---
title: "Create a new entity kind definition"
method: POST
path: "/api/rest/v1/entity-kind-definitions"
tags: ["Entity Kind Definitions"]
---

# Create a new entity kind definition

`POST /api/rest/v1/entity-kind-definitions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.componecat.ai`
- URL: `https://app.componecat.ai/api/rest/v1/entity-kind-definitions`
- Auth: none required

## Request body

- CreateEntityKindDefinitionRequest: Create entity kind definition request body.
  - `key` string, required
  - `displayName` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `icon` string
  - `color` string
  - `displayOrder` union
    - integer
    - string, int32
  - `hasDocumentation` boolean
  - `hasRepository` boolean
  - `hasInterfaces` boolean
  - `hasActivityLog` boolean
  - `allowedInterfaceKinds` string[], nullable

## Response `201`

Created

- RestApiResponseOfEntityKindDefinitionDetail: Standard REST API response envelope for a single resource.
  - `data` EntityKindDefinitionDetail, required: Entity kind definition detail view -- full fields for single-resource responses.
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `key` string, required
    - `displayName` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `icon` string, required
    - `color` string, required
    - `displayOrder` union, required
      - integer
      - string, int32
    - `hasDocumentation` boolean, required
    - `hasRepository` boolean, required
    - `hasInterfaces` boolean, required
    - `hasActivityLog` boolean, required
    - `allowedInterfaceKinds` string[], required
    - `schemaVersion` union, required
      - integer
      - string, int32
    - `schemaChangedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `organizationId` string, uuid, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `429`: Too Many Requests

---

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