---
title: "POST /v1/{+parent}/entryTypes"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+parent}/entryTypes"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /v1/{+parent}/entryTypes

`POST /v1/{+parent}/entryTypes`

Creates an EntryType.

## Path parameters

- `parent` string, required

## Query parameters

- `entryTypeId` string
- `validateOnly` boolean

## Request body

- GoogleCloudDataplexV1EntryType — Entry Type is a template for creating Entries.
  - `description` string — Optional. Description of the EntryType.
  - `name` string — Output only. The relative resource name of the EntryType, of the form: projects/{project_number}/locations/{location_id}/entryTypes/{entry_type_id}.
  - `etag` string — Optional. This checksum is computed by the service, and might be sent on update and delete requests to ensure the client has an up-to-date value before proceeding.
  - `system` string — Optional. The system that Entries of this type belongs to. Examples include CloudSQL, MariaDB etc
  - `requiredAspects` GoogleCloudDataplexV1EntryTypeAspectInfo[] — AspectInfo for the entry type.
    - `type` string — Required aspect type for the entry type.
  - `createTime` string, google-datetime — Output only. The time when the EntryType was created.
  - `updateTime` string, google-datetime — Output only. The time when the EntryType was last updated.
  - `labels` object — Optional. User-defined labels for the EntryType.
  - `displayName` string — Optional. User friendly display name.
  - `authorization` GoogleCloudDataplexV1EntryTypeAuthorization — Authorization for an Entry Type.
    - `alternateUsePermission` string — Immutable. The IAM permission grantable on the Entry Group to allow access to instantiate Entries of Dataplex Universal Catalog owned Entry Types, only settable for Dataplex Universal Catalog owned Types.
  - `platform` string — Optional. The platform that Entries of this type belongs to.
  - `typeAliases` string[] — Optional. Indicates the classes this Entry Type belongs to, for example, TABLE, DATABASE, MODEL.
  - `uid` string — Output only. System generated globally unique ID for the EntryType. This ID will be different if the EntryType is deleted and re-created with the same name.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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