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POST
/
api
/
v2
/
alternative
/
create
Create Alternative
curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.octavehq.com/api/v2/alternative/create \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'api_key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Manual spreadsheet workflow",
  "internalName": "Excel + email research stack",
  "description": "Prospects stitch together spreadsheets and email to track outreach",
  "whereItWorks": [
    "Small team with one owner",
    "Low deal volume"
  ],
  "whereItBreaks": [
    "Cross-team handoffs",
    "Compliance review"
  ],
  "whoChampionsThisApproach": [
    "Frugal ops lead",
    "Founder who built the spreadsheet"
  ],
  "whyOurApproachIsSuperior": [
    "Single system of record",
    "Auditable workflow"
  ],
  "perceivedBenefits": [
    "No new vendor risk",
    "Familiar tools"
  ],
  "hiddenCostsAndPitfalls": [
    "Tribal knowledge loss",
    "Rework when owners rotate"
  ],
  "customFields": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "value": [
        "<string>"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "primaryOfferingOId": "o_123456",
  "linkingStrategy": {
    "mode": "ALL"
  }
}
'
{
  "_metadata": {
    "requestId": "requestId",
    "timestamp": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "usage": 0,
    "message": "message"
  },
  "data": {
    "oId": "<string>",
    "createdAt": "<string>",
    "updatedAt": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "internalName": "<string>",
    "description": "<string>",
    "deletedAt": "<string>",
    "archivedAt": "<string>",
    "active": true,
    "data": {
      "whereItWorks": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "whereItBreaks": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "whoChampionsThisApproach": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "whyOurApproachIsSuperior": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "perceivedBenefits": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "hiddenCostsAndPitfalls": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "customFields": [
        {
          "title": "<string>",
          "value": [
            "<string>"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "user": {
      "oId": "<string>",
      "firstName": "John",
      "lastName": "Doe"
    },
    "workspace": {
      "oId": "<string>"
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

​
api_key
string
header
required

Body

application/json

Alternative creation input

​
name
string
required

The external name of the status quo / incumbent alternative

Minimum string length: 1
Example:

"Manual spreadsheet workflow"

​
internalName
string

The internal name of the alternative

Example:

"Excel + email research stack"

​
description
string

A description of the alternative

Example:

"Prospects stitch together spreadsheets and email to track outreach"

​
whereItWorks
string[]

Conditions and contexts where this alternative genuinely holds up

Example:
[
  "Small team with one owner",
  "Low deal volume"
]
​
whereItBreaks
string[]

Concrete failure modes and triggers where this approach stops working

Example:
["Cross-team handoffs", "Compliance review"]
​
whoChampionsThisApproach
string[]

Personas or mindsets that advocate for this path and resist change

Example:
[
  "Frugal ops lead",
  "Founder who built the spreadsheet"
]
​
whyOurApproachIsSuperior
string[]

Specific ways the offering addresses gaps and failure modes of this alternative

Example:
[
  "Single system of record",
  "Auditable workflow"
]
​
perceivedBenefits
string[]

Why this approach feels rational, safe, or good enough organizationally

Example:
["No new vendor risk", "Familiar tools"]
​
hiddenCostsAndPitfalls
string[]

Non-obvious costs, compounding debt, and second-order risks over time

Example:
[
  "Tribal knowledge loss",
  "Rework when owners rotate"
]
​
customFields
object[]

Custom fields for additional alternative information

​
primaryOfferingOId
string

Primary Offering to use as context when creating alternatives. If not provided, the primary company attached to the Workspace will be used.

Example:

"o_123456"

​
linkingStrategy
object

Strategy for linking this alternative to offerings (products/services)

Response

Alternative created successfully

​
_metadata
object
required
​
data
object
required