```php
<?php

require_once '../../core/api_bootstrap.php';
require_once '../../services/crud_service.php';

$data = Request::post();

Validator::required($data,['name']);

$db = new Database();
$conn = $db->connect();

$crud = new CrudService($conn);

$state_id = $crud->create('states',[
    'name'   => Helper::sanitize($data['name']),
    'status' => $data['status'] ?? 1
]);

Response::success([
    "state_id"=>$state_id
],"State created");
