
      Per-scenario attachments linking a scenario to one or more tool
      definitions.
paths:
  /personas:
    post:
      tags:
        - Personas
      summary: Create a new persona
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
                - job_title
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 100
                  description: Name of the persona
                job_title:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 100
                  description: Job title of the persona
                voice_id:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of the voice associated with the persona
                demeanor:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - friendly
                    - analytical
                    - empathetic
                    - curious
                    - enthusiastic
                    - critical
                    - casual
                    - blunt
                    - assertive
                    - neutral
                  description: The personality style of the persona
                background:
                  type: string
                  description: Detailed background information about the persona
                avatar:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 255
                  description: >-
                    Raw URL to the persona's avatar image. Prefer `avatar_id`
                    for catalog avatars.
                avatar_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: >-
                    ID of an avatar from `GET /avatars`. Takes precedence over
                    `avatar`; the avatar's URL is copied into the persona
                    automatically.
                gender:
                  type: string
                  description: Persona gender (used for voice/avatar defaults).
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Persona created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  job_title:
                    type: string
                  voice_id:
                    type: string
                  user_basic_info_id:
                    type: string
                  demeanor:
                    type: string
                  background:
                    type: string
                  avatar:
                    type: string
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  updated_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
        '400':
          description: Invalid input data
        '500':
          description: Server error
      security:
        - apiKeyAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: wai_...
      description: >-
        API key from waterr.ai/settings?tab=api-keys. Send as `Authorization:
        Bearer wai_<your_key>`.

````