---
title: "Create a bacterium"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/bacteria"
tags: ["Bacteria"]
---

# Create a bacterium

`POST /api/v1/bacteria`

Create a bacterium.

## Request body

- CreateBacterium
  - `token` string, required
  - `item` object
    - `name` string, required — The name of the bacterium
    - `sensitivity` string — Details the bacterium’s sensitivity to antibiotics or other agents.
    - `strain` string — The specific strain of the bacterium
    - `source` string — The origin or isolation source of the bacterium (e.g., environmental, clinical).
    - `owner_id` integer — The ID of the owner - by default it's your member id
    - `description` string — A detailed description of the bacterium

## Response `201`

Created

## Other responses

- `401` — Error: Unauthorized
- `422` — Invalid request

---

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