> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Device

Creates a device from the data that's been supplied. Do not provide an id. IDs are auto generated.

<Note>
  External Documentation

  To learn more, visit the [Netography documentation](https://docs.netography.com/api-reference/netography-apis/traffic-sources-devices#post-api-v1-device).
</Note>

## Basic Parameters

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  | Parameter   | Description                                           |
  | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
  | IPs         | An array of IPs that this device sends flows from.    |
  | Name        | The name of the device. Eg. router1.site.company.com. |
  | Sample Rate | The sample rate of flows this device will send.       |
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## Advanced Parameters

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  | Parameter | Description                                                                                  |
  | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Site      | The site identifier for this device. For example: us-east-1.                                 |
  | Tags      | An array of strings to tag every flow from this device with. Examples: Production, PCI, etc. |
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## Example Output

```json theme={"dark"}
{
  "meta": {
    "code": 200,
    "count": x
    },
  "data": [
    {
    "authpassphrase": "x",
    "authprotocol": "x",
    "community": "x",
    "downsample": x,
    "id": "xxxxxxxxxx",
    "ips": [
    "xx.xx.xx.xx"
    ],
    "learnedat": x,
    "learnedsamplerate": x,
    "learneduptime": x,
    "name": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "payload": x,
    "postnatdst": x,
    "postnatsrc": x,
    "postnatstats": x,
    "privilegepassphrase": "x",
    "privilegeprotocol": "x",
    "retries": x,
    "samplerate": x,
    "securitylevel": "x",
    "site": "x",
    "snmpenabled": x,
    "snmpip": "x",
    "snmponlyinfo": x,
    "snmppollint": x,
    "snmpport": x,
    "snmpversion": "x",
    "tags": x,
    "timeout": x,
    "username": "x",
    "created": x,
    "lastupdated": x
    }
  ]
}
```

## Workflow Library Example

[Create Device with Netography and Send Results Via Email](https://library.blinkops.com/workflows/create-device-with-netography-and-send-results-via-email)

<div className="iframe-wrapper">
  <div className="iframe-media">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/blinkops-2/ojHYuDeYX5FWuN8a/img/Icons/play-box.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ojHYuDeYX5FWuN8a&q=85&s=b8af968e71438a9499c3223c9bd29fb2" alt="Workflow Library" width="16" height="16" data-path="img/Icons/play-box.svg" />

    Preview this Workflow on desktop
  </div>

  <iframe className="iframe" src="https://library.blinkops.com/workflows/create-device-with-netography-and-send-results-via-email/canvas" />
</div>