[[saved-objects-api-create]]
=== Create saved objects API
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Create saved objects
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experimental[] Create {kib} saved objects.
[[saved-objects-api-create-request]]
==== Request
`POST /api/saved_objects/` +
`POST /api/saved_objects//`
`POST /s//saved_objects/`
[[saved-objects-api-create-path-params]]
==== Path parameters
`space_id`::
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If `space_id` is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.
``::
(Required, string) Valid options include `visualization`, `dashboard`, `search`, `index-pattern`, `config`, and `timelion-sheet`.
``::
(Optional, string) Specifies an ID instead of using a randomly generated ID.
[[saved-objects-api-create-query-params]]
==== Query parameters
`overwrite`::
(Optional, boolean) When true, overwrites the document with the same ID.
[[saved-objects-api-create-request-body]]
==== Request body
`attributes`::
(Required, object) The data that you want to create.
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WARNING: When you create saved objects, attributes are not validated, which allows you to pass
arbitrary and ill-formed data into the API that can break {kib}. Make sure
any data that you send to the API is properly formed.
`references`::
(Optional, array) Objects with `name`, `id`, and `type` properties that describe the other saved objects that this object references. Use `name` in attributes to refer to the other saved object, but never the `id`, which can update automatically during migrations or import/export.
[[saved-objects-api-create-request-codes]]
==== Response code
`200`::
Indicates a successful call.
[[saved-objects-api-create-example]]
==== Example
[source,js]
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POST api/saved_objects/index-pattern/my-pattern
{
"attributes": {
"title": "my-pattern-*"
}
}
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// KIBANA
The API returns the following:
[source,js]
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{
"id": "my-pattern", <1>
"type": "index-pattern",
"version": 1,
"attributes": {
"title": "my-pattern-*"
}
}
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<1> When `my-pattern` is unspecified in the path, a unique ID is automatically generated.