---
title: "Create guard rule"
method: POST
path: "/api/e2/guard"
tags: ["Guard"]
---

# Create guard rule

`POST /api/e2/guard`

Create a new email filtering guard rule.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required — Rule name
  - `description` string — Rule description
  - `type` 'explicit' | 'ai_prompt', required
  - `config` unknown, required
  - `priority` number — Rule priority (higher = evaluated first)
  - `action` unknown

## Response `201`

Response for status 201

- object
  - `success` true, required
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `userId` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `type` string, required
    - `config` string, required
    - `isActive` boolean, nullable, required
    - `priority` number, nullable, required
    - `lastTriggeredAt` string, nullable, required
    - `triggerCount` number, nullable, required
    - `actions` string, nullable, required
    - `createdAt` string, nullable, required
    - `updatedAt` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Response for status 400
- `401` — Response for status 401
- `500` — Response for status 500

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/stainless-api/apis/inbound-email-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/stainless-api/apis/inbound-email-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/stainless-api/inbound-email-api/revisions/e279d3cb940b/schema)