---
title: "Create Default Rule Chain"
method: POST
path: "/api/ruleChain/device/default"
tags: ["rule-chain-controller"]
---

# Create Default Rule Chain

`POST /api/ruleChain/device/default`

Create rule chain from template, based on the specified name in the request. Creates the rule chain based on the template that is used to create root rule chain. 

Available for users with 'TENANT_ADMIN' authority.

## Request body

- DefaultRuleChainCreateRequest — A JSON value representing the request.
  - `name` string, required — Name of the new rule chain

## Response `200`

OK

- RuleChain — A JSON value representing the rule chain.
  - `id` RuleChainId
    - `id` string, uuid, required — ID of the entity, time-based UUID v1
    - `entityType` 'RULE_CHAIN', required — string
  - `createdTime` integer — Timestamp of the rule chain creation, in milliseconds
  - `tenantId` TenantId, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required — ID of the entity, time-based UUID v1
    - `entityType` 'TENANT', required — string
  - `name` string, required — Rule Chain name
  - `type` 'CORE' | 'EDGE' — Rule Chain type. 'EDGE' rule chains are processing messages on the edge devices only.
  - `firstRuleNodeId` RuleNodeId
    - `id` string, uuid, required — ID of the entity, time-based UUID v1
    - `entityType` 'RULE_NODE', required — string
  - `root` boolean — Indicates root rule chain. The root rule chain process messages from all devices and entities by default. User may configure default rule chain per device profile.
  - `debugMode` boolean — Reserved for future usage.
  - `version` integer
  - `configuration` unknown
  - `additionalInfo` unknown

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