- Legion API
- Entities
- Create entity
Create entity
POST
/v3/entities
const url = 'https://api.hopper.west.prod.govcloud.legion.picogrid.com/v3/entities?include_classification_vector=false&with_location_latest=false';const options = { method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"affiliation":"FRIEND","category":"DEVICE","expires_at":"2029-12-31T23:59:59Z","is_active":true,"metadata":{"ip_address":"192.168.1.150","manufacturer":"Axis Communications","model":"P1448-LE","night_vision":true,"pan_tilt":true,"resolution":"4K","weatherproof":true,"zoom_range":"12x optical"},"name":"Axis IP Camera","parent_id":"a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef","status":"active","type":"Camera"}'};
try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data);} catch (error) { console.error(error);}curl --request POST \ --url 'https://api.hopper.west.prod.govcloud.legion.picogrid.com/v3/entities?include_classification_vector=false&with_location_latest=false' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "affiliation": "FRIEND", "category": "DEVICE", "expires_at": "2029-12-31T23:59:59Z", "is_active": true, "metadata": { "ip_address": "192.168.1.150", "manufacturer": "Axis Communications", "model": "P1448-LE", "night_vision": true, "pan_tilt": true, "resolution": "4K", "weatherproof": true, "zoom_range": "12x optical" }, "name": "Axis IP Camera", "parent_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef", "status": "active", "type": "Camera" }'Creates a new entity.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”Query Parameters
Section titled “Query Parameters”include_classification_vector
boolean
with_location_latest
boolean
Request Bodyrequired
Section titled “Request Bodyrequired”Media typeapplication/json
object
affiliation
string
category
required
string
classification
object
key
additional properties
any
expires_at
string
is_active
boolean
metadata
object
key
additional properties
any
name
required
string
parent_id
string | null format: uuid
status
required
string
type
required
string
Example
{ "affiliation": "FRIEND", "category": "DEVICE", "expires_at": "2029-12-31T23:59:59Z", "is_active": true, "metadata": { "ip_address": "192.168.1.150", "manufacturer": "Axis Communications", "model": "P1448-LE", "night_vision": true, "pan_tilt": true, "resolution": "4K", "weatherproof": true, "zoom_range": "12x optical" }, "name": "Axis IP Camera", "parent_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef", "status": "active", "type": "Camera"}Responses
Section titled “Responses”Idempotent response
Media typeapplication/json
object
affiliation
required
string
category
required
string
classification
object
key
additional properties
any
created_at
required
string
deleted_at
string
expires_at
string
id
required
string format: uuid
is_active
boolean
is_expired
required
boolean
location_latest
object
acceleration
Array<number>
angular_velocity
Array<number>
bearing
number
covariance
Array<Array<number>>
created_at
required
string
crs
string
entity_id
required
string format: uuid
id
required
string format: uuid
orientation
Array<number>
position
required
object
coordinates
required
Array<number>
type
required
string
radius
number
recorded_at
string
source
required
string
speed
number
velocity
Array<number>
metadata
object
key
additional properties
any
name
required
string
organization_id
required
string format: uuid
parent_id
required
string | null format: uuid
status
required
string
top_classification
string
top_classification_probability
number
type
required
string
updated_at
required
string
Example
{ "affiliation": "FRIEND", "category": "DEVICE", "created_at": "2023-12-15T14:30:00Z", "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000", "metadata": { "manufacturer": "General Atomics", "model": "MQ-9" }, "name": "MQ-9 Reaper", "organization_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", "parent_id": "456e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", "status": "ACTIVE", "type": "DRONE", "updated_at": "2023-12-15T14:30:00Z"}Created
Media typeapplication/json
object
affiliation
required
string
category
required
string
classification
object
key
additional properties
any
created_at
required
string
deleted_at
string
expires_at
string
id
required
string format: uuid
is_active
boolean
is_expired
required
boolean
location_latest
object
acceleration
Array<number>
angular_velocity
Array<number>
bearing
number
covariance
Array<Array<number>>
created_at
required
string
crs
string
entity_id
required
string format: uuid
id
required
string format: uuid
orientation
Array<number>
position
required
object
coordinates
required
Array<number>
type
required
string
radius
number
recorded_at
string
source
required
string
speed
number
velocity
Array<number>
metadata
object
key
additional properties
any
name
required
string
organization_id
required
string format: uuid
parent_id
required
string | null format: uuid
status
required
string
top_classification
string
top_classification_probability
number
type
required
string
updated_at
required
string
Example
{ "affiliation": "FRIEND", "category": "DEVICE", "created_at": "2023-12-15T14:30:00Z", "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000", "metadata": { "manufacturer": "General Atomics", "model": "MQ-9" }, "name": "MQ-9 Reaper", "organization_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", "parent_id": "456e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", "status": "ACTIVE", "type": "DRONE", "updated_at": "2023-12-15T14:30:00Z"}Bad Request
Media typeapplication/json
object
category
required
string
code
required
number
details
Array<object>
object
field
required
string
issue
required
string
message
required
string
status
required
string
timestamp
required
string
trace_id
required
string
Example
{ "code": 400, "details": [ { "Field": "organization_id", "Issue": "must be a valid UUID format" } ], "message": "Request cannot be processed due to invalid input", "status": "error", "timestamp": "2026-01-15T14:32:45Z", "trace_id": "req_2J9K8L7M6N5P4Q3R"}Unauthorized
Media typeapplication/json
object
category
required
string
code
required
number
details
Array<object>
object
field
required
string
issue
required
string
message
required
string
status
required
string
timestamp
required
string
trace_id
required
string
Example
{ "code": 401, "details": [ { "Field": "authorization_header", "Issue": "Bearer token is expired or malformed" } ], "message": "Authentication credentials are missing or invalid", "status": "error", "timestamp": "2026-01-15T14:32:45Z", "trace_id": "req_2J9K8L7M6N5P4Q3R"}Forbidden
Media typeapplication/json
object
category
required
string
code
required
number
details
Array<object>
object
field
required
string
issue
required
string
message
required
string
status
required
string
timestamp
required
string
trace_id
required
string
Example
{ "code": 403, "details": [ { "Field": "required_scope", "Issue": "requires 'orion:settings:write' scope, but token only has 'orion:settings:read'" } ], "message": "Access denied: insufficient permissions for this resource", "status": "error", "timestamp": "2026-01-15T14:32:45Z", "trace_id": "req_2J9K8L7M6N5P4Q3R"}Conflict
Media typeapplication/json
object
category
required
string
code
required
number
details
Array<object>
object
field
required
string
issue
required
string
message
required
string
status
required
string
timestamp
required
string
trace_id
required
string
Example
{ "code": 409, "details": [ { "field": "email", "issue": "must be a valid email address" } ], "message": "Request conflicts with current state of the resource", "status": "error", "timestamp": "2026-01-15T14:32:45Z", "trace_id": "req_2J9K8L7M6N5P4Q3R"}Unprocessable Entity
Media typeapplication/json
object
category
required
string
code
required
number
details
Array<object>
object
field
required
string
issue
required
string
message
required
string
status
required
string
timestamp
required
string
trace_id
required
string
Example
{ "code": 422, "details": [ { "field": "email", "issue": "must be a valid email address" } ], "message": "Request data is well-formed but violates business rules", "status": "error", "timestamp": "2026-01-15T14:32:45Z", "trace_id": "req_2J9K8L7M6N5P4Q3R"}Internal Server Error
Media typeapplication/json
object
category
required
The category of the error
string
code
required
The HTTP status code
number
details
Additional details about the error
Array<object>
object
field
The field that caused the error
string
issue
The specific issue with the field
string
message
required
A human-readable error message
string
status
required
The status of the response, always ‘error’ for error responses
string
timestamp
required
The timestamp when the error occurred
string format: date-time
trace_id
required
A unique identifier for tracing the error
string format: uuid
Example
{ "category": "server_error", "code": 500, "details": [ { "field": "field_name", "issue": "Field validation issue" } ], "message": "Internal Server Error", "status": "error", "timestamp": "2024-03-15T10:30:00Z", "trace_id": "b7c5e4d3-a2b1-4f0e-8d9c-1a2b3c4d5e6f"}Version 3.14.0 · commit 0771262
