---
title: "Create Taxonomy"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/custom-taxonomies"
tags: ["custom-taxonomies"]
---

# Create Taxonomy

`POST /api/v1/custom-taxonomies`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.kaminari.ad`
- URL: `https://app.kaminari.ad/api/v1/custom-taxonomies`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create a new taxonomy with its tree.

## Request body

- CreateCustomTaxonomyRequest: Top-level body for taxonomy creation.
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `show_in_public_report` boolean: Show this taxonomy's tiers on the unauthenticated shared scan report.
  - `nodes` TaxonomyNodeRequest[]
    - `client_id` string, required
    - `parent_client_id` string, nullable
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string
    - `is_default` boolean

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- CustomTaxonomyResponse: Aggregate metadata + the full node tree.
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `organization_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `slug` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `is_active` boolean, required
  - `show_in_public_report` boolean, required
  - `version` integer, required
  - `nodes` TaxonomyNodeResponse[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `parent_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `level` integer, required
    - `position` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, required
    - `is_default` boolean, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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