---
title: "add trait for a component"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/applications/{appName}/components/{compName}/traits"
tags: ["application"]
---

# add trait for a component

`POST /api/v1/applications/{appName}/components/{compName}/traits`

## Path parameters

- `appName` string, required
- `compName` string, required

## Request body

- V1CreateApplicationTraitRequest
  - `alias` string
  - `description` string
  - `properties` string, required
  - `type` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

---

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