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POST

/ v2.0 / knowledgestores / {knowledgeStoreId} / sources

Create a Knowledge Source

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/knowledgestores/{knowledgeStoreId}/sources \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "mysource",
  "description": "mysource description",
  "metaData": {
    "tags": [
      "tag1"
    ]
  },
  "url": "https://www.some-article.com"
}
'```

```python
import requests

url = "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/knowledgestores/{knowledgeStoreId}/sources"

payload = {
    "name": "mysource",
    "description": "mysource description",
    "metaData": { "tags": ["tag1"] },
    "url": "https://www.some-article.com"
}
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'mysource',
    description: 'mysource description',
    metaData: {tags: ['tag1']},
    url: 'https://www.some-article.com'
  })
};

fetch('https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/knowledgestores/{knowledgeStoreId}/sources', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/knowledgestores/{knowledgeStoreId}/sources",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'name' => 'mysource',
    'description' => 'mysource description',
    'metaData' => [
        'tags' => [
                'tag1'
        ]
    ],
    'url' => 'https://www.some-article.com'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
?>

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "strings"
    "net/http"
    "io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/knowledgestores/{knowledgeStoreId}/sources"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"mysource\",\n  \"description\": \"mysource description\",\n  \"metaData\": {\n    \"tags\": [\n      \"tag1\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"url\": \"https://www.some-article.com\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
    req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
    body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Response Codes:

Example Response:

{
  "knowledgeSource": {
    "name": "mysource",
    "description": "mysource description",
    "metaData": {
      "tags": ["tag1"]
    },
    "data": {
      "_id": "x4xU6hMntv23p",
      "sys_CreatedAt": "2019-12-16T11:40:45.7212",
      "sys_UpdatedAt": "2025-10-01T07:46:04.5932",
      "Type": "FAQ"
    },
    "chunkCount": 123,
    "connectorReference": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "referenceId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "_id": "<string>",
    "createdAt": 1694518620,
    "lastChanged": 1694518620,
    "createdBy": "<string>",
    "lastChangedBy": "<string>"
  }
}

Authorizations

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