---
title: "POST /filedrop/udl-effectrequest"
method: POST
path: "/filedrop/udl-effectrequest"
tags: ["Mission Ops"]
---

# POST /filedrop/udl-effectrequest

`POST /filedrop/udl-effectrequest`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://unifieddatalibrary.com`
- URL: `https://unifieddatalibrary.com/filedrop/udl-effectrequest`
- Auth: none declared

Service operation to take multiple EffectRequests as a POST body and ingest into the database. This operation is intended to be used for automated feeds into UDL. A specific role is required to perform this service operation. Please contact the UDL team for assistance.

## Request body

- EffectRequestIngest[]
  - `id` string: Unique identifier of the record, auto-generated by the system.
  - `classificationMarking` string, required: Classification marking of the data in IC/CAPCO Portion-marked format.
  - `externalRequestId` string: The extenal system identifier of this request. A human readable unique id.
  - `effectList` string[], required: List of effects to be achieved on the target (e.g. COVER, DECEIVE, DEGRADE, DENY, DESTROY, DISRUPT, DIVERSION, DIVERT, FIX, INSPECT, INTERCEPT, ISOLATE, MANIPULATE, NEUTRALIZE, SHADOW, SUPPRESS, etc.). The effects included in this list are connected by implied AND.
  - `state` string: State of this effect request (e.g. CREATED, UPDATED, DELETED, etc.).
  - `context` string: Specific descriptive instantiation of the effect, e.g., playbook to be used.
  - `startTime` string, date-time: The time the effect should start, in ISO8601 UTC format.
  - `endTime` string, date-time: The time the effect should end, in ISO8601 UTC format.
  - `deadlineType` string: The indicator of deadline of the bid request (e.g. BETWEEN, IMMEDIATE, NOEARLIERTHAN, NOLATERTHAN, etc.): BETWEEN: Produce effect any time between the given start and end times, equal penalty for being early or late. IMMEDIATE: Start as soon as possible, earlier is always better. NOEARLIERTHAN: Produce effect at this time or later. Large penalty for being earlier, no reward for being later. NOLATERTHAN: Produce effect no later than the given startTime. Large penalty for being later, no reward for being even earlier as long as the effect starts by the given time.
  - `targetSrcType` string: The source type of the targetId identifier (POI, TRACK).
  - `targetSrcId` string: The record ID, depending on the type identified in targetSrcType, of the requested target. This identifier corresponds to either poi.poiid or track.trkId from their respective schemas.
  - `priority` string: The priority (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH) of this request.
  - `modelClass` string: The type or class of the preference model used to evaluate this offer.
  - `metricTypes` string[]: Array of the the metric classes to be evaluated (e.g. Cost, GoalAchievement, OpportunityCost, Risk, Timeliness, Unavailable, etc.). See the associated 'metricWeights' array for the weighting values, positionally corresponding to these types. The 'metricTypes' and 'metricWeights' arrays must match in size.
  - `metricWeights` number[]: Array of the weights for the metric in the final evaluation score. Normalized (0 to 1). See the associated 'metricTypes' array for the metric classes, positionally corresponding to these values. The 'metricTypes' and 'metricWeights' arrays must match in size.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time: Time the row was created in the database, auto-populated by the system.
  - `createdBy` string: Application user who created the row in the database, auto-populated by the system.
  - `source` string, required: Source of the data.
  - `origin` string: Originating system or organization which produced the data, if different from the source. The origin may be different than the source if the source was a mediating system which forwarded the data on behalf of the origin system. If null, the source may be assumed to be the origin.
  - `dataMode` 'REAL' | 'TEST' | 'SIMULATED' | 'EXERCISE', required: Indicator of whether the data is REAL, TEST, EXERCISE, or SIMULATED data: REAL: Data collected or produced that pertains to real-world objects, events, and analysis. TEST: Specific datasets used to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements, and for validating technical, functional, and performance characteristics. EXERCISE: Data pertaining to a government or military exercise. The data may include both real and simulated data. SIMULATED: Synthetic data generated by a model to mimic real-world datasets.
  - `origNetwork` string: The originating source network on which this record was created, auto-populated by the system.

## Response `202`

Accepted

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `429`: Rate of Requests Exceeds Allowed Limit
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

> 12 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-04-09** `bd17bc53681e`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2025-09-26** `45631f9bb3f0`: 1 breaking
  - the `items/createdBy` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
- **2025-04-16** `75f764c843a9`: 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `BasicAuth` was removed from the API

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bluestaq/apis/unified-data-library-services-api/changes/filedrop/udl-effectrequest/post.md)

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