---
title: "Create a new Asset Type"
method: POST
path: "/assettype.json"
tags: ["Asset Types"]
---

# Create a new Asset Type

`POST /assettype.json`

#### OAuth Scope
This endpoint requires the following OAuth scope **manage_assets**.

			
			
#### Record UUID
UUID is optional for record creation. If no UUID is supplied, a UUID will be automatically generated for the new record and returned in the `x-record-uuid` response header.

## Request body

- AssetType
  - `uuid` string, uuid — Unique identifier for this record
  - `active` 0 | 1 — Record active/deleted flag. Valid values are [0,1]
  - `edit_date` string — Timestamp at which record was last modified
  - `name` string — The name of the asset type. Used to identify different categories of assets that can be tracked in the system. Examples might include 'Air Conditioner', 'Fire Extinguisher', etc.

## Response `200`

Success

- Result
  - `errorCode` number
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `default` — Unexpected error

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