---
title: "Evaluation Create"
method: POST
path: "/v2/{entity}/{project}/evaluations"
tags: ["Evaluations"]
---

# Evaluation Create

`POST /v2/{entity}/{project}/evaluations`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://trace.wandb.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://trace.wandb.ai/v2/{entity}/{project}/evaluations`
- Auth: none declared

Create an evaluation object.

## Path parameters

- `entity` string, required
- `project` string, required

## Request body

- EvaluationCreateBody
  - `name` string, required: The name of this evaluation. Evaluations with the same name will be versioned together.
  - `description` string, nullable: A description of this evaluation
  - `dataset` string, required: Reference to the dataset (weave:// URI)
  - `scorers` string[], nullable: List of scorer references (weave:// URIs)
  - `trials` integer: Number of trials to run
  - `evaluation_name` string, nullable: Name for the evaluation run
  - `eval_attributes` object, nullable: Optional attributes for the evaluation

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- EvaluationCreateRes
  - `digest` string, required: The digest of the created evaluation
  - `object_id` string, required: The ID of the created evaluation
  - `version_index` integer, required: The version index of the created evaluation
  - `evaluation_ref` string, required: Full reference to the created evaluation

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `dd89fadfe4e4`: 3 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `HTTPBasic` was removed from the API
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2026-02-02** `56745769989b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-01-07** `3758bf263a5e`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-01-07** `d6e39f7c717d`: 2 breaking, 2 warning, 1 info
  - added the new path request parameter `entity`
  - added the new path request parameter `project`
  - removed the request property `project_id`
  - removed the request property `wb_user_id`
  - …1 more
- **2025-11-14** `e444bf379e61`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/wandb/apis/weights-biases-weave-stainless-api/changes/v2/:entity/:project/evaluations/post.md)

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