---
title: "Create a manufacturer alias"
method: POST
path: "/v1/admin/aliases"
tags: ["admin"]
---

# Create a manufacturer alias

`POST /v1/admin/aliases`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://mcp.techmanual.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://mcp.techmanual.ai/v1/admin/aliases`
- Auth: none declared

Create a new alias mapping. created_by is always set to 'user' for admin-created entries. Requires the admin key.

## Headers

- `authorization` string

## Request body

- AliasCreate: Request schema for creating a manufacturer alias.
  - `alias` string, required
  - `canonical_name` string, required
  - `notes` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- AliasOut: Response schema for a manufacturer alias.
  - `id` integer, required
  - `alias` string, required
  - `canonical_name` string, required
  - `created_by` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `notes` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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