# headerFooters.parts.create

> Create a new independent header/footer part, optionally cloned from an existing part.



- Member path: `doc.headerFooters.parts.create(…)`
- Mutates document: yes
- Idempotency: `non-idempotent`
- Supports tracked mode: no
- Supports dry run: yes

## Expected result

Returns a HeaderFooterPartsMutationResult with the new refId/partPath on success, INVALID_TARGET failure when sourceRefId is invalid or mismatched.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$defs": {},
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "enum": [
        "header",
        "footer"
      ]
    },
    "sourceRefId": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "kind"
  ]
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$defs": {},
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "success": {
          "const": true
        },
        "refId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "partPath": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "success",
        "refId",
        "partPath"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "success": {
          "const": false
        },
        "failure": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "code": {
              "enum": [
                "INVALID_TARGET"
              ]
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "details": {}
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "code",
            "message"
          ]
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "success",
        "failure"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Pre-apply throws

- `INVALID_TARGET`
- `INVALID_INPUT`
- `CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE`
- `INTERNAL_ERROR`

## Non-applied receipt codes

- `INVALID_TARGET`