---
title: "Create direct lineage"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/lineage/direct"
tags: ["lineage"]
---

# Create direct lineage

`POST /api/v1/lineage/direct`

Create a direct lineage connection between two assets and returns the created edge

## Request body

- LineageEdge
  - `id` string
  - `job_mrn` string
  - `last_seen_at` string
  - `observation_count` integer
  - `origin` string
  - `source` string
  - `target` string
  - `type` string

## Response `200`

OK

- LineageEdge
  - `id` string
  - `job_mrn` string
  - `last_seen_at` string
  - `observation_count` integer
  - `origin` string
  - `source` string
  - `target` string
  - `type` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

> 56 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-08-24** `0bd802afff21` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `BearerAuth` was added to the API

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/marmotdata/apis/marmot-api/changes/api/v1/lineage/direct/post.md)

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