# Create an inventory item

## Create inventory

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://ris.rightsline.com/v4/inventory`

This endpoint allows you to create an inventory record.

#### Headers

| Name           | Type   | Description             |
| -------------- | ------ | ----------------------- |
| x-api-key      | string | Your company's API key. |
| Authentication | string | Authentication token.   |

#### Request Body

| Name                | Type    | Description                                       |
| ------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| title               | string  | The title of the new inventory item.              |
| template            | object  | The template to assign the new inventory item.    |
| template.templateId | integer | The template ID to assign the new inventory item. |
| characteristics     | object  | The field values of the new inventory item.       |
| parentRelationship  | array   | The parent entities of the new inventory item.    |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Inventory successfully created.  Returns the ID of the newly created record." %}

```
14462
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400 Request is missing information, or the information is invalid." %}

```javascript
{
  "message": "TemplateId is required"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Sample Request

```javascript
{
    "title": "My New Inventory",
    "template": {
        "templateId": 1
    },
    "characteristics": {
        "notes": "This is a great new inventory!"
    },
    "parentRelationship": [
        {
            "parentCharTypeId": 17,
            "parentRecordId": 100
        }
    ]
}
```


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://api-docs.rightsline.com/entities/inventory/inventory-create.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.