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# Create collector collector

> Requires scopes: traces:write



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/collector
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: EvalGate API
  version: 3.7.6
  description: EvalGate API. See docs/api-contract.md for stability commitments.
servers:
  - url: https://evalgate.com
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:3000
    description: Local
security: []
paths:
  /api/collector:
    post:
      tags:
        - collector
      summary: Create collector collector
      description: 'Requires scopes: traces:write'
      operationId: post_collector
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostApiCollectorRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiCollectorResponse201ApplicationJson
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth:
            - traces:write
components:
  schemas:
    PostApiCollectorRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        trace_id:
          type: string
        spans:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              span_id:
                type: string
              input:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
              params:
                type: object
                additionalProperties:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
              type:
                oneOf:
                  - type: string
                    enum:
                      - default
                  - type: string
                    enum:
                      - agent
                  - type: string
                    enum:
                      - tool
                  - type: string
                    enum:
                      - retrieval
                  - type: string
                    enum:
                      - llm
              error:
                oneOf:
                  - type: 'null'
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      message:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type: string
                    additionalProperties: false
                    required:
                      - message
              metadata:
                type: object
                additionalProperties:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
              output:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
              model:
                type: string
              metrics:
                type: object
                properties:
                  prompt_tokens:
                    type: number
                  completion_tokens:
                    type: number
                  total_time_ms:
                    type: number
                additionalProperties: false
              parent_span_id:
                type: string
              vendor:
                type: string
              timestamps:
                type: object
                properties:
                  started_at:
                    type: number
                  finished_at:
                    type: number
                additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - started_at
                  - finished_at
              behavioral:
                type: object
                additionalProperties:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
            additionalProperties: false
            required:
              - name
              - span_id
        status:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - error
            - type: string
              enum:
                - pending
            - type: string
              enum:
                - success
        metadata:
          oneOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: object
              additionalProperties:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
        environment:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - production
            - type: string
              enum:
                - dev
            - type: string
              enum:
                - staging
        content_hash:
          type: string
        duration_ms:
          oneOf:
            - type: 'null'
            - type: number
        source:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - api
            - type: string
              enum:
                - cli
            - type: string
              enum:
                - sdk
            - type: string
              enum:
                - otel
        user_feedback:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              oneOf:
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - rating
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - review_verdict
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - thumbs_up
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - thumbs_down
                - type: string
                  enum:
                    - comment
            value:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
            user_id:
              type: string
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - type
        repo_sha:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - name
        - trace_id
        - spans
    PostApiCollectorResponse201ApplicationJson:
      type: object
      properties:
        trace_id:
          type: string
        trace_db_id:
          type: number
        span_count:
          type: number
        spans_written:
          type: number
        spans_existing:
          type: number
        feedback_recorded:
          type: boolean
        queued_for_analysis:
          type: boolean
        sampling_reason:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              enum:
                - skipped
            - type: string
              enum:
                - error_trace
            - type: string
              enum:
                - negative_feedback
            - type: string
              enum:
                - sampled
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - trace_id
        - trace_db_id
        - span_count
        - spans_written
        - spans_existing
        - feedback_recorded
        - queued_for_analysis
        - sampling_reason
    JsonValue:
      oneOf:
        - type: 'null'
        - type: boolean
        - type: number
        - type: string
        - type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
        - type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonValue'
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              enum:
                - UNAUTHORIZED
                - FORBIDDEN
                - NOT_FOUND
                - VALIDATION_ERROR
                - RATE_LIMITED
                - CONFLICT
                - INTERNAL_ERROR
                - SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
                - QUOTA_EXCEEDED
                - NO_ORG_MEMBERSHIP
                - CROSS_ORG_REFERENCE
                - INCOMPLETE
                - MALFORMED
            message:
              type: string
            details: {}
            requestId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
          required:
            - code
            - message
      required:
        - error
  responses:
    ValidationError:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Conflict:
      description: Conflict
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key or Session Token

````