> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Declare an FSMA exemption

> Declare an exemption under 21 CFR § 1.1305. Keep the supporting evidence available for the FDA: upload it on the exemption's dashboard page. Requires the Owner, Manager or Editor role; a read-only key is refused with 403.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/openapi-compliance.json post /compliance/api/v1/organizations/{organization_id}/exemptions
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Compliance API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Product safety and compliance data: recalls, hazards, and remedies; and an
    organization's FSMA 204 settings and record-retention minimums.


    ## Authentication


    All endpoints require an API key passed via the `X-API-Key` HTTP header,
    unless otherwise noted.


    ```

    X-API-Key: csb_<body>_<checksum>

    ```


    Generate API keys in **Settings > API Keys** in your dashboard, or via the
    Account API.

    Session-based (cookie) authentication is also accepted for browser-based
    access.


    ## Rate Limits


    | Tier        | Requests / minute | Requests / day |

    |-------------|-------------------|----------------|

    | Default     | 300               | 10,000         |

    | Custom      | Contact us        | Contact us     |


    Those windows are per key. Your plan also caps each organization per hour,
    across every key,

    login and session acting for it: 100 requests on Free (or while a
    subscription is lapsed),

    10,000 on Business. While a subscription is lapsed, any method other than
    `GET`, `HEAD` and

    `OPTIONS` returns `403`.


    Rate-limit headers are included on every response so callers can
    self-throttle without

    hitting our 429s ("informed governor"):


    - `RateLimit-Policy` — every active window, e.g. `300;w=60, 10000;w=86400`

    - `RateLimit-Limit` — quota for the **most-restrictive** currently-active
    window

    - `RateLimit-Remaining` — requests left in that window

    - `RateLimit-Reset` — seconds until that window resets (relative; clock-skew
    safe)


    Legacy `X-RateLimit-*` aliases are also emitted for back-compat.
    `X-RateLimit-Reset`

    keeps the absolute Unix-timestamp shape to avoid breaking existing
    consumers.


    When rate-limited, you receive `429 Too Many Requests` with a
    `retry_after_seconds` field

    in the error envelope and a `Retry-After` header.


    ## Pagination


    List endpoints return paginated results in this envelope:


    ```json

    {
      "data": [...],
      "pagination": {
        "page": 1,
        "page_size": 25,
        "total_count": 342,
        "total_pages": 14,
        "has_next": true,
        "has_previous": false
      }
    }

    ```


    Use `?page=2&page_size=50` query parameters. Maximum page size is 100.


    ## Error Responses


    All errors conform to [RFC 9457 Problem
    Details](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9457)

    with `Content-Type: application/problem+json`:


    ```json

    {
      "type": "https://closient.com/docs/errors/not_found",
      "title": "Not Found",
      "status": 404,
      "detail": "The requested resource was not found.",
      "error_code": "not_found",
      "retryable": false,
      "timestamp": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00"
    }

    ```


    Common error codes: `unauthorized` (401), `forbidden` (403), `not_found`
    (404),

    `validation_error` (422), `rate_limited` (429), `internal_error` (500).


    ## Versioning and Deprecation


    Every response from an operation in this document carries
    `Closient-API-Version` (its `info.version`).

    An operation marked `deprecated` answers with `Deprecation: @<Unix seconds>`

    ([RFC 9745](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9745)), `Sunset: <HTTP-date>`
    once a

    retirement date is set ([RFC 8594](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8594)),
    and

    `Link` entries for `rel="deprecation"`, `rel="sunset"` and
    `rel="successor-version"`.

    After its sunset it answers `410 Gone` naming the replacement. Policy:

    https://docs.closient.com/api-versioning
  termsOfService: https://www.closient.com/terms/
servers:
  - url: https://www.closient.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Compliance
    description: Product recall and safety queries.
  - name: FSMA configuration
    description: >-
      An organization's FSMA 204 designated contact, lot-code settings and
      retention minimums.
  - name: FSMA 204 exemptions and harvest areas
    description: >-
      The § 1.1305 exemptions an organization declares and the harvest areas its
      farms record.
  - name: EPCIS capture configuration
    description: >-
      An organization's EPCIS capture keys, serial-number pools and public-page
      visibility.
  - name: FSMA recordkeeping
    description: >-
      An organization's FSMA 204 trading partners, reference documents,
      traceability plan versions and mock FDA audits.
externalDocs:
  description: Closient Documentation
  url: https://docs.closient.com
paths:
  /compliance/api/v1/organizations/{organization_id}/exemptions:
    post:
      tags:
        - FSMA 204 exemptions and harvest areas
      summary: Declare an FSMA exemption
      description: >-
        Declare an exemption under 21 CFR § 1.1305. Keep the supporting evidence
        available for the FDA: upload it on the exemption's dashboard page.
        Requires the Owner, Manager or Editor role; a read-only key is refused
        with 403.
      operationId: create_exemption
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: organization_id
          schema:
            description: Identifier of the organization.
            format: shortuuid
            maxLength: 22
            minLength: 22
            pattern: ^[23456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz]{22}$
            title: Organization Id
            type: string
          required: true
          description: Identifier of the organization.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExemptionIn'
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExemptionOut'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorOut'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorOut'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorOut'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorOut'
        '405':
          description: Method Not Allowed
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorOut'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Content
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorOut'
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorOut'
      security:
        - APIKeyHeaderAuth: []
        - OAuthTokenAuth: []
        - CookieGatedSessionAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExemptionIn:
      description: >-
        The exemption to declare. An update replaces every field, so send them
        all.
      examples:
        - categories:
            - LEAFY_GREENS
          effective_date: '2026-01-01'
          exemption_code: 1305_c
          notes: Small farm declaration on file.
          scope: categories
      properties:
        exemption_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExemptionCodeEnum'
          description: The § 1.1305 subsection invoked.
        scope:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExemptionScopeEnum'
          description: >-
            `all_products` covers the whole organization; `products` covers only
            the GTINs in `gtins`; `categories` covers only the Food Traceability
            List categories in `categories`.
        gtins:
          description: >-
            GTINs of the covered products, each one of the organization's own.
            Used only when `scope` is `products`; one that is not the
            organization's is refused with 422.
          items:
            format: gtin
            maxLength: 14
            minLength: 8
            pattern: ^[0-9]{8}$|^[0-9]{12,14}$
            type: string
          maxItems: 500
          title: Gtins
          type: array
        categories:
          description: >-
            Food Traceability List categories covered. Used only when `scope` is
            `categories`.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FsmaScopeFtlCategoryEnum'
          maxItems: 50
          title: Categories
          type: array
        effective_date:
          description: First day the exemption applies, as `YYYY-MM-DD`.
          format: date
          title: Effective Date
          type: string
        expiry_date:
          anyOf:
            - format: date
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: >-
            Last day the exemption applies, as `YYYY-MM-DD`; null or omitted
            means no expiry. It cannot precede `effective_date`.
          title: Expiry Date
        notes:
          default: ''
          description: Free-form context for compliance staff, up to 10000 characters.
          maxLength: 10000
          pattern: ^[^\x00]{0,10000}$
          title: Notes
          type: string
      required:
        - exemption_code
        - scope
        - effective_date
      title: ExemptionIn
      type: object
    ExemptionOut:
      description: One declared 21 CFR § 1.1305 exemption.
      examples:
        - categories:
            - LEAFY_GREENS
          effective_date: '2026-01-01'
          exemption_code: 1305_c
          gtins: []
          has_evidence_document: true
          id: Wq3XzVn2Yk7mPaR5tBc8Lh
          notes: Small farm declaration on file.
          scope: categories
          state: active
      properties:
        id:
          description: Identifier of the exemption.
          format: shortuuid
          maxLength: 22
          minLength: 22
          pattern: ^[23456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz]{22}$
          title: Id
          type: string
        exemption_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExemptionCodeEnum'
          description: The § 1.1305 subsection invoked.
        scope:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExemptionScopeEnum'
          description: How broadly the exemption applies within the organization.
        gtins:
          description: GTIN-14 of each covered product; empty unless `scope` is `products`.
          items:
            type: string
          title: Gtins
          type: array
        categories:
          description: >-
            Food Traceability List categories covered; empty unless `scope` is
            `categories`.
          items:
            type: string
          title: Categories
          type: array
        effective_date:
          description: First day the exemption applies.
          format: date
          title: Effective Date
          type: string
        expiry_date:
          anyOf:
            - format: date
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Last day the exemption applies; null means no expiry.
          title: Expiry Date
        state:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExemptionStateEnum'
          description: >-
            `pending` before the effective date, `lapsed` after the expiry date,
            otherwise `active`.
        has_evidence_document:
          description: >-
            Whether supporting evidence is on file. It is uploaded on the
            dashboard, not here.
          title: Has Evidence Document
          type: boolean
        notes:
          description: Free-form context for compliance staff.
          title: Notes
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - exemption_code
        - scope
        - gtins
        - categories
        - effective_date
        - expiry_date
        - state
        - has_evidence_document
        - notes
      title: ExemptionOut
      type: object
    ErrorOut:
      description: |-
        RFC 9457 Problem Details response.

        All API errors are returned in this format with Content-Type:
        application/problem+json.
      examples:
        - detail: The requested resource was not found.
          error_code: not_found
          retryable: false
          status: 404
          timestamp: '2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00'
          title: Not Found
          type: https://closient.com/docs/errors/not_found
        - detail: Validation error.
          details:
            - loc:
                - body
                - name
              msg: Field required
              type: missing
          error_code: validation_error
          retryable: false
          status: 422
          timestamp: '2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00'
          title: Validation Error
          type: https://closient.com/docs/errors/validation_error
        - detail: Rate limit exceeded. Please try again later.
          error_code: rate_limited
          retry_after: 31
          retryable: true
          status: 429
          timestamp: '2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00'
          title: Rate Limited
          type: https://closient.com/docs/errors/rate_limited
      properties:
        type:
          description: URI reference identifying the error type.
          title: Type
          type: string
        title:
          description: Short human-readable summary of the error.
          title: Title
          type: string
        status:
          description: HTTP status code.
          title: Status
          type: integer
        detail:
          description: Human-readable explanation of this specific occurrence.
          title: Detail
          type: string
        error_code:
          description: Machine-readable error code (e.g. not_found, unauthorized).
          title: Error Code
          type: string
        retryable:
          default: false
          description: Whether retrying the same request can succeed.
          title: Retryable
          type: boolean
        timestamp:
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp of when the error occurred.
          title: Timestamp
          type: string
        retry_after:
          anyOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: 'null'
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying (when applicable).
          title: Retry After
        owner_action_required:
          anyOf:
            - type: boolean
            - type: 'null'
          description: Whether the error requires account owner intervention.
          title: Owner Action Required
        details:
          description: Additional context (validation errors, etc.).
          title: Details
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - error_code
        - timestamp
      title: ErrorOut
      type: object
    ExemptionCodeEnum:
      enum:
        - 1305_a
        - 1305_b
        - 1305_c
        - 1305_d
        - 1305_e
        - 1305_f
        - 1305_g
        - 1305_h
        - 1305_i
        - 1305_j
        - 1305_k
        - 1305_l
      title: ExemptionCodeEnum
      type: string
    ExemptionScopeEnum:
      enum:
        - all_products
        - products
        - categories
      title: ExemptionScopeEnum
      type: string
    FsmaScopeFtlCategoryEnum:
      enum:
        - LEAFY_GREENS
        - FRESH_CUT
        - FRESH_HERBS
        - TOMATOES
        - PEPPERS
        - SPROUTS
        - CUCUMBERS
        - MELONS
        - TROPICAL_FRUITS
        - FINFISH
        - CRUSTACEANS
        - MOLLUSCAN
        - DELI_SALADS
        - NUT_BUTTERS
        - SOFT_CHEESES
        - SHELL_EGGS
        - LEAFY_GREENS_FRESH_CUT
        - FRUITS_FRESH_CUT
        - VEGETABLES_FRESH_CUT
        - FINFISH_HISTAMINE
        - FINFISH_CIGUATOXIN
        - FINFISH_OTHER
        - SMOKED_FINFISH
        - CHEESE_PASTEURIZED_FRESH_SOFT
        - CHEESE_PASTEURIZED_SOFT_RIPENED
        - CHEESE_UNPASTEURIZED
      title: FsmaScopeFtlCategoryEnum
      type: string
    ExemptionStateEnum:
      enum:
        - active
        - pending
        - lapsed
      title: ExemptionStateEnum
      type: string
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeaderAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
    OAuthTokenAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    CookieGatedSessionAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: sessionid

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