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POST
/
v1
/
knowledge
Create Knowledge Base
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.xpander.ai/v1/knowledge \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Product Documentation",
  "description": "Contains product guides and API documentation"
}
'
{
  "id": "73dc30ca-bdbf-42f7-a39f-93aff4f8522e",
  "name": "Product Documentation",
  "description": "Contains product guides and API documentation",
  "type": "managed",
  "organization_id": "91fbe9bc-35b3-41e8-b59d-922fb5a0f031",
  "agent_id": null,
  "total_documents": 0
}
Create a new knowledge base in your organization to store and manage documents.

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Request Body

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name
string
required
Display name for the knowledge base
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description
string
Optional description of the knowledge base purpose

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Response

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id
string
Unique identifier for the knowledge base (UUID)
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name
string
Display name of the knowledge base
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description
string
Description of the knowledge base (nullable)
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type
string
Knowledge base type: managed
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organization_id
string
UUID of the organization that owns this knowledge base
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agent_id
string
Associated agent ID (nullable)
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total_documents
integer
Number of documents in the knowledge base (initially 0)

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Example Request

curl -X POST -H "x-api-key: <your-api-key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Technical Documentation",
    "description": "Internal technical guides and API documentation"
  }' \
  https://api.xpander.ai/v1/knowledge

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Example Response

{
  "id": "<kb-id>",
  "name": "Product Catalog",
  "description": "Product information and specifications for customer support",
  "type": "managed",
  "organization_id": "<org-id>",
  "agent_id": null,
  "total_documents": 0
}

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Notes

  • New knowledge bases start with zero documents
  • Use the returned id to add documents via the Add Documents endpoint

Authorizations

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x-api-key
string
header
required

API Key for authentication

Body

application/json
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name
string
required

Display name for the knowledge base

​
description
string | null

Optional description of the knowledge base purpose

Response

Successful Response

Represents a Knowledge Base item.

Attributes: id (str): KB unique identifier. name (str): KB name specified by the user. description (str): KB description specified by the user. type (KnowledgeBaseType): KB type, either managed or external. organization_id (str): Organization ID associated with the KB. total_documents (int): Total count of embedded documents. Defaults to 0.

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id
string

KB unique identifier

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name
string

KB name specified by the user

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description
string | null

KB description specified by the user

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type
enum<string>

KB type, managed / external

Available options:
managed,
external
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organization_id
string

Organization ID

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agent_id
string | null

Agent ID

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total_documents
integer
default:0

Total count of embedded documents