diff --git a/backend/src/routes/v1/events.js b/backend/src/routes/v1/events.js
index 3eba3964..6684a6ea 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/v1/events.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/v1/events.js
@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@ const photoUpload = multer({
  *               customer_email: { type: string, format: email, nullable: true }
  *               customer_phone: { type: string, nullable: true, description: "Only persisted when the global phone-field setting is enabled." }
  *               admin_email: { type: string, format: email, nullable: true }
- *               require_password: { type: boolean, default: true }
- *               password: { type: string, nullable: true, description: "Required when require_password is true." }
+ *               require_password: { type: boolean, nullable: true, description: "When omitted, falls back to the global event_default_require_password setting." }
+ *               password: { type: string, nullable: true, description: "Required when require_password resolves to true." }
  *               expires_at: { type: string, format: date-time, nullable: true }
  *               color_theme: { type: string, nullable: true, description: "Preset name (e.g. 'default') or JSON-encoded ThemeConfig. Persisted as-is on the event row." }
  *               feedback_enabled: { type: boolean, nullable: true, description: "Enable guest feedback for this gallery. When omitted, falls back to the global event_default_feedback_enabled setting." }
  *               enable_devtools_protection: { type: boolean, nullable: true, description: "Block right-click / devtools shortcuts in the gallery. When omitted, falls back to the global enable_devtools_protection setting." }
+ *               hero_logo_visible: { type: boolean, nullable: true, description: "Show event logo in the hero block. When omitted, falls back to the global branding_logo_display_hero setting." }
+ *               hero_logo_size: { type: string, nullable: true, enum: [small, medium, large, xlarge], description: "Hero logo size. When omitted, falls back to the global branding_logo_size setting." }
+ *               hero_logo_position: { type: string, nullable: true, enum: [top, center, bottom], description: "Hero logo position. Defaults to 'top' (not settings-backed — see migration 084)." }
  *     responses:
  *       201:
  *         description: Event created
@@ -125,7 +128,10 @@ router.post(
     body('expires_at').optional({ nullable: true, checkFalsy: true }).isISO8601(),
     body('color_theme').optional({ nullable: true }).isString().trim(),
     body('feedback_enabled').optional().isBoolean(),
-    body('enable_devtools_protection').optional().isBoolean()
+    body('enable_devtools_protection').optional().isBoolean(),
+    body('hero_logo_visible').optional().isBoolean(),
+    body('hero_logo_size').optional().isIn(['small', 'medium', 'large', 'xlarge']),
+    body('hero_logo_position').optional().isIn(['top', 'center', 'bottom'])
   ],
   async (req, res) => {
     try {
@@ -134,11 +140,16 @@ router.post(
       const {
         event_name, event_type, event_date,
         customer_name = null, customer_email = null, customer_phone = null,
-        admin_email = null, require_password = true, password,
+        admin_email = null,
+        require_password: requirePasswordInput,
+        password,
         expires_at = null,
         color_theme = null,
         feedback_enabled: feedbackEnabledInput,
-        enable_devtools_protection: devtoolsInput
+        enable_devtools_protection: devtoolsInput,
+        hero_logo_visible: heroLogoVisibleInput,
+        hero_logo_size: heroLogoSizeInput,
+        hero_logo_position: heroLogoPositionInput
       } = req.body;
 
       // Issue #550 — mirror the admin POST path so API-created events
@@ -174,6 +185,44 @@ router.post(
       }
       const enable_devtools_protection = parseBooleanInput(devtoolsInput, devtoolsFallback);
 
+      // Same shape as the feedback / devtools fallbacks: honour the global
+      // event_default_require_password toggle (#317). Without this an admin
+      // who disabled "require password by default" globally still got
+      // password-required galleries through the API.
+      let requirePasswordFallback = true;
+      if (requirePasswordInput === undefined) {
+        const setting = await db('app_settings').where('setting_key', 'event_default_require_password').first();
+        if (setting) {
+          try {
+            const parsed = JSON.parse(setting.setting_value);
+            if (typeof parsed === 'boolean') requirePasswordFallback = parsed;
+          } catch { /* keep true */ }
+        }
+      }
+      const require_password = parseBooleanInput(requirePasswordInput, requirePasswordFallback);
+
+      // Branding inheritance (Feature 7) — mirror adminEvents.js
+      // getBrandingDefaults so API-created events inherit the global
+      // hero logo visibility + size. hero_logo_position is intentionally
+      // NOT settings-backed (see migration 084 / #357 — branding_logo_position
+      // is the *header bar*, a different concept than the hero block).
+      let heroLogoVisibleFallback = true;
+      let heroLogoSizeFallback = 'medium';
+      const brandingRows = await db('app_settings')
+        .whereIn('setting_key', ['branding_logo_display_hero', 'branding_logo_size'])
+        .select('setting_key', 'setting_value');
+      for (const row of brandingRows) {
+        let value = row.setting_value;
+        if (typeof value === 'string') {
+          try { value = JSON.parse(value); } catch { /* keep raw */ }
+        }
+        if (row.setting_key === 'branding_logo_display_hero') heroLogoVisibleFallback = value !== false;
+        if (row.setting_key === 'branding_logo_size' && value) heroLogoSizeFallback = value;
+      }
+      const hero_logo_visible = heroLogoVisibleInput !== undefined ? heroLogoVisibleInput : heroLogoVisibleFallback;
+      const hero_logo_size = heroLogoSizeInput || heroLogoSizeFallback;
+      const hero_logo_position = heroLogoPositionInput || 'top';
+
       if (require_password && (!password || password.length < 6)) {
         return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Password is required when require_password is true (min 6 chars)' });
       }
@@ -225,6 +274,10 @@ router.post(
         // Issue #592 — write the resolved devtools setting (input value
         // or global fallback) so the column default doesn't shadow it.
         enable_devtools_protection: formatBoolean(enable_devtools_protection),
+        // Branding inheritance — resolved value from body or app_settings.
+        hero_logo_visible: formatBoolean(hero_logo_visible),
+        hero_logo_size,
+        hero_logo_position,
         ...(customer_name ? { customer_name } : {}),
         ...(customer_email ? { customer_email } : {}),
         ...(persistPhone ? { customer_phone: persistPhone } : {})