# Creating Reports

> Create a Report three ways: a Run Report step in a Workflow, the Create a Report API endpoint, or manually from Reports > All Reports in the Dashboard.

Source: https://help.withpersona.com/articles/3qGLZYtRNreVNZHxXAZqhw/
Section: Reports > Introduction > Using Reports

## Overview

A [Report](https://help.withpersona.com/articles/hI9YUPxjW7v46pFfyk6J1/) provides additional information about an individual or business beyond what they submit directly in an Inquiry. Reports enrich identity profiles by pulling from both authoritative and non-authoritative sources such as databases, public records, watchlists, media mentions, and behavioral signals. They play a key role in helping organizations satisfy compliance requirements and mitigate fraud risk.

This article outlines the primary ways you can create a Report using Persona’s platform and APIs.

## Methods for creating a Report

### 1\. Within a Workflow (recommended)

You can create Reports within a Workflow using different steps. This provides a solution when a Report is not included in an Inquiry Template or when a Reports Template needs to be used independently.

#### Relevant Workflow steps

- [Workflows: Run Report Step](https://help.withpersona.com/articles/20fGyKJCYgiR9NMY9nlKkN/)

Similar to the method above, you will need to specify the Reports Template for newly created Verifications. See the article on [Workflows: Run Report step](https://help.withpersona.com/articles/20fGyKJCYgiR9NMY9nlKkN/) for step-specific configurations.

### 2\. Directly creating a Report via API

You can create a Report directly via API.

#### Relevant API endpoint

The relevant API endpoint to execute this request is:

- [Create a Report](https://docs.withpersona.com/reference/create-a-report)

#### Specifying the creation of a Report in the API request

The Create a Report endpoint generates a Report directly. You'll need to include additional values in your request. We recommend consulting our API reference documentation to review, test, and explore our OpenAPI specification for more details.

**Required values in the `data` > `attributes` > `report_type` object:**

- query: Varies based on the selected report type.

Required query fields vary by Report type. Please consult the [Create a Report in the API documentation](https://docs.withpersona.com/reference/create-a-report) for specific requirements and examples.

### 3\. Within the Persona Dashboard

The last way to create a new report is within the Persona Dashboard. Navigate to **Reports > All Reports** and click the **\+ Create report** button.

![createareportdash](https://assets.withpersona.com/f_auto,q_auto/help-center/articles/reports/createareportdash.png '1149x446')

After this you will get a popup to select a Reports Template.

![createareporttemp](https://assets.withpersona.com/f_auto,q_auto/help-center/articles/reports/createareporttemp.png '510x288')

Select your desired Reports Template from the drop down, fill out the fields and click **Create Report**.

![createareport](https://assets.withpersona.com/f_auto,q_auto/help-center/articles/reports/createareport.png '511x658')