diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunity.kt
index 1861769..bbc5bfe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunity.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.requests.CircleBatchRequestBody
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.requests.UsernameRequestBody
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CircleBatchRequestResponse
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CircleRequestsResponse
+import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CreateCircleRequest
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CreateCircleResponse
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.JoinCircleResponse
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.requests.RequestsResponse
@@ -129,10 +130,10 @@ interface APICommunity {
         @Header("Authorization") authToken: String,
     ): Call<CircleResponse>
 
-    @POST("/api/v3/circles/create/{circleName}")
+    @POST("/api/v3/circles/create")
     fun createCircle(
         @Header("Authorization") authToken: String,
-        @Path("circleName") circleName: String,
+        @Body requestBody: CreateCircleRequest //
     ): Call<CreateCircleResponse>
 
     @POST("/api/v3/circles/join")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunityRestClient.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunityRestClient.kt
index 462f29c..d9ef161 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunityRestClient.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/APICommunityRestClient.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.requests.CircleBatchRequestBody
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.requests.UsernameRequestBody
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CircleBatchRequestResponse
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CircleRequestsResponse
+import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CreateCircleRequest
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.CreateCircleResponse
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.circle.JoinCircleResponse
 import com.dscvit.vitty.network.api.community.responses.requests.RequestsResponse
@@ -235,11 +236,12 @@ class APICommunityRestClient {
         val bearerToken = "Bearer $token"
 
         Timber.d("APICommunityRestClient.createCircle called with circleName: $circleName")
+        val requestBody = CreateCircleRequest(circleName = circleName)
 
         mApiUser = retrofit.create<APICommunity>(APICommunity::class.java)
-        val apiCreateCircleCall = mApiUser!!.createCircle(bearerToken, circleName)
+        val apiCreateCircleCall = mApiUser!!.createCircle(bearerToken, requestBody)
+        Timber.d("API call created with request body, enqueueing request...")
 
-        Timber.d("API call created, enqueueing request...")
 
         apiCreateCircleCall.enqueue(
             object : Callback<CreateCircleResponse> {
@@ -248,7 +250,13 @@ class APICommunityRestClient {
                     response: Response<CreateCircleResponse>,
                 ) {
                     Timber.d("API Response received: ${response.code()}, body: ${response.body()}")
-                    retrofitCreateCircleListener.onSuccess(call, response.body())
+                    if (response.isSuccessful) {
+                        retrofitCreateCircleListener.onSuccess(call, response.body())
+                    } else {
+                        val errorBody = response.errorBody()?.string()
+                        Timber.e("API Error: ${response.code()} - $errorBody")
+                        retrofitCreateCircleListener.onError(call, Throwable("API Error: ${response.code()} - ${errorBody ?: "Unknown error"}"))
+                    }
                 }
 
                 override fun onFailure(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/responses/circle/CircleBatchRequestResponse.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/responses/circle/CircleBatchRequestResponse.kt
index 0573154..75d53d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/responses/circle/CircleBatchRequestResponse.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/network/api/community/responses/circle/CircleBatchRequestResponse.kt
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ data class CircleBatchResponseItem(
 data class CircleBatchRequestResponse(
     val data: List<CircleBatchResponseItem>,
 )
+
+
+data class CreateCircleRequest(
+    val circleName: String
+)