---
title: "Create metrics tree"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/projects/{projectUuid}/dataCatalog/metrics/trees"
tags: ["Catalog"]
---

# Create metrics tree

`POST /api/v1/projects/{projectUuid}/dataCatalog/metrics/trees`

Create a new saved metrics tree with nodes and edges

## Path parameters

- `projectUuid` string, required

## Request body

- ApiCreateMetricsTreePayload
  - `edges` object[], required
    - `targetCatalogSearchUuid` string, required
    - `sourceCatalogSearchUuid` string, required
  - `nodes` object[], required
    - `yPosition` number, double
    - `xPosition` number, double
    - `catalogSearchUuid` string, required
  - `source` 'ui' | 'yaml'
  - `description` string
  - `slug` string
  - `name` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- ApiCreateMetricsTreeResponse
  - `results` MetricsTree, required
    - `generation` number, double, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedByUserUuid` string, nullable, required
    - `createdByUserUuid` string, nullable, required
    - `source` 'ui' | 'yaml', required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `slug` string, required
    - `projectUuid` string, required
    - `metricsTreeUuid` string, required
  - `status` 'ok', required

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

---

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