# Create Staff Member — ServiceM8

> Create a staff member. See the documentation

- Key: `servicem8-create-staff`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: ServiceM8 (`servicem8`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/servicem8.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/servicem8/actions/create-staff
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/servicem8/actions/create-staff/create-staff.mjs

## Description

Create a staff member. [See the documentation](https://developer.servicem8.com/reference/createstaffmembers)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `first` | `string` | Yes | First name (max 30 characters). |
| `last` | `string` | Yes | Last name (max 30 characters). |
| `email` | `string` | Yes | Email address; also used as login name. |
| `mobile` | `string` | No | Mobile number for SMS and caller identification. |
| `jobTitle` | `string` | No | Role or title shown across the product. |
| `navigatingToJobUuid` | `string` | No | Job the staff member is currently navigating to (navigating_to_job_uuid). Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `color` | `string` | No | Hex color for schedule and dispatch display (color). |
| `statusMessage` | `string` | No | Short summary of current status (status_message). |
| `statusMessageTimestamp` | `string` | No | When the status message was last updated (status_message_timestamp; e.g. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS). |
| `hideFromSchedule` | `boolean` | No | Enable to hide this staff member from the schedule (hide_from_schedule). |
| `securityRoleUuid` | `string` | No | Permission set (API security_role_uuid). Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `labourMaterialUuid` | `string` | No | Default labour inventory material (API labour_material_uuid). Options are loaded from the connected account. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "servicem8",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "servicem8-create-staff",
  arguments: {
    first: "First Name",
    last: "Last Name",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "servicem8-create-staff",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    servicem8: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    first: "First Name",
    last: "Last Name",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "servicem8-create-staff",
    "configured_props": {
      "servicem8": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "first": "First Name",
      "last": "Last Name"
    }
  }'
```

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