---
title: "Create a fungus"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/fungi"
tags: ["Fungi"]
---

# Create a fungus

`POST /api/v1/fungi`

Creates a fungus.

## Request body

- CreateFungus
  - `token` string, required
  - `item` object
    - `name` string, required — The name of the fungus
    - `species` string — Biological species.
    - `phenotype` string — Observable traits.
    - `genotype` string — Genetic composition.
    - `host` string — Associated host organism.
    - `virulent` string — Virulence factor.
    - `sporulate` string — Ability to form spores.
    - `mycelia` string — Mycelial growth.
    - `fruiting_bodies` string — Presence of sporocarps.
    - `owner_id` integer — id of the owner - by default it's your member id
    - `source` string — The origin or source from which the fungus was obtained.
    - `description` string — Description of the fungus

## Response `201`

OK

## Other responses

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

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