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POST /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}/data-stores/{data_store_id}/scopes/{scope_id}/entries — cloud.docs

Create Data Store Entry

Creates an entry with the provided ID and value.

Returns a 400 Bad Request if the entry exists.

Endpoint

Method: POST

Path: /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}/data-stores/{data_store_id}/scopes/{scope_id}/entries

Servers:

Parameters

NameLocationRequiredDescription
universe_idpathtrueThe universe ID.
data_store_idpathtrueThe data-store ID.
scope_idpathtrueThe scope ID.
idqueryfalseThe ID to use for the data store entry, which will become the final component of the data store entry's resource path. This value should be a 1-50 character string. We strongly recommend using only lowercase letters, numeric digits, and hyphens.
[
  {
    "name": "universe_id",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The universe ID.",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "data_store_id",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The data-store ID.",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "scope_id",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The scope ID.",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "id",
    "in": "query",
    "description": "The ID to use for the data store entry, which will become the final\ncomponent of the data store entry's resource path.\n\nThis value should be a 1-50 character string. We strongly recommend using\nonly lowercase letters, numeric digits, and hyphens.",
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "examples": {
      "id": {
        "description": "a 1-50 character string. We strongly recommend using only lowercase letters, numeric digits, and hyphens.",
        "value": "my-entry"
      }
    }
  }
]

Request Body

{
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataStoreEntry"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": true
}

Responses

StatusDescription
200OK
{
  "200": {
    "description": "OK",
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataStoreEntry"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

{
  "security": [],
  "securitySchemes": {}
}

Complete Operation Definition

{
  "tags": [
    "Cloud"
  ],
  "summary": "Create Data Store Entry",
  "description": "Creates an entry with the provided ID and value.\n\nReturns a 400 Bad Request if the entry exists.",
  "operationId": "Cloud_CreateDataStoreEntry__Using_Universes_DataStores",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "universe_id",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The universe ID.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "data_store_id",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The data-store ID.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "scope_id",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The scope ID.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "id",
      "in": "query",
      "description": "The ID to use for the data store entry, which will become the final\ncomponent of the data store entry's resource path.\n\nThis value should be a 1-50 character string. We strongly recommend using\nonly lowercase letters, numeric digits, and hyphens.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": {
        "id": {
          "description": "a 1-50 character string. We strongly recommend using only lowercase letters, numeric digits, and hyphens.",
          "value": "my-entry"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataStoreEntry"
        }
      }
    },
    "required": true
  },
  "responses": {
    "200": {
      "description": "OK",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataStoreEntry"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "x-visibility": "STABLE",
  "x-roblox-engine-usability": {
    "apiKeyWithHttpService": false
  },
  "x-roblox-rate-limits": {
    "description": "Data stores requests are subject to additional throttling limits described in the [Open Cloud guide for data stores](https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud/guides/data-stores/throttling)."
  },
  "x-roblox-scopes": [
    {
      "name": "universe-datastores.objects:create"
    }
  ],
  "x-roblox-docs": {
    "category": "Data and memory stores",
    "methodProperties": {
      "scopes": [
        "universe-datastores.objects:create"
      ]
    },
    "resource": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataStoreEntry",
      "name": "DataStoreEntry"
    }
  }
}