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# Create knowledge entry

POST https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge
Content-Type: application/json

Create a new knowledge entry for the organization.

Reference: https://devin.ferndocs.com/api-reference/v-1/create-knowledge

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Personal API Key (apk_user_*) or Service API Key (apk_*)

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a CreateKnowledgeParams.

- `body` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `trigger_description` (string, required)
- `macro` (string, optional, nullable)
- `parent_folder_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `pinned_repo` (string, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `body` (string, required)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `id` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `trigger_description` (string, required)
- `created_by` (KnowledgeCreatedBy, optional, nullable) — Information about who created a knowledge entry.
- `macro` (string, optional, nullable)
- `parent_folder_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `pinned_repo` (string, optional, nullable)

## Errors

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### KnowledgeCreatedBy

Information about who created a knowledge entry.

- `full_name` (string, required)
- `id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `image_url` (string, optional, nullable)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)

### ValidationErrorLocItems

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "body": "This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.",
  "name": "Employee Onboarding Process",
  "trigger_description": "Triggered when a new employee joins the organization."
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "body": "This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "id": "knowledge_9876543210",
  "name": "Employee Onboarding Process",
  "trigger_description": "Triggered when a new employee joins the organization.",
  "created_by": {
    "full_name": "Jane Doe",
    "id": "user_1234567890",
    "image_url": "https://example.com/images/jane_doe.png"
  },
  "macro": "onboarding_macro_v1",
  "parent_folder_id": "folder_1122334455",
  "pinned_repo": "employee-handbook"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge"

payload = {
    "body": "This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.",
    "name": "Employee Onboarding Process",
    "trigger_description": "Triggered when a new employee joins the organization."
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"body":"This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.","name":"Employee Onboarding Process","trigger_description":"Triggered when a new employee joins the organization."}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"body\": \"This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.\",\n  \"name\": \"Employee Onboarding Process\",\n  \"trigger_description\": \"Triggered when a new employee joins the organization.\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"body\": \"This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.\",\n  \"name\": \"Employee Onboarding Process\",\n  \"trigger_description\": \"Triggered when a new employee joins the organization.\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"body\": \"This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.\",\n  \"name\": \"Employee Onboarding Process\",\n  \"trigger_description\": \"Triggered when a new employee joins the organization.\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge', [
  'body' => '{
  "body": "This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.",
  "name": "Employee Onboarding Process",
  "trigger_description": "Triggered when a new employee joins the organization."
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"body\": \"This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.\",\n  \"name\": \"Employee Onboarding Process\",\n  \"trigger_description\": \"Triggered when a new employee joins the organization.\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "body": "This knowledge entry explains the process for onboarding new employees, including required documentation and training schedules.",
  "name": "Employee Onboarding Process",
  "trigger_description": "Triggered when a new employee joins the organization."
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.devin.ai/v1/knowledge")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```