---
title: "POST /resources/types"
method: POST
path: "/resources/types"
---

# POST /resources/types

`POST /resources/types`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api`
- URL: `https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api/resources/types`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/purdue/apis/rcac-api/docs/resources/types/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Create a resource type

## Request body `*/*`

- object
  - `name` string, required: The name of the resource type
  - `description` string: A short description of the resource type
  - `facets` unknown[]: A list of facet fields
    - unknown

## Response `201`

Successful entry creation

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `409`: Invalid data

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