---
title: "Create a metadata-only datapoint directly"
method: POST
path: "/api/datapoints"
tags: ["Datapoints"]
---

# Create a metadata-only datapoint directly

`POST /api/datapoints`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cernion.de`
- URL: `https://api.cernion.de/api/datapoints`
- Auth: none declared

Creates a managed datapoint without session promotion. Intended for derived calculations and agentic working-memory snapshots. Raw source data is not persisted.

## Query parameters

- `token` string

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `value` object, required: Arbitrary derived value payload to persist as metadata datapoint.
  - `description` string
  - `owner` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `oeoTags` string[]
  - `provenance` string
  - `metadata` object
  - `token` string: Optional Cernion MCP token for this request. Overrides CERNION_TOKEN when provided.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object

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