Create a tag definition. Write document values by tagSlot and filter by displayName. Omitting tagSlot selects a free slot; exhaustion returns 400. An occupied slot or duplicate name returns 409. Use Bulk Save Tag Definitions for multiple definitions. Workspace API keys return 403; use a personal API key or scoped OAuth token.
OAuth scope: api:write.
/api/v2/knowledge/{knowledgeBaseId}/tagsYour Sim API key, personal or workspace-scoped. Generate one under Settings, then API Keys. Operations that reject workspace keys say so in their own description.
In: header
Path Parameters
Unique knowledge base identifier.
1 <= lengthRequest Body
application/json
Workspace scope, display name, field type, and optional slot.
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
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curl -X POST "https://www.sim.ai/api/v2/knowledge/string/tags" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "workspaceId": "a91c4b2e-6d3f-4e8a-b5c7-0d9e2f1a8c64", "displayName": "category", "fieldType": "text" }'{
"data": {
"id": "string",
"displayName": "category",
"tagSlot": "tag1",
"fieldType": "text"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"message": "Invalid request"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"message": "Authentication required"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "FORBIDDEN",
"message": "Insufficient workspace permissions",
"details": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Not found"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "CONFLICT",
"message": "Upload has already been completed"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE",
"message": "Request body is too large"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE",
"message": "Request body must be sent as application/json"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "API rate limit exceeded",
"details": {
"retryAfter": "2026-01-01T00:00:30.000Z"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
"message": "Internal server error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
}
}