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# Create a Mobile Device Prestage


Create a mobile device prestage

> 📋 **Required privilege:** Create Mobile Device PreStage Enrollments

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "title": "Jamf Pro API",
    "termsOfService": "https://www.jamf.com/developer-resources/api-license-agreement",
    "version": "11.32.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://yourServer.jamfcloud.com/api"
    }
  ],
  "x-readme": {
    "samples-languages": [
      "curl",
      "swift",
      "ruby",
      "python"
    ],
    "explorer-enabled": false
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "Bearer": []
    },
    {
      "ApiClient": []
    },
    {
      "BasicAuth": [
        "/v1/auth/token"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/v3/mobile-device-prestages": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "mobile-device-prestages"
        ],
        "summary": "Create a Mobile Device Prestage\n",
        "description": "Create a mobile device prestage\n\n> 📋 **Required privilege:** Create Mobile Device PreStage Enrollments",
        "requestBody": {
          "description": "Mobile Device Prestage to create. ids defined in this body will be ignored",
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MobileDevicePrestageV3"
              }
            }
          },
          "required": true
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "Mobile Device Prestage was created",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HrefResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "x-required-privileges": [
          "Create Mobile Device PreStage Enrollments"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "DeviceEnrollmentPrestageV3": {
        "required": [
          "authenticationPrompt",
          "autoAdvanceSetup",
          "defaultPrestage",
          "department",
          "deviceEnrollmentProgramInstanceId",
          "displayName",
          "enableDeviceBasedActivationLock",
          "enrollmentSiteId",
          "keepExistingLocationInformation",
          "keepExistingSiteMembership",
          "locationInformation",
          "mandatory",
          "mdmRemovable",
          "preventActivationLock",
          "purchasingInformation",
          "requireAuthentication",
          "supportEmailAddress",
          "supportPhoneNumber"
        ],
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "displayName": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Example Mobile Prestage Name"
          },
          "mandatory": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": false
          },
          "mdmRemovable": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "supportPhoneNumber": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "5555555555"
          },
          "supportEmailAddress": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "example@example.com"
          },
          "department": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Oxbow"
          },
          "defaultPrestage": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": false
          },
          "enrollmentSiteId": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "-1"
          },
          "keepExistingSiteMembership": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "keepExistingLocationInformation": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "requireAuthentication": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "authenticationPrompt": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "LDAP authentication prompt"
          },
          "preventActivationLock": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "enableDeviceBasedActivationLock": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "deviceEnrollmentProgramInstanceId": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "5"
          },
          "skipSetupItems": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "example": {
              "Location": true,
              "Privacy": false
            }
          },
          "locationInformation": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocationInformationV3"
          },
          "purchasingInformation": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PrestagePurchasingInformationV3"
          },
          "anchorCertificates": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "The Base64 encoded PEM Certificate",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "xNE5HRgotLS0tLUVORCBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCg=="
            }
          },
          "enrollmentCustomizationId": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "2"
          },
          "language": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "en"
          },
          "region": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "US"
          },
          "autoAdvanceSetup": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          }
        }
      },
      "HrefResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "minLength": 1,
            "type": "string",
            "example": "1"
          },
          "href": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "https://yourJamfProUrl.jamf/api/v1/resource/1"
          }
        }
      },
      "LocationInformationV3": {
        "required": [
          "buildingId",
          "departmentId",
          "email",
          "id",
          "phone",
          "position",
          "realname",
          "room",
          "username",
          "versionLock"
        ],
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "username": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "name"
          },
          "realname": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "realName"
          },
          "phone": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "123-456-7890"
          },
          "email": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "test@jamf.com"
          },
          "room": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "room"
          },
          "position": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "postion"
          },
          "departmentId": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "1"
          },
          "buildingId": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "1"
          },
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "-1"
          },
          "versionLock": {
            "type": "integer",
            "example": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "MobileDevicePrestageNameV3": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "1"
          },
          "deviceName": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "iPad"
          },
          "used": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": false
          }
        }
      },
      "MobileDevicePrestageNamesV3": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "assignNamesUsing": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "List of Names"
          },
          "prestageDeviceNames": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MobileDevicePrestageNameV3"
            }
          },
          "deviceNamePrefix": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "prefix"
          },
          "deviceNameSuffix": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "suffix"
          },
          "singleDeviceName": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "name"
          },
          "manageNames": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "deviceNamingConfigured": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          }
        }
      },
      "MobileDevicePrestageV3": {
        "allOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeviceEnrollmentPrestageV3"
          },
          {
            "required": [
              "allowPairing",
              "configureDeviceBeforeSetupAssistant",
              "maximumSharedAccounts",
              "multiUser",
              "sendTimezone",
              "storageQuotaSizeMegabytes",
              "supervised",
              "timezone",
              "useStorageQuotaSize"
            ],
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "allowPairing": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": true
              },
              "multiUser": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": true
              },
              "supervised": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": true
              },
              "maximumSharedAccounts": {
                "type": "integer",
                "example": 10
              },
              "configureDeviceBeforeSetupAssistant": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": true
              },
              "names": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MobileDevicePrestageNamesV3"
              },
              "sendTimezone": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": true
              },
              "timezone": {
                "type": "string",
                "example": "America/Chicago"
              },
              "storageQuotaSizeMegabytes": {
                "type": "integer",
                "example": 4096
              },
              "useStorageQuotaSize": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": true
              },
              "temporarySessionOnly": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": false
              },
              "enforceTemporarySessionTimeout": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": false
              },
              "temporarySessionTimeout": {
                "type": "integer",
                "example": 30
              },
              "enforceUserSessionTimeout": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": false
              },
              "userSessionTimeout": {
                "type": "integer",
                "example": 30
              },
              "prestageMinimumOsTargetVersionTypeIos": {
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": false,
                "example": "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_VERSION",
                "enum": [
                  "NO_ENFORCEMENT",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_VERSION",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_MAJOR_VERSION",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_MINOR_VERSION",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_SPECIFIC_VERSION"
                ]
              },
              "minimumOsSpecificVersionIos": {
                "minLength": 0,
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": false,
                "example": "17.1"
              },
              "prestageMinimumOsTargetVersionTypeIpad": {
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": false,
                "example": "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_VERSION",
                "enum": [
                  "NO_ENFORCEMENT",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_VERSION",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_MAJOR_VERSION",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_LATEST_MINOR_VERSION",
                  "MINIMUM_OS_SPECIFIC_VERSION"
                ]
              },
              "minimumOsSpecificVersionIpad": {
                "minLength": 0,
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": false,
                "example": "17.1"
              },
              "rtsEnabled": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "example": false
              },
              "rtsConfigProfileId": {
                "type": "string",
                "example": "1"
              },
              "preserveManagedApps": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "Controls whether managed apps are preserved during Return to Service operations.",
                "example": false
              },
              "installAppsDuringEnrollment": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "Controls whether apps are installed during the enrollment process.",
                "example": true
              },
              "doNotUseProfileFromBackup": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "If true, the device does not use the profile when it restores a backup. Default is false. Available in iOS 26 and later, and visionOS 26 and later; otherwise ignored by devices.",
                "example": true
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "PrestagePurchasingInformationV3": {
        "required": [
          "appleCareId",
          "id",
          "leaseDate",
          "leased",
          "lifeExpectancy",
          "poDate",
          "poNumber",
          "purchasePrice",
          "purchased",
          "purchasingAccount",
          "purchasingContact",
          "vendor",
          "versionLock",
          "warrantyDate"
        ],
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "-1"
          },
          "leased": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "purchased": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "example": true
          },
          "appleCareId": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "abcd"
          },
          "poNumber": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "53-1"
          },
          "vendor": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "Example Vendor"
          },
          "purchasePrice": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "$500"
          },
          "lifeExpectancy": {
            "type": "integer",
            "example": 5
          },
          "purchasingAccount": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "admin"
          },
          "purchasingContact": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "true"
          },
          "leaseDate": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "2019-01-01"
          },
          "poDate": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "2019-01-01"
          },
          "warrantyDate": {
            "type": "string",
            "example": "2019-01-01"
          },
          "versionLock": {
            "type": "integer",
            "example": 1
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "Bearer": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "bearerFormat": "JWT"
      },
      "BasicAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "description": "Basic auth is used only for obtaining bearer tokens from the /v1/auth/token endpoint",
        "scheme": "basic"
      },
      "ApiClient": {
        "type": "oauth2",
        "description": "Jamf Pro API Roles and Clients provide a client ID and secret for obtaining access tokens using the OAuth2 client_credentials grant type",
        "flows": {
          "clientCredentials": {
            "tokenUrl": "/api/v1/oauth/token",
            "scopes": {}
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```