Creating a Graph

POST /ges/v1.0/{project_id}/graphs

**Table 1** URI parameter
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

**Table 2** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
graphName	Yes	String	Graph name. The value can contain 4 to 32 characters and must start with a letter. Only letters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed.
idType	Yes	String	ID type. The options are hash, fixedLengthString, and varString.
idLength	No	Integer	This parameter is mandatory if idType is fixedLengthString. The value ranges from 1 to 128.
sortKeyType	Yes	String	Mandatory. The options are: int: integer. string: The value is a string that contains a maximum of 40 characters. varString: The value is a variable-length string with no length limit. The sort key type applies to the entire graph.

**Table 3** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
errorMessage	String	System prompt If the execution succeeds, this parameter may be left blank. If the execution fails, this parameter is used to display the error message.
errorCode	String	System prompt If the execution succeeds, this parameter may be left blank. If the execution fails, this parameter is used to display the error code.
result	String	Query result. If the query is successful, the value is success. If the query fails, the value is failed.

POST /ges/v1.0/{project_id}/graphs
{
    "graphName": "xxx",
    "idType": "fixedLengthString",
    "idLength": 20,
    "sortKeyType":"varString"
}

Status code: 200

Example response for a successful request

Http Status Code: 200
{
    "result": "success"
}

Status code: 400

Example response for a failed request

Http Status Code: 400
{
    "errorMessage": "graph [movie] already exists",
    "errorCode": "GES.8012",
    "result": "failed"
}