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function = client.functions.create(
    name="myfunction",
    folder="path/to/code",
    function_path="path/to/function.py")

function = client.functions.create(
    name="myfunction", file_id=123, function_path="path/to/function.py")

function = client.functions.create(name="myfunction", function_handle=handle)

def handle(client, data):
    """
    [requirements]
    numpy
    [/requirements]
    """
    pass
function = client.functions.create(name="myfunction", function_handle=handle)
{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 4503599627370496,
      "createdTime": 123455234,
      "status": "Queued",
      "name": "myfunction",
      "fileId": 4503599627370496,
      "externalId": "my.known.id",
      "owner": "user@cognite.com",
      "description": "My fantastic function with advanced ML",
      "metadata": {},
      "secrets": {
        "MySecret": "***"
      },
      "functionPath": "myfunction/handler.py",
      "envVars": {
        "MyKey": "MyValue"
      },
      "cpu": 1,
      "memory": 1.5,
      "runtime": "py313",
      "runtimeVersion": "Python 3.11.10",
      "error": {
        "message": "Function deployment failed.",
        "trace": "ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pandas==99.0.0\nERROR: No matching distribution found for pandas==99.0.0"
      },
      "lastCalled": 1730204346000
    }
  ]
}

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
items
object[]
required

Array of functions to create.

Required array length: 1 element

Response

List of functions.

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