POST MeasurementTypes

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POST MeasurementTypes

Creates a new measurement type.

Request Information

URI Parameters

None.

Body Parameters

The measurement type to create. MeasurementTypeId should not be filled in.

MeasurementType

Name	Type	Additional information
MeasurementTypeId	globally unique identifier	None.
Name	string	None.
Description	string	None.
AssetType	AssetType	None.
DataType	DataType	None.
Unit	Unit	None.
MinValue	decimal number	None.
MaxValue	decimal number	None.
MinLength	integer	None.
MaxLength	integer	None.
HasValidValues	boolean	None.
ValidValues	Collection of string	None.
FrequencyNeeded	integer	None.
ValueNeededDate	date	None.
IsAccumulator	boolean	None.
SourceSystemId	string	None.
CompanyId	globally unique identifier	None.
CreateDate	date	None.
CreateUser	string	None.
LastModifiedDate	date	None.
LastModifiedUser	string	None.

Request Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "MeasurementTypeId": "b26f371a-8a86-4936-b5ca-19380bf35f36",
  "Name": "sample string 1",
  "Description": "sample string 2",
  "AssetType": {
    "AssetTypeId": "0a58ee2e-8a82-44eb-a7b9-1b87a8e0fccf",
    "Name": "sample string 1",
    "Description": "sample string 2",
    "DisplayColor": "sample string 3",
    "SourceSystemId": "sample string 4",
    "CompanyId": "d361fde3-87a8-473e-ab16-41e7d1b14e33",
    "CreateDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
    "CreateUser": "sample string 6",
    "LastModifiedDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
    "LastModifiedUser": "sample string 7"
  },
  "DataType": {
    "DataTypeId": "2fbbeab0-09e9-4fd9-8bab-5a794fa0f3e0",
    "Name": "sample string 1"
  },
  "Unit": {
    "UnitId": "436a20cb-1bbb-457f-8c8a-6f2ca096458a",
    "Code": "sample string 1",
    "Description": "sample string 2",
    "SourceSystemId": "sample string 3",
    "CompanyId": "87285ee9-237b-4ba0-87b7-c3ca6f4accc0",
    "CreateDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
    "CreateUser": "sample string 5",
    "LastModifiedDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
    "LastModifiedUser": "sample string 6"
  },
  "MinValue": 1.0,
  "MaxValue": 1.0,
  "MinLength": 1,
  "MaxLength": 1,
  "HasValidValues": true,
  "ValidValues": [
    "sample string 1",
    "sample string 2"
  ],
  "FrequencyNeeded": 1,
  "ValueNeededDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
  "IsAccumulator": true,
  "SourceSystemId": "sample string 5",
  "CompanyId": "85db814e-a833-4e6b-bc18-6875bcb8ae06",
  "CreateDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
  "CreateUser": "sample string 7",
  "LastModifiedDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
  "LastModifiedUser": "sample string 8"
}

Response Information

Resource Description

On success, the created measurement type.

Name	Type	Additional information
Data	MeasurementType	None.
Total	integer	None.
Message	string	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "Data": {
    "MeasurementTypeId": "18008893-5d9f-43f9-a56c-f9d1e2012123",
    "Name": "sample string 1",
    "Description": "sample string 2",
    "AssetType": {
      "AssetTypeId": "b73c751f-be9e-4a31-ae68-59dd67ac73cb",
      "Name": "sample string 1",
      "Description": "sample string 2",
      "DisplayColor": "sample string 3",
      "SourceSystemId": "sample string 4",
      "CompanyId": "467334fd-320e-433a-bff9-0f1f85c5fc2b",
      "CreateDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
      "CreateUser": "sample string 6",
      "LastModifiedDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
      "LastModifiedUser": "sample string 7"
    },
    "DataType": {
      "DataTypeId": "5461f638-9036-4bb7-ae1e-d79c13767512",
      "Name": "sample string 1"
    },
    "Unit": {
      "UnitId": "835be3e1-2429-4fec-a7f7-78b4c0800027",
      "Code": "sample string 1",
      "Description": "sample string 2",
      "SourceSystemId": "sample string 3",
      "CompanyId": "4aeb13bc-7dbd-46f4-985a-83fbf034187a",
      "CreateDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
      "CreateUser": "sample string 5",
      "LastModifiedDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
      "LastModifiedUser": "sample string 6"
    },
    "MinValue": 1.0,
    "MaxValue": 1.0,
    "MinLength": 1,
    "MaxLength": 1,
    "HasValidValues": true,
    "ValidValues": [
      "sample string 1",
      "sample string 2"
    ],
    "FrequencyNeeded": 1,
    "ValueNeededDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
    "IsAccumulator": true,
    "SourceSystemId": "sample string 5",
    "CompanyId": "dad39f9e-cc95-48c2-bbe5-5a90786d9248",
    "CreateDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
    "CreateUser": "sample string 7",
    "LastModifiedDate": "2026-05-04T12:32:55.0702775-07:00",
    "LastModifiedUser": "sample string 8"
  },
  "Total": 1,
  "Message": "sample string 1"
}