create-asset

dci create-asset [flags]

Creates a new asset.

Examples

# Register a new AWS account asset with its display name and root email.
dci create-asset --type amazon-web-services --account-name "Team Backyard" --root-email [email protected]

# The same request, printing the API response as JSON for scripts.
dci create-asset --type amazon-web-services --account-name "Team Backyard" --root-email [email protected] --output json

Flags

Flag	Type	Default	Example	Description
--type	string	"amazon-web-services"		Asset type. For example, amazon-web-services
--mode	string	"New"		Asset mode.
--account-name	string	"Account name"		The desired name of the account.
--root-email	string			The root account email.

Every command also accepts the CLI-wide flags for output shaping — see Output formats and Table output options.

Output

OK - The request succeeded.

By default dci renders the result as a table. Use --output json to get the full structure described below — see Output formats.

Field	Type	Description
accountID	string

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Response returned after creating or updating an asset.",
  "properties": {
    "accountID": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

Errors

On failure, dci prints a single error message — with a hint when one is available — and exits with a typed code your scripts can branch on. See Errors and exit codes for the full contract.

HTTP status to exit code mapping

HTTP status	Exit code	Error code	Meaning
400	30	VALIDATION_ERROR	The arguments or request body were rejected. Review the command's flags and payload.
401	10	AUTHENTICATION_FAILED	Not signed in, or the API token is invalid. Run dci login or check DCI_API_KEY.
403	11	PERMISSION_DENIED	The DoiT user or the active customer context does not have access.
404	20	RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND	The requested resource does not exist. Check the identifier argument.
409	21	RESOURCE_CONFLICT	The operation conflicts with the resource's current state.
500	40	API_SERVER_ERROR	The API failed to process the request. Retryable; contact DoiT support if it persists.

Related

• get-asset — Retrieve an asset
• list-assets — List assets
• update-asset — Update an asset
• API reference: POST /billing/v1/createAsset

Aliases: createasset