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

# Create Private Life Moment

> Saves a member-owned private date that may generate an assigned-caregiver reminder only when the matching consent is enabled. One-time dates must be today or later.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /v1/care-life-moments/moments
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: TheFaithApp Partner API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The v1 API for third-party apps that sign in TheFaithApp members and access
    church-scoped content and workflows.
  contact:
    name: TheFaithApp Support
    email: support@thefaithapp.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.thefaithapp.com
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
    bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Hosted Auth
    description: Sign members in through the hosted TheFaithApp authentication flow.
  - name: Core Experience
    description: Load member context and the personalized home experience.
  - name: Content
    description: >-
      Read sermons, media, YouTube videos, devotionals, and streaming
      configuration.
  - name: Engagement
    description: Manage member favorites and devotional bookmarks.
  - name: Churches
    description: Read church profiles, public directory records, and branch information.
  - name: Events & Volunteers
    description: >-
      Browse events and volunteer opportunities, then manage registrations and
      commitments.
  - name: Notifications & Bulletins
    description: Read church and member notifications and published bulletins.
  - name: Prayer
    description: Submit a prayer request for the authenticated member.
  - name: Pastoral Care
    description: >-
      Manage the authenticated member’s confidential care requests,
      consent-based follow-up preferences, private life moments, and quiet days.
  - name: Member Connections
    description: Manage the member’s campus and ministry connections.
  - name: Community Groups
    description: >-
      Discover groups and manage membership, feeds, attendance, study guides,
      and leader notes.
  - name: Community Preferences & Research
    description: >-
      Manage community preferences, summaries, and consent-based research
      participation.
  - name: Resource Sharing
    description: Offer shared resources and manage member loan requests and transitions.
  - name: Mutual Aid
    description: >-
      Manage needs and offers, private responses, safety reports, and member
      activity.
  - name: Analytics
    description: Record product analytics events and retrieve aggregate metrics.
  - name: Notification Analytics
    description: Record and summarize notification delivery, open, and click events.
paths:
  /v1/care-life-moments/moments:
    post:
      tags:
        - Pastoral Care
      summary: Create Private Life Moment
      description: >-
        Saves a member-owned private date that may generate an
        assigned-caregiver reminder only when the matching consent is enabled.
        One-time dates must be today or later.
      operationId: postCareLifeMomentsMoments
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentInput'
            example:
              kind: grief_anniversary
              status: active
              title: Remember Mum
              event_date: '2026-09-14'
              recurrence: yearly
              reminder_lead_days: 7
              member_note: Please ask before calling.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The private life moment was created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentResponse'
              example:
                status: Success
                message: Your private life moment was saved.
                data:
                  life_moment:
                    id: 73
                    kind: grief_anniversary
                    status: active
                    title: Remember Mum
                    event_date: '2026-09-14'
                    next_reminder_on: '2026-09-07'
                    recurrence: yearly
                    reminder_lead_days: 7
                    member_note: Please ask before calling.
                    has_assigned_caregiver: true
                    assigned_to_name: Pastor Grace
                    created_at: '2026-07-25T09:35:00.000000Z'
                    updated_at: '2026-07-25T09:35:00.000000Z'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    CareLifeMomentInput:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - kind
        - title
        - event_date
        - recurrence
        - reminder_lead_days
      properties:
        kind:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentKind'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentStatus'
        title:
          type: string
          description: Private title.
          minLength: 2
          maxLength: 160
        event_date:
          type: string
          description: Private event date. One-time dates must be today or later.
          format: date
        recurrence:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentRecurrence'
        reminder_lead_days:
          type: integer
          description: Days before the event to remind the care team.
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 60
        member_note:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Optional private guidance.
          maxLength: 5000
    CareLifeMomentResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - data
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: Request result.
          example: Success
        message:
          type: string
          description: Member-facing result message.
        data:
          type: object
          required:
            - life_moment
          properties:
            life_moment:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMoment'
    CareLifeMomentKind:
      type: string
      description: Private life-moment kind.
      enum:
        - birthday
        - grief_anniversary
        - illness_check_in
        - crisis_follow_up
        - hard_anniversary
      example: grief_anniversary
    CareLifeMomentStatus:
      type: string
      description: Life-moment status editable by the member.
      enum:
        - active
        - paused
      example: active
    CareLifeMomentRecurrence:
      type: string
      description: Whether the private date occurs once or yearly.
      enum:
        - once
        - yearly
      example: yearly
    CareLifeMoment:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - kind
        - status
        - title
        - event_date
        - recurrence
        - reminder_lead_days
        - has_assigned_caregiver
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Life-moment identifier.
          example: 73
        kind:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentKind'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentStatus'
        title:
          type: string
          description: Private member-provided title.
          example: Remember Mum
        event_date:
          type: string
          description: Private event date.
          format: date
          example: '2026-09-14'
        next_reminder_on:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Next date the care team may be reminded.
          format: date
        recurrence:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CareLifeMomentRecurrence'
        reminder_lead_days:
          type: integer
          description: Days before the date to remind the assigned caregiver.
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 60
          example: 7
        member_note:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Private member guidance for the care team.
        has_assigned_caregiver:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether an authorized caregiver is assigned.
        assigned_to_name:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Assigned caregiver display name.
        created_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Creation time.
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Last update time.
          format: date-time
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Error response. Validation failures also include an `errors` object
        keyed by field name.
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: Error
        message:
          type: string
          example: The request could not be completed.
        error:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          example: null
        error_message:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          example: null
        errors:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request is not valid for the current resource state.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: >-
        The API key or member bearer token is missing, invalid, expired, or
        belongs to another church.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Forbidden:
      description: The member is authenticated but cannot perform this action.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found in the authenticated church.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    ValidationError:
      description: One or more request fields failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    ServerError:
      description: >-
        The request could not be completed because of an unexpected server
        error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        Client API key copied from Developer Access in the TheFaithApp
        dashboard.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Sanctum
      description: Member access token returned by `POST /v1/auth/token`.

````