curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/matrices/{matrixId}/columns \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "label": "Liability cap",
      "question": "What is the liability cap, and what does it apply to?",
      "columnType": "free_text",
      "options": [
        "yes",
        "no",
        "not addressed"
      ],
      "instructions": "House paper. Cap liability at 12 months of fees; never accept uncapped indemnity."
    }
  ]
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/matrices/{matrixId}/columns"

payload = { "columns": [
        {
            "label": "Liability cap",
            "question": "What is the liability cap, and what does it apply to?",
            "columnType": "free_text",
            "options": ["yes", "no", "not addressed"],
            "instructions": "House paper. Cap liability at 12 months of fees; never accept uncapped indemnity."
        }
    ] }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    columns: [
      {
        label: 'Liability cap',
        question: 'What is the liability cap, and what does it apply to?',
        columnType: 'free_text',
        options: ['yes', 'no', 'not addressed'],
        instructions: 'House paper. Cap liability at 12 months of fees; never accept uncapped indemnity.'
      }
    ]
  })
};

fetch('https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/matrices/{matrixId}/columns', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/matrices/{matrixId}/columns"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"columns\": [\n    {\n      \"label\": \"Liability cap\",\n      \"question\": \"What is the liability cap, and what does it apply to?\",\n      \"columnType\": \"free_text\",\n      \"options\": [\n        \"yes\",\n        \"no\",\n        \"not addressed\"\n      ],\n      \"instructions\": \"House paper. Cap liability at 12 months of fees; never accept uncapped indemnity.\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

{
  "id": "mtx_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "matterId": "mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "title": "Vendor agreement review",
  "description": "Master services agreement with Acme for the 2026 platform rollout.",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "columns": [
    {
      "id": "col_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
      "label": "Liability cap",
      "question": "What is the liability cap, and what does it apply to?",
      "columnType": "free_text",
      "options": [
        "yes",
        "no",
        "not addressed"
      ],
      "instructions": "House paper. Cap liability at 12 months of fees; never accept uncapped indemnity.",
      "dependsOnColumnId": "col_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
      "gateExpression": "yes",
      "injectUpstream": false,
      "position": 0
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "row_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
      "documentId": "doc_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
      "filename": "msa-acme-v3.docx",
      "position": 0
    }
  ],
  "cellCount": 24,
  "pendingCellCount": 0,
  "errorCellCount": 0,
  "createdAt": "2026-08-19T14:32:10Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-19T14:32:10Z"
}

{
  "type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
  "instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}

{
  "type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
  "instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}

{
  "type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
  "instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}

{
  "type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
  "instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "errors": [
    {
      "location": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}

{
  "type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
  "instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}

{
  "type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
  "instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}

{
  "type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
  "instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
  "requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}