# \_new

Creates a new Form Block.

### Parameters

#### name

The name which will be given to the new Form Block.

### Example

```
FM_api('FormBlock_new', [
        'name' => 'new name'
    ]
);
```

### Results

#### On Success

```
{"ok":1,"id":100,"name":"name","type":0}
```

#### On Failure

If the "name" parameter is not set:

```
{"error":"missing or invalid parameter: name"}
```

If the "name" parameter is set but is blank after being trimmed:

```
{"error":"no name returned"}
```

If the "type" parameter has a value higher than 1:

```
{"error":"invalid form_block type supplied"}
```

If a Form Block with the chosen name already exists:

```
{"id":100,"error":"A form or email block with that name already exists"}
```


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