---
title: "Install a plugin package"
method: POST
path: "/v1/plugins"
tags: ["Plugin"]
---

# Install a plugin package

`POST /v1/plugins`

Upload a plugin zip. The package is loaded but not enabled.

## Response `201`

Created

- Plugin — An installed plugin package and its runtime status.
  - `id` string, required — Installation row ID.
  - `plugin_id` string, required — Reverse-domain plugin identifier.
  - `name` string, required
  - `version` string, required
  - `status` 'unknown' | 'installed' | 'starting' | 'active' | 'disabling' | 'disabled' | 'failed', required — Lifecycle state of a plugin installation or runtime instance.
  - `capabilities` PluginCapability[], required
  - `slots` PluginUISlot[], required
  - `error` string — Last runtime error, if the plugin failed to start.
  - `enabled` boolean, nullable — Scoped activation when listing for a manage scope.
  - `config` object — Per-activation config when listing for a manage scope.
  - `config_schema` PluginConfigField[]
    - `name` string, required
    - `type` 'string' | 'integer' | 'boolean' | 'graph_binding', required — Closed activation config field type.
    - `foreign` string — Foreign graph alias when type is graph_binding.
    - `required` boolean
  - `graph` PluginGraphSummary — Local kinds and foreign aliases from the plugin manifest.
    - `nodes` PluginGraphKindSummary[]
      - `kind` string, required
      - `parent` string, required
      - `properties` PluginGraphPropertySummary[]
        - `name` string, required
        - `type` string, required
        - `required` boolean
    - `foreign` PluginGraphForeignSummary[]
      - `name` string, required
      - `parent` string, required
      - `properties` PluginGraphPropertySummary[]
        - `name` string, required
        - `type` string, required
        - `required` boolean
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-03** `6c0b21e4101e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/opcotech/apis/elemo-api/changes/v1/plugins/post.md)

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