diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/concerns/manage_bcf_guarded.rb b/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/concerns/manage_bcf_guarded.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51f5972525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/concerns/manage_bcf_guarded.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2017 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+module Bcf::Concerns
+  module ManageBcfGuarded
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    included do
+      def validate
+        validate_user_allowed_to_manage
+
+        super
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def validate_user_allowed_to_manage
+        unless model.project && user.allowed_to?(:manage_bcf, model.project)
+          errors.add :base, :error_unauthorized
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/issues/base_contract.rb b/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/issues/base_contract.rb
index 3be0a0889e..e0c146fa09 100644
--- a/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/issues/base_contract.rb
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/issues/base_contract.rb
@@ -30,20 +30,8 @@
 
 module Bcf::Issues
   class BaseContract < ::ModelContract
-    attribute :index
-
-    def validate
-      validate_user_allowed_to_manage
-
-      super
-    end
+    include Bcf::Concerns::ManageBcfGuarded
 
-    private
-
-    def validate_user_allowed_to_manage
-      unless model.project && user.allowed_to?(:manage_bcf, model.project)
-        errors.add :base, :error_unauthorized
-      end
-    end
+    attribute :index
   end
 end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/viewpoints/create_contract.rb b/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/viewpoints/create_contract.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b101a56190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/contracts/bcf/viewpoints/create_contract.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2017 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+module Bcf::Viewpoints
+  class CreateContract < ::ModelContract
+    include Bcf::Concerns::ManageBcfGuarded
+
+    attribute :uuid
+    attribute :issue
+    attribute :json_viewpoint do
+      validate_json_viewpoint_present
+    end
+
+    def validate_json_viewpoint_present
+      unless model.json_viewpoint.present?
+        errors.add(:json_viewpoint, :blank)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/controllers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/api.rb b/modules/bcf/app/controllers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/api.rb
index 9f19781108..ac874e2133 100644
--- a/modules/bcf/app/controllers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/api.rb
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/controllers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/api.rb
@@ -33,11 +33,21 @@ module Bcf::API::V2_1
     class API < ::API::OpenProjectAPI
       resources :viewpoints do
         get do
-          @issue.viewpoints
-            .select(:json_viewpoint)
-            .map(&:json_viewpoint)
+          @issue
+            .viewpoints
+            .pluck(:json_viewpoint)
         end
 
+        post &::Bcf::API::V2_1::Endpoints::Create
+                .new(model: Bcf::Viewpoint,
+                     params_modifier: ->(attributes) {
+                       {
+                         json_viewpoint: attributes,
+                         issue: @issue
+                       }
+                     })
+                .mount
+
         route_param :viewpoint_uuid, regexp: /\A[a-f0-9\-]+\z/ do
           %i[/ selection coloring visibility].each do |key|
             namespace = key == :/ ? :Full : key.to_s.camelize
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/issue.rb b/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/issue.rb
index ba969cb5ad..d8ccb32785 100644
--- a/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/issue.rb
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/issue.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ module Bcf
 
     belongs_to :work_package
     has_one :project, through: :work_package
-    has_many :viewpoints, foreign_key: :issue_id, class_name: "Bcf::Viewpoint"
-    has_many :comments,   foreign_key: :issue_id, class_name: "Bcf::Comment"
+    has_many :viewpoints, foreign_key: :issue_id, class_name: "Bcf::Viewpoint", dependent: :destroy
+    has_many :comments,   foreign_key: :issue_id, class_name: "Bcf::Comment", dependent: :destroy
 
     after_update :invalidate_markup_cache
 
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/viewpoint.rb b/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/viewpoint.rb
index e5d6426deb..76995f053f 100644
--- a/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/viewpoint.rb
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/models/bcf/viewpoint.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ module Bcf
     has_many :comments, foreign_key: :viewpoint_id, class_name: "Bcf::Comment"
     delegate :project, :project_id, to: :issue, allow_nil: true
 
+    validates :issue, presence: true
+
     def raw_json_viewpoint
       attributes_before_type_cast['json_viewpoint']
     end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representer.rb b/modules/bcf/app/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a20e7c0cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2018 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+module Bcf::API::V2_1
+  class Viewpoints::SingleRepresenter < BaseRepresenter
+    property :lines
+
+    property :bitmaps
+
+    property :snapshot
+
+    property :components
+
+    property :index
+
+    property :orthogonal_camera
+
+    property :perspective_camera
+
+    property :clipping_planes
+
+    def to_json(*)
+      represented.read_attribute_before_type_cast('json_viewpoint')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/services/bcf/viewpoints/create_service.rb b/modules/bcf/app/services/bcf/viewpoints/create_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27671724f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/services/bcf/viewpoints/create_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2019 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+module Bcf::Viewpoints
+  class CreateService < ::BaseServices::Create
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/app/services/bcf/viewpoints/set_attributes_service.rb b/modules/bcf/app/services/bcf/viewpoints/set_attributes_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6511a95c60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/app/services/bcf/viewpoints/set_attributes_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2019 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+module Bcf::Viewpoints
+  class SetAttributesService < ::BaseServices::SetAttributes
+    def set_default_attributes(_params)
+      model.json_viewpoint['guid'] = model.uuid
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/spec/contracts/bcf/viewpoints/create_contract_spec.rb b/modules/bcf/spec/contracts/bcf/viewpoints/create_contract_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb51a6a8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/spec/contracts/bcf/viewpoints/create_contract_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2018 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Bcf::Viewpoints::CreateContract do
+  let(:viewpoint) do
+    Bcf::Viewpoint.new(uuid: viewpoint_uuid,
+                       issue: viewpoint_issue,
+                       json_viewpoint: viewpoint_json_viewpoint)
+  end
+  let(:permissions) { [:manage_bcf] }
+
+  subject(:contract) { described_class.new(viewpoint, current_user) }
+
+  let(:current_user) do
+    FactoryBot.build_stubbed(:user)
+  end
+  let!(:allowed_to) do
+    allow(current_user)
+      .to receive(:allowed_to?) do |permission, permission_project|
+      permissions.include?(permission) && project == permission_project
+    end
+  end
+  let(:viewpoint_uuid) { 'issue uuid' }
+  let(:viewpoint_json_viewpoint) { 'some json' }
+  let(:viewpoint_issue) do
+    FactoryBot.build_stubbed(:bcf_issue).tap do |issue|
+      allow(issue)
+        .to receive(:project)
+        .and_return(project)
+    end
+  end
+  let(:project) { FactoryBot.build_stubbed(:project) }
+
+  def expect_valid(valid, symbols = {})
+    expect(contract.validate).to eq(valid)
+
+    symbols.each do |key, arr|
+      expect(contract.errors.symbols_for(key)).to match_array arr
+    end
+  end
+
+  shared_examples 'is valid' do
+    it 'is valid' do
+      expect_valid(true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like 'is valid'
+
+  context 'if the uuid is nil' do
+    let(:issue_uuid) { nil }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'is valid' # as the uuid will be set
+  end
+
+  context 'if the issue is nil' do
+    let(:viewpoint_issue) { nil }
+
+    it 'is invalid' do
+      expect_valid(false, issue: %i(blank))
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'if the json_viewpoint is nil' do
+    let(:viewpoint_json_viewpoint) { nil }
+
+    it 'is invalid' do
+      expect_valid(false, json_viewpoint: %i(blank))
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'if the user lacks permission' do
+    let(:permissions) { [] }
+
+    it 'is invalid' do
+      expect_valid(false, base: %i(error_unauthorized))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/spec/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representer_rendering_spec.rb b/modules/bcf/spec/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representer_rendering_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1eae59700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/spec/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representer_rendering_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2019 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+require_relative '../shared_examples'
+
+describe Bcf::API::V2_1::Viewpoints::SingleRepresenter, 'rendering' do
+  let(:viewpoint) { FactoryBot.build_stubbed(:bcf_viewpoint) }
+  let(:instance) { described_class.new(viewpoint) }
+
+  subject { instance.to_json }
+
+  it 'renders only the json_viewpoint attribute (as root)' do
+    expect(subject)
+      .to be_json_eql(viewpoint.read_attribute_before_type_cast('json_viewpoint'))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/spec/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representers_parsing_spec.rb b/modules/bcf/spec/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representers_parsing_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..445ec1a1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/spec/representers/bcf/api/v2_1/viewpoints/single_representers_parsing_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2017 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Bcf::API::V2_1::Viewpoints::SingleRepresenter, 'rendering' do
+  let(:struct) do
+    OpenStruct.new
+  end
+  let(:hash) do
+    FactoryBot
+      .attributes_for(:bcf_viewpoint)[:json_viewpoint]
+      .merge(
+        "snapshot" =>
+          {
+            "snapshot_type" => "png",
+            "snapshot_data" => "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh"
+          },
+        "index" => 5,
+        "orthogonal_camera" =>
+          {
+            "camera_view_point" => {
+              "x" => 12.2088897788292,
+              "y" => 52.323145074034,
+              "z" => 5.24072091171001
+            },
+            "camera_direction" => {
+              "x" => -0.381615611200324,
+              "y" => -0.825232810204882,
+              "z" => -0.416365617893758
+            },
+            "camera_up_vector" => {
+              "x" => 0.05857014928797,
+              "y" => 0.126656300502579,
+              "z" => 0.990215996212637
+            },
+            "field_of_view" => 60.0
+          }
+      )
+  end
+  let(:representer) { described_class.new(struct) }
+
+  subject { representer.from_hash(hash).to_h.to_json }
+
+  shared_examples_for 'parses' do |attribute|
+    it attribute do
+      expect(subject)
+        .to be_json_eql(hash[attribute].to_json)
+        .at_path(attribute)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'does not parse uuid' do
+    expect(subject)
+      .not_to have_json_path('guid')
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'index'
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'orthogonal_camera'
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'perspective_camera'
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'lines'
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'clipping_planes'
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'bitmaps' # in order to throw a not writable error)
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'snapshot'
+
+  it_behaves_like 'parses', 'components'
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/spec/requests/api/bcf/v2_1/viewpoints_api_spec.rb b/modules/bcf/spec/requests/api/bcf/v2_1/viewpoints_api_spec.rb
index d12087c057..e21f3e690c 100644
--- a/modules/bcf/spec/requests/api/bcf/v2_1/viewpoints_api_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/bcf/spec/requests/api/bcf/v2_1/viewpoints_api_spec.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ describe 'BCF 2.1 viewpoints resource', type: :request, content_type: :json, wit
                       member_with_permissions: [:view_linked_issues])
   end
 
+  shared_let(:create_user) do
+    FactoryBot.create(:user,
+                      member_in_project: project,
+                      member_with_permissions: %i[view_linked_issues manage_bcf])
+  end
+
   shared_let(:non_member_user) do
     FactoryBot.create(:user)
   end
@@ -164,4 +170,45 @@ describe 'BCF 2.1 viewpoints resource', type: :request, content_type: :json, wit
       let(:expected_message) { 'Bitmaps are not yet implemented.' }
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'POST /api/bcf/2.1/projects/:project_id/topics/:topic/viewpoints' do
+    let(:path) { "/api/bcf/2.1/projects/#{project.id}/topics/#{bcf_issue.uuid}/viewpoints" }
+    let(:current_user) { create_user }
+    let(:params) do
+      FactoryBot.attributes_for(:bcf_viewpoint)[:json_viewpoint]
+    end
+
+    before do
+      login_as(current_user)
+      post path, params.to_json
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'bcf api successful response' do
+      let(:expected_body) do
+        new_viewpoint = Bcf::Viewpoint.last
+
+        viewpoint_json
+          .merge(guid: new_viewpoint.uuid)
+      end
+
+      let(:expected_status) { 201 }
+    end
+
+    it 'creates the viewpoint' do
+      expect(Bcf::Viewpoint.count)
+        .to eql 2
+    end
+
+    context 'lacking permission to see project' do
+      let(:current_user) { non_member_user }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'bcf api not found response'
+    end
+
+    context 'lacking manage_bcf permission' do
+      let(:current_user) { view_only_user }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'bcf api not allowed response'
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/spec/services/bcf/viewpoints/create_service_spec.rb b/modules/bcf/spec/services/bcf/viewpoints/create_service_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bc5993316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/spec/services/bcf/viewpoints/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2018 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Bcf::Viewpoints::CreateService, type: :model do
+  let(:user) { FactoryBot.build_stubbed(:user) }
+  let(:contract_class) do
+    double('contract_class', '<=': true)
+  end
+  let(:viewpoint_valid) { true }
+  let(:instance) do
+    described_class.new(user: user,
+                        contract_class: contract_class)
+  end
+  let(:call_attributes) do
+    {
+      "snapshot" =>
+        {
+          "snapshot_type" => "png",
+          "snapshot_data" => "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh"
+        }
+    }
+  end
+  let(:set_attributes_success) do
+    true
+  end
+  let(:set_attributes_errors) do
+    double('set_attributes_errors')
+  end
+  let(:set_attributes_result) do
+    ServiceResult.new result: created_viewpoint,
+                      success: set_attributes_success,
+                      errors: set_attributes_errors
+  end
+  let!(:created_viewpoint) do
+    viewpoint = FactoryBot.build_stubbed(:bcf_viewpoint)
+
+    allow(Bcf::Viewpoint)
+      .to receive(:new)
+      .and_return(viewpoint)
+
+    allow(viewpoint)
+      .to receive(:save)
+      .and_return(viewpoint_valid)
+
+    viewpoint
+  end
+  let!(:set_attributes_service) do
+    service = double('set_attributes_service_instance')
+
+    allow(Bcf::Viewpoints::SetAttributesService)
+      .to receive(:new)
+      .with(user: user,
+            model: created_viewpoint,
+            contract_class: contract_class)
+      .and_return(service)
+
+    allow(service)
+      .to receive(:call)
+      .and_return(set_attributes_result)
+  end
+
+  describe '#call' do
+    subject { instance.call(call_attributes) }
+
+    it 'is successful' do
+      expect(subject.success?).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the result of the SetAttributesService' do
+      expect(subject)
+        .to eql set_attributes_result
+    end
+
+    it 'persists the viewpoint' do
+      expect(created_viewpoint)
+        .to receive(:save)
+        .and_return(viewpoint_valid)
+
+      subject
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a viewpoint' do
+      expect(subject.result)
+        .to eql created_viewpoint
+    end
+
+    context 'if the SetAttributeService is unsuccessful' do
+      let(:set_attributes_success) { false }
+
+      it 'is unsuccessful' do
+        expect(subject.success?).to be_falsey
+      end
+
+      it 'returns the result of the SetAttributesService' do
+        expect(subject)
+          .to eql set_attributes_result
+      end
+
+      it 'does not persist the changes' do
+        expect(created_viewpoint)
+          .to_not receive(:save)
+
+        subject
+      end
+
+      it "exposes the contract's errors" do
+        subject
+
+        expect(subject.errors).to eql set_attributes_errors
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the viewpoint is invalid' do
+      let(:viewpoint_valid) { false }
+
+      it 'is unsuccessful' do
+        expect(subject.success?).to be_falsey
+      end
+
+      it "exposes the viewpoint's errors" do
+        subject
+
+        expect(subject.errors).to eql created_viewpoint.errors
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/bcf/spec/services/bcf/viewpoints/set_attributes_service_spec.rb b/modules/bcf/spec/services/bcf/viewpoints/set_attributes_service_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce8c13979d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/bcf/spec/services/bcf/viewpoints/set_attributes_service_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2018 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Bcf::Viewpoints::SetAttributesService, type: :model do
+  let(:user) { FactoryBot.build_stubbed(:user) }
+  let(:contract_class) do
+    contract = double('contract_class')
+
+    allow(contract)
+      .to receive(:new)
+      .with(viewpoint, user, options: { changed_by_system: [] })
+      .and_return(contract_instance)
+
+    contract
+  end
+  let(:contract_instance) do
+    double('contract_instance', validate: contract_valid, errors: contract_errors)
+  end
+  let(:contract_valid) { true }
+  let(:contract_errors) do
+    double('contract_errors')
+  end
+  let(:viewpoint_valid) { true }
+  let(:instance) do
+    described_class.new(user: user,
+                        model: viewpoint,
+                        contract_class: contract_class)
+  end
+  let(:call_attributes) { {} }
+  let(:viewpoint) do
+    Bcf::Viewpoint.new
+  end
+
+  describe 'call' do
+    # We only expect the service to be called for new records. As viewpoints
+    # are immutable.
+    context 'for a new record' do
+      let(:call_attributes) do
+        attributes = FactoryBot.attributes_for(:bcf_viewpoint)
+        attributes[:json_viewpoint].delete('guid')
+        attributes
+      end
+
+      before do
+        allow(viewpoint)
+          .to receive(:valid?)
+          .and_return(viewpoint_valid)
+
+        expect(contract_instance)
+          .to receive(:validate)
+          .and_return(contract_valid)
+      end
+
+      subject { instance.call(call_attributes) }
+
+      it 'is successful' do
+        expect(subject.success?).to be_truthy
+      end
+
+      it 'sets the attributes with the uuid added to the json_viewpoint' do
+        subject
+
+        expected_attributes = FactoryBot.attributes_for(:bcf_viewpoint)
+        expected_attributes[:json_viewpoint]['guid'] = viewpoint.uuid
+
+        expect(viewpoint.attributes.slice(*viewpoint.changed).symbolize_keys)
+          .to eql expected_attributes
+      end
+
+      it 'does not persist the viewpoint' do
+        expect(viewpoint)
+          .not_to receive(:save)
+
+        subject
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end