> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api.buildingswell.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Departments (shops)

> Read-only departments, called shops in the API.

Base path: `/shop` (relative to your instance’s `/api/v2`).

The standard list, single-record read, query, count, and group-and-count endpoints are available. Generic write routes are not registered.

**Search columns:** `name`

## Fields

| Field              | Type              | Notes                                      |
| ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `id`               | uuid              | Unique record ID. Read-only.               |
| `organizationId`   | uuid              | Organization from your API key. Read-only. |
| `createdAt`        | date-time         | Read-only.                                 |
| `updatedAt`        | date-time         | Read-only.                                 |
| `isArchived`       | boolean           | Read-only.                                 |
| `archivedAt`       | date-time \| null | Read-only.                                 |
| `name`             | string            | Read-only.                                 |
| `timezone`         | string            | Read-only.                                 |
| `isProductionShop` | boolean           | Read-only.                                 |

Departments are called `shop` in the API. `timezone` is an IANA timezone, and `isProductionShop` distinguishes production departments. These v2 endpoints expose reads only; manage departments in the application.