---
title: "Creates a link"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/links"
tags: ["Links"]
---

# Creates a link

`POST /api/v1/links`

## Request body

- CreateLink
  - `token` string, required
  - `item` object
    - `source_id` integer, required — The ID of the source item
    - `source_type` string, required — Specifies the class name of the source item, such as Biocollections::Plasmid
    - `target_id` integer, required — The ID of the target item
    - `target_type` string, required — Specifies the class name of the target item, such as Biocollections::Antibody
    - `source_uuid` string, required — The UUID of the source item
    - `target_uuid` string, required — The UUID of the target item

## Response `201`

Created

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

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