---
title: "Creates a new thing and adds it to the registry."
method: POST
path: "/things"
tags: ["things"]
---

# Creates a new thing and adds it to the registry.

`POST /things`

## Headers

- `Accept-Language` string

## Request body

- ThingDTO
  - `label` string
  - `bridgeUID` string
  - `configuration` object
  - `properties` object
  - `UID` string
  - `thingTypeUID` string
  - `location` string
  - `channels` ChannelDTO[]
    - `uid` string
    - `id` string
    - `channelTypeUID` string
    - `itemType` string
    - `kind` string
    - `label` string
    - `description` string
    - `defaultTags` string[]
    - `properties` object
    - `configuration` object
    - `autoUpdatePolicy` string

## Response `201`

Created

## Other responses

- `400` — A uid must be provided, if no binding can create a thing of this type.
- `409` — A thing with the same uid already exists.

---

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