---
title: "Create reference data from JSON"
method: POST
path: "/v1/reference-data"
tags: ["Reference Data"]
---

# Create reference data from JSON

`POST /v1/reference-data`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.talonic.com`
- URL: `https://api.talonic.com/v1/reference-data`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create a new reference dataset by uploading JSON rows directly. Requires write scope.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required: Dataset name.
  - `data` object[], required: Array of row objects.
  - `columns` string[]: Optional explicit column order.

## Response `201`

Reference dataset created.

- ReferenceDataResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `source_type` string, required: e.g. `csv`, `xlsx`.
  - `row_count` integer, required
  - `columns` unknown, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `links` object, required
    - `self` string
    - `rows` string

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.

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