---
title: "CreateEvaluationMethod"
method: POST
path: "/v1/namespaces/{tenant_meta.namespace}/evaluation-methods"
tags: ["EvaluationMethodService"]
---

# CreateEvaluationMethod

`POST /v1/namespaces/{tenant_meta.namespace}/evaluation-methods`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.endorlabs.com`
- URL: `https://api.endorlabs.com/v1/namespaces/{tenant_meta.namespace}/evaluation-methods`
- Auth: none declared

Creates an evaluation method.

## Path parameters

- `tenant_meta.namespace` string, required

## Request body

- EvaluationMethodServiceCreateEvaluationMethodBody: EvaluationMethod represents an evaluation method.
  - `meta` V1Meta, required: Common fields for all Endor Labs resources.
    - `annotations` object: Annotations can be used to attach metadata to a resource message. Annotation values can be small or large, structured or unstructured, and may include characters not permitted by labels. The keys may contain alphanumerics, underscores (_), dots (.) and dashes (-). The values of an annotation must be 16384 bytes or smaller.
    - `create_time` string, date-time: Time the resource was created. Format: 2017-01-15T01:30:15.01Z RFC 3339: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt.
    - `created_by` string: Name and authentication source of the user who created the object, for example, ewok@endor.ai@google@api-key.
    - `description` string: Resource description. Must be less than 1024 bytes.
    - `index_data` V1IndexData: IndexData is used to index the resource for search. It's an internal object.
      - `data` string[]
      - `search_score` number, float: search_score is the score of the resource for search. Internal use only.
      - `tenant` string
      - `will_be_deleted_at` string, date-time: Time that the resource will be deleted.
    - `kind` string: Resource kind, for example, HelloResponse. Auto-generated using the protobuf message proto.MessageName().Name().
    - `name` string, required: Resource name. Must be 63 characters or less.
    - `parent_kind` string: Parent object resource kind, for example, Project.
    - `parent_uuid` string: Parent object UUID.
    - `references` object: Map of objects referenced in a query API.
    - `tags` string[]: List of tags attached to the resource. Tags can be used to select objects and to find collections of objects that satisfy certain conditions. A tag must be 255 characters or less.
    - `update_time` string, date-time: Time the resource was last updated. Note: Updated on all create/patch/delete operations. Format: 2017-01-15T01:30:15.01Z RFC 3339: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt.
    - `updated_by` string: Name and authentication source of the last user who updated the object, for example, vulnerabilityingestor@endor.ai@x509.
    - `upsert_time` string, date-time: Time the resource was last upserted. Note: create_time is only set the first time the resource is created. upsert_time is set every time the resource is upseted. Format: 2017-01-15T01:30:15.01Z RFC 3339: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt.
    - `version` string: Message version.
  - `propagate` boolean: Indicates that the object should be visible in child namespaces.
  - `spec` V1EvaluationMethodSpec, required
    - `enables` string[]: List of scan configuration enable values to which this evaluation method applies. If not specified, the method is always in scope.
    - `system_method` 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_UNSPECIFIED' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_VULNERABILITIES' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SCORES' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CONDITIONS' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_POLICIES' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_TYPOSQUATTING' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CIS' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_MALWARE' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SECURITY_REVIEW' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_AI_SAST': SystemEvaluationMethodDefinition is the type of evaluation method implemented by the system. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_VULNERABILITIES: VULNERABILITIES calculates vulnerability related findings. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SCORES: SCORES calculates score related findings. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CONDITIONS: CONDITIONS calculates findings related to specific conditions. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_POLICIES: POLICIES evaluates methods based on user defined policies. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_TYPOSQUATTING: TYPOSQUATTING calculates the findings related to typosquatted packages. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CIS: CIS calculates the findings related to CIS benchmark requirements. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_MALWARE: MALWARE calculates the findings related to malware. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SECURITY_REVIEW: SECURITY REVIEW calculates security review related findings. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_AI_SAST: AI_SAST calculates AI SAST related findings.
    - `target_kinds` string[]: The list of resources (kind) to which this evaluation method applies.
    - `type` 'EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_SYSTEM' | 'EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_USER': The type of evaluation method. - EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_SYSTEM: SYSTEM indicates an evaluation method that is system wide. - EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_USER: USER indicates an evaluation method defined by a user.
  - `tenant_meta` object: EvaluationMethods are associated with a tenant and namespace.
  - `uuid` string: The UUID of the evaluation method.

## Response `200`

A successful response.

- V1EvaluationMethod: EvaluationMethod represents an evaluation method.
  - `meta` V1Meta, required: Common fields for all Endor Labs resources.
    - `annotations` object: Annotations can be used to attach metadata to a resource message. Annotation values can be small or large, structured or unstructured, and may include characters not permitted by labels. The keys may contain alphanumerics, underscores (_), dots (.) and dashes (-). The values of an annotation must be 16384 bytes or smaller.
    - `create_time` string, date-time: Time the resource was created. Format: 2017-01-15T01:30:15.01Z RFC 3339: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt.
    - `created_by` string: Name and authentication source of the user who created the object, for example, ewok@endor.ai@google@api-key.
    - `description` string: Resource description. Must be less than 1024 bytes.
    - `index_data` V1IndexData: IndexData is used to index the resource for search. It's an internal object.
      - `data` string[]
      - `search_score` number, float: search_score is the score of the resource for search. Internal use only.
      - `tenant` string
      - `will_be_deleted_at` string, date-time: Time that the resource will be deleted.
    - `kind` string: Resource kind, for example, HelloResponse. Auto-generated using the protobuf message proto.MessageName().Name().
    - `name` string, required: Resource name. Must be 63 characters or less.
    - `parent_kind` string: Parent object resource kind, for example, Project.
    - `parent_uuid` string: Parent object UUID.
    - `references` object: Map of objects referenced in a query API.
    - `tags` string[]: List of tags attached to the resource. Tags can be used to select objects and to find collections of objects that satisfy certain conditions. A tag must be 255 characters or less.
    - `update_time` string, date-time: Time the resource was last updated. Note: Updated on all create/patch/delete operations. Format: 2017-01-15T01:30:15.01Z RFC 3339: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt.
    - `updated_by` string: Name and authentication source of the last user who updated the object, for example, vulnerabilityingestor@endor.ai@x509.
    - `upsert_time` string, date-time: Time the resource was last upserted. Note: create_time is only set the first time the resource is created. upsert_time is set every time the resource is upseted. Format: 2017-01-15T01:30:15.01Z RFC 3339: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt.
    - `version` string: Message version.
  - `propagate` boolean: Indicates that the object should be visible in child namespaces.
  - `spec` V1EvaluationMethodSpec, required
    - `enables` string[]: List of scan configuration enable values to which this evaluation method applies. If not specified, the method is always in scope.
    - `system_method` 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_UNSPECIFIED' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_VULNERABILITIES' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SCORES' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CONDITIONS' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_POLICIES' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_TYPOSQUATTING' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CIS' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_MALWARE' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SECURITY_REVIEW' | 'SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_AI_SAST': SystemEvaluationMethodDefinition is the type of evaluation method implemented by the system. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_VULNERABILITIES: VULNERABILITIES calculates vulnerability related findings. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SCORES: SCORES calculates score related findings. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CONDITIONS: CONDITIONS calculates findings related to specific conditions. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_POLICIES: POLICIES evaluates methods based on user defined policies. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_TYPOSQUATTING: TYPOSQUATTING calculates the findings related to typosquatted packages. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_CIS: CIS calculates the findings related to CIS benchmark requirements. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_MALWARE: MALWARE calculates the findings related to malware. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_SECURITY_REVIEW: SECURITY REVIEW calculates security review related findings. - SYSTEM_EVALUATION_METHOD_DEFINITION_AI_SAST: AI_SAST calculates AI SAST related findings.
    - `target_kinds` string[]: The list of resources (kind) to which this evaluation method applies.
    - `type` 'EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_SYSTEM' | 'EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_USER': The type of evaluation method. - EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_SYSTEM: SYSTEM indicates an evaluation method that is system wide. - EVALUATION_METHOD_TYPE_USER: USER indicates an evaluation method defined by a user.
  - `tenant_meta` V1TenantMeta: Tenant related data for the tenant containing the resource.
    - `namespace` string, required: Namespaces are a way to organize organizational units into virtual groupings of resources. Namespaces must be a fully qualified name, for example, the child namespace of namespace "endor.prod" called "app" is called "endor.prod.app".
  - `uuid` string: The UUID of the evaluation method.

## Other responses

- `default`: An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `4acd9fe15140`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/endorlabs/apis/endor-labs-rest-api-reference/changes/v1/namespaces/:tenant_meta.namespace/evaluation-methods/post.md)

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