---
title: "Create or update kinds"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/catalog/kind"
tags: ["Software Catalog"]
---

# Create or update kinds

`POST /api/v2/catalog/kind`

Create or update kinds in Software Catalog.

## Request body

- union — Create or update kind request.
  - KindObj — Schema for kind.
    - `description` string — Short description of the kind.
    - `displayName` string — The display name of the kind. Automatically generated if not provided.
    - `kind` string, required — The name of the kind to create or update. This must be in kebab-case format.
  - string — Kind definition in raw JSON or YAML representation.

## Response `202`

ACCEPTED

- UpsertCatalogKindResponse — Upsert kind response.
  - `data` KindData[] — List of kind responses.
    - `attributes` KindAttributes — Kind attributes.
      - `description` string — Short description of the kind.
      - `displayName` string — User friendly name of the kind.
      - `name` string — The kind name.
    - `id` string — A read-only globally unique identifier for the entity generated by Datadog. User supplied values are ignored.
    - `meta` KindMetadata — Kind metadata.
      - `createdAt` string — The creation time.
      - `modifiedAt` string — The modification time.
    - `type` string — Kind.
  - `meta` KindResponseMeta — Kind response metadata.
    - `count` integer — Total kinds count.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `429` — Too many requests

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