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# Add edges

POST https://api.getzep.com/api/v4/graphs/{graph_uuid}/edges
Content-Type: application/json

Adds 1 to 100 edges. A name creates a node when deduplicate is false. When deduplicate is true, Zep matches a node by name first.
Example: \{"edges":\[\{"fact":"Ada works at Acme Corp","fact\_name":"WORKS\_AT","source\_node":\{"uuid":"f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"},"target\_node":\{"uuid":"f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d480"}},\{"fact":"Ada leads a team","fact\_name":"LEADS","source\_node":\{"name":"Ada Lovelace","labels":\["Person"]},"target\_node":\{"name":"Engineering","labels":\["Department"]}}],"deduplicate":false}

Reference: https://docs-beta.getzep.com/sdk-reference/graph/edge/add

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) (prefixed with ` Api-Key  `) — Type "Api-Key" followed by a space and the project API key.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `graph_uuid` (string, required) — Graph UUID

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a v4.AddEdgesRequest.

- `edges` (list of v4.EdgeInput, required) — The edges to add to the graph. The request accepts 1 to 100 edges.
- `deduplicate` (boolean, optional) — When true, Zep compares each edge with graph edges and can merge a duplicate or invalidate a contradicted edge. This adds an LLM call per edge. The default is false.

## Response

### 202

Accepted

- `edges` (list of v4.AddedEdge, optional) — The accept-time acknowledgements in request order.
- `task` (v4.Task, optional) — The asynchronous task that tracks edge creation and indexing.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

## Types

### v4.EdgeInput

- `fact` (string, required) — The fact text describing the relationship between the source and target nodes.
- `fact_name` (string, required) — The name of the edge, in upper snake case, for example RELATES_TO.
- `source_node` (v4.EdgeNodeRef, required) — The source node. A name creates a node without deduplication, or matches an existing node by name first when deduplication is enabled.
- `target_node` (v4.EdgeNodeRef, required) — The target node. A name creates a node without deduplication, or matches an existing node by name first when deduplication is enabled.
- `attributes` (map from string to any, optional) — Additional attributes to store on the edge.
- `expired_at` (string, optional) — The time at which the fact was superseded or invalidated.
- `invalid_at` (string, optional) — The time at which the fact stopped being true.
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional) — Metadata attached to the episode created for this edge.
- `valid_at` (string, optional) — The time at which the fact became true.

### v4.AddedEdge

- `attributes` (map from string to any, optional) — Additional attributes of the edge.
- `expired_at` (string, optional) — The time the fact was superseded or removed.
- `fact` (string, optional) — The natural-language fact you submitted for this edge.
- `fact_name` (string, optional) — The name of the edge, in upper snake case, for example RELATES_TO.
- `invalid_at` (string, optional) — The time at which the fact stopped being true.
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional) — Custom metadata associated with the edge.
- `source_node` (v4.EdgeNodeRef, optional) — The source node fields you supplied when creating this edge.
- `source_node_uuid` (string, optional) — The source node UUID is set when deduplicate is false. It is the UUID you supplied, or the UUID Zep assigned to a node that the request creates. When deduplicate is true, read the endpoint from the task result.
- `target_node` (v4.EdgeNodeRef, optional) — The target node fields you supplied when creating this edge.
- `target_node_uuid` (string, optional) — The target node UUID is set when deduplicate is false. It is the UUID you supplied, or the UUID Zep assigned to a node that the request creates. When deduplicate is true, read the endpoint from the task result.
- `uuid` (string, optional) — The unique identifier assigned to the edge.
- `valid_at` (string, optional) — The time from which the fact is considered true.

### v4.Task

- `completed_at` (string, optional) — The time the task reached a terminal status; absent while it is still in progress.
- `created_at` (string, optional) — The time the task was created.
- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional) — The error that caused the task to fail; also present on a partial task when the worker can name a single cause.
- `progress` (v4.TaskProgress, optional) — The last processing stage a worker reported for this task. It is not cleared when the task finishes, so a completed task may still show its final stage.
- `result` (map from string to any, optional) — Operation-specific output populated once the task reaches succeeded or partial, such as identifiers the operation could not return synchronously.
- `started_at` (string, optional) — The time a worker began processing the task; absent until then.
- `status` (string, optional) — The task's current state: pending, processing, succeeded, partial, or failed.
- `type` (string, optional) — The kind of asynchronous operation the task represents.
- `updated_at` (string, optional) — The time the task was last updated.
- `uuid` (string, optional) — The unique identifier of the task, used to poll its status.

### v4.ErrorBody

- `code` (string, optional)
- `details` (map from string to any, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `param` (string, optional)
- `request_id` (string, optional)

### v4.EdgeNodeRef

- `attributes` (map from string to any, optional) — Additional attributes of the node, as defined by its entity type.
- `labels` (list of string, optional) — The entity type labels to assign to the node.
- `name` (string, optional) — The name of the node to create, or to match when deduplication is enabled.
- `summary` (string, optional) — A summary of the node.
- `uuid` (string, optional) — The unique identifier of an existing node to attach the edge to.

### v4.TaskProgress

- `stage` (string, optional) — The most recent processing stage reported by the worker handling the task.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "edges": [
    {
      "fact": "Ada works at Acme Corp",
      "fact_name": "WORKS_AT",
      "source_node": {},
      "target_node": {}
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "edges": [
    {
      "attributes": {},
      "expired_at": "2024-02-15T10:30:00Z",
      "fact": "Ada works at Acme Corp",
      "fact_name": "WORKS_AT",
      "invalid_at": "2024-02-15T10:30:00Z",
      "metadata": {},
      "source_node": {
        "attributes": {},
        "labels": [
          "Organization"
        ],
        "name": "Acme Corp",
        "summary": "A software company",
        "uuid": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"
      },
      "source_node_uuid": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
      "target_node": {
        "attributes": {},
        "labels": [
          "Organization"
        ],
        "name": "Acme Corp",
        "summary": "A software company",
        "uuid": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"
      },
      "target_node_uuid": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d480",
      "uuid": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
      "valid_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "task": {
    "completed_at": "string",
    "created_at": "string",
    "error": {
      "code": "string",
      "details": {},
      "message": "string",
      "param": "string",
      "request_id": "string"
    },
    "progress": {
      "stage": "string"
    },
    "result": {},
    "started_at": "string",
    "status": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "updated_at": "string",
    "uuid": "string"
  }
}
```