---
title: "Create Live Blog Post"
method: POST
path: "/v4/liveblog/{section_uuid}/{content_container_uuid}/posts"
tags: ["Story"]
---

# Create Live Blog Post

`POST /v4/liveblog/{section_uuid}/{content_container_uuid}/posts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://usercontent.viafoura.co`
- URL: `https://usercontent.viafoura.co/v4/liveblog/{section_uuid}/{content_container_uuid}/posts`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in header `X-REQUEST_SIGNATURE`

Create a post in a live blog.

## Path parameters

- `section_uuid` string, uuid, required
- `content_container_uuid` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- ContentRequest
  - `content` string
  - `media_uuids` string[]
  - `metadata` ContentInstanceMetadata: Metadata captured or assigned during content creation
    - `author_host_section_uuid` string, uuid: Identifier for where the author of the content is hosted. Facilitates looking up information about the author
    - `origin_title` string: Title of the location where the content was created
    - `origin_summary` string: Short description about the location where the content was created
    - `origin_url` string: Location where the content was created
    - `origin_image_url` string: Location of the icon or thumbnail representing the origin
    - `origin_image_alt` string: Text description of the origin_image_url
    - `origin_ip_address` string: Ip address of the user during content creation. Only returned to client permission bearers

## Response `201`

Created

- ContentCreateResponse
  - `content_uuid` string, uuid

## Other responses

- `400`: BadRequest

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/viafoura/apis/live-blog-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/viafoura/apis/live-blog-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/viafoura/apis/live-blog-api/revisions/a3a3c5c6cde9?raw)