---
title: "Load service"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/services"
tags: ["OSDB"]
---

# Load service

`POST /api/v1/services`

Loads a service description into the OSDB Service Registry

## Request body

- object
  - `service_description_url` string, required — The URL of the resource containing the service description to load.
  - `service_moniker` string — Service ID to be used to uniquely identify the service. (Optional: Required for anonymous services or to override the service name in the service description.)

## Response `200`

loadService response

- object
  - `api` string, required — The path of the REST API method
  - `method` string, required — The name of the REST API method
  - `response` string, required — Confirmation message
  - `status` 'success', required

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response

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[API](https://skmtc.net/openlinksw/apis/osdb.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/openlinksw/apis/osdb/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/openlinksw/osdb/versions/24e38e614429/schema)