---
title: "Create a config spec"
method: POST
path: "/configuration_manager/config_specs"
tags: ["Configuration Manager"]
---

# Create a config spec

`POST /configuration_manager/config_specs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/config_specs`
- Auth: none declared

Creates a new Config Spec.

## Request body

- object
  - `deviceType` string
  - `data` ConfigurationManagerConfigSpecsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaData
    - `template` string
    - `variables` string

## Response `200`

configSpec

- ConfigurationManagerGoldenConfigDataGoldenConfigSpec
  - `id` string
  - `deviceType` string
  - `lines` ConfigurationManagerGoldenConfigDataGoldenConfigSpecLinesItems[]
    - `id` string
    - `evalMode` 'required' | 'disallowed' | 'ignored' | 'optional'
    - `severity` 'error' | 'warning' | 'info'
    - `words` ConfigurationManagerGoldenConfigDataGoldenConfigSpecLinesItemsWordsItems[]
      - `type` 'literal' | 'regex' | 'variable'
      - `value` string
    - `lines` unknown[]
      - unknown
  - `created` string
  - `createdBy` string
  - `lastUpdated` string
  - `lastUpdatedBy` string

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `Configuration Manager` added
  - api tag `configurationManager` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/configuration_manager/config_specs/post.md)

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