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POST
/
assets
JavaScript SDK
const assets = [
  { name: 'First asset' },
  { name: 'Second asset', description: 'Another asset', externalId: 'anotherAsset' },
  { name: 'Child asset', parentExternalId: 'anotherAsset'},
];
const createdAssets = await client.assets.create(assets);
{
  "items": [
    {
      "createdTime": 1730204346000,
      "lastUpdatedTime": 1730204346000,
      "rootId": 4503599627370496,
      "name": "<string>",
      "id": 4503599627370496,
      "aggregates": {
        "childCount": 1,
        "depth": 1,
        "path": [
          {
            "id": 4503599627370496
          }
        ]
      },
      "parentId": 4503599627370496,
      "parentExternalId": "my.known.id",
      "externalId": "my.known.id",
      "description": "<string>",
      "dataSetId": 4503599627370496,
      "metadata": {},
      "source": "<string>",
      "labels": [
        {
          "externalId": "my.known.id"
        }
      ],
      "geoLocation": {
        "type": "Feature",
        "geometry": {
          "type": "Point",
          "coordinates": [
            123
          ]
        },
        "properties": {}
      }
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Access token issued by the CDF project's configured identity provider. Access token must be an OpenID Connect token, and the project must be configured to accept OpenID Connect tokens. Use a header key of 'Authorization' with a value of 'Bearer $accesstoken'. The token can be obtained through any flow supported by the identity provider.

Body

application/json

List of the assets to create. You can create a maximum of 1000 assets per request.

items
object[]
required
Required array length: 1 - 1000 elements

Response

Response with list of assets.

items
object[]
required
Last modified on April 23, 2026