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Start another household

POST
/api/households
curl --request POST \
--url http://localhost:3000/api/households \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--cookie merran.session_token=<merran.session_token> \
--data '{ "name": "Grandma'\''s kitchen" }'

Server admins only, for now. You become its owner, and it becomes the one in use on this device.

Media typeapplication/json
object
name
required
string
>= 1 characters <= 100 characters

Example

{
"name": "Grandma's kitchen"
}

Started.

Media typeapplication/json
object
id
required
string
name
required
string
country
required
string | null
currency
required
string | null
timeZone
required
string
weekStartsOn
required
integer
meals
required

The meals filled for it (by Fill the week and Plan each week), in a day’s order: every meal until it opts out of some. Any meal can be planned by hand.

Array<string>
Allowed values: breakfast lunch dinner snack
role
required
string
Allowed values: owner admin member

Example

{
"id": "0199e8b0-5a10-7a01-8b00-000000000003",
"name": "The Riveras",
"country": "US",
"currency": "USD",
"timeZone": "America/Phoenix",
"weekStartsOn": 0,
"meals": [
"dinner"
],
"role": "owner"
}

Not signed in.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required
string
message
required
string
fields
object
key
additional properties
string

Example

{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "There's nothing here.",
"fields": {
"name": "Give it a name."
}
}
}

Not allowed.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
code
required
string
message
required
string
fields
object
key
additional properties
string

Example

{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "There's nothing here.",
"fields": {
"name": "Give it a name."
}
}
}

© 2026 Kyle Johnson. Documentation: CC BY 4.0. Merran: AGPL-3.0-or-later.