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POST
/
v1
/
material
Create a material
curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.variable.global/api/v1/material \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Product Name",
  "description": "A descriptive description",
  "sku": "SKU123",
  "syncId": "sync123",
  "cpcCode": "CPC123",
  "unit": "kg",
  "footprint": {
    "CO2e": {
      "A1": "1200.0",
      "A2": "30.0",
      "A3": "4.0",
      "A4": "0.5",
      "B1": "0.06",
      "B2": "0.007",
      "B3": "0.0008",
      "B4": "",
      "B5": "",
      "C1": "",
      "C2": "",
      "C3": "",
      "C4": "",
      "D": ""
    }
  },
  "dataQualityIndicators": {
    "documentationYear": 2019,
    "coveragePercent": 80,
    "specificPercent": 40,
    "technologicalDQR": 1,
    "geographicalDQR": 1,
    "completenessDQR": 1,
    "reliabilityDQR": 1
  },
  "taxonomy": {
    "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "Material",
    "path": "material"
  },
  "geoLocation": {
    "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "Pittsburgh, PA"
  },
  "location": {
    "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "Pittsburgh Office"
  },
  "startDate": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "endDate": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "dataSource": "model"
}
'
{
  "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "name": "Material Name",
  "description": "A descriptive description",
  "sku": "SKU123",
  "syncId": "sync123",
  "cpcCode": "CPC123",
  "unit": "kg",
  "footprint": {
    "CO2e": {
      "A1": "1200.0",
      "A2": "30.0",
      "A3": "4.0",
      "A4": "0.5",
      "B1": "0.06",
      "B2": "0.007",
      "B3": "0.0008",
      "B4": "",
      "B5": "",
      "C1": "",
      "C2": "",
      "C3": "",
      "C4": "",
      "D": "",
      "totalCarbonFootprint": "1234.5678",
      "productCarbonFootprint": "1234.0",
      "upstream": "1230.0",
      "direct": "4.0",
      "downstream": "0.5678",
      "A1_A3": "1234.0"
    }
  },
  "dataQualityIndicators": {
    "documentationYear": 2019,
    "coveragePercent": 80,
    "specificPercent": 40,
    "technologicalDQR": 1,
    "geographicalDQR": 1,
    "completenessDQR": 1,
    "reliabilityDQR": 1,
    "averagePercent": 60,
    "temporalDQR": 3
  },
  "taxonomy": {
    "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "Material",
    "path": "material"
  },
  "geoLocation": {
    "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "Pittsburgh, PA"
  },
  "location": {
    "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "Pittsburgh Office"
  },
  "startDate": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "endDate": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "dataSource": "model",
  "image": "https://app.variable.global/uploads/image.jpg",
  "dataQualityRating": 1.4,
  "created": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updated": "2021-01-31T23:59:59.000Z",
  "supplier": {
    "uuid": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "syncId": "sync123",
    "name": "Company Name"
  }
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.variable.global/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Requires permission:

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required
Example:

"Product Name"

​
description
string
Example:

"A descriptive description"

​
sku
string
Example:

"SKU123"

​
syncId
string

An identifier to use when syncing data with other systems. Read more

Example:

"sync123"

​
cpcCode
string
Example:

"CPC123"

​
unit
string

The unit code (e.g. kg, lbs, etc.). All unit codes can be found in the List Units endpoint.

Example:

"kg"

​
footprint
object

Using dataSource: external allows setting certain footprint.CO2e values. The values are computed all other dataSources.

​
dataQualityIndicators
object
​
taxonomy
object

A reference to a taxonomy category, including its machine-readable path.

​
geoLocation
object
​
location
object
​
startDate
string

ISO 8601 date

Example:

"2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"

​
endDate
string

ISO 8601 date

Example:

"2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"

​
dataSource
enum<string>
Available options:
model,
external
Example:

"model"

Response

A material

​
uuid
string<uuid>
​
name
string
Example:

"Material Name"

​
description
string
Example:

"A descriptive description"

​
sku
string
Example:

"SKU123"

​
syncId
string

An identifier to use when syncing data with other systems. Read more

Example:

"sync123"

​
cpcCode
string
Example:

"CPC123"

​
unit
string

The unit code (e.g. kg, lbs, etc.). All unit codes can be found in the List Units endpoint.

Example:

"kg"

​
footprint
object

Using dataSource: external allows setting certain footprint.CO2e values. The values are computed all other dataSources.

​
dataQualityIndicators
object
​
taxonomy
object

A reference to a taxonomy category, including its machine-readable path.

​
geoLocation
object
​
location
object
​
startDate
string

ISO 8601 date

Example:

"2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"

​
endDate
string

ISO 8601 date

Example:

"2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"

​
dataSource
enum<string>
Available options:
model,
external
Example:

"model"

​
image
string
Example:

"https://app.variable.global/uploads/image.jpg"

​
dataQualityRating
number
Example:

1.4

​
created
string

ISO 8601 date

Example:

"2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"

​
updated
string

ISO 8601 date

Example:

"2021-01-31T23:59:59.000Z"

​
supplier
object