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Method: projects.locations.assets.create
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HTTP request
POST https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1alpha/{parent=projects/*/locations/*}/assets
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
parent |
string
Required. The parent of the asset collection (e.g., "projects/*").
Authorization requires the following IAM permission on the specified resource parent:
earthengine.assets.create
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
assetId |
string
The ID of the asset to create. Equivalent to name but without the "projects/*/assets" (e.g., users/[USER]/[ASSET]).
|
overwrite |
boolean
Whether to allow overwriting an image asset.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of EarthEngineAsset.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of EarthEngineAsset.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/earthengine
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.
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Last updated 2025-03-06 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-03-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eCreates an Earth Engine asset with the specified type (FOLDER, IMAGE, or IMAGE_COLLECTION) and properties.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eRequires appropriate IAM permissions to create assets within the specified parent project or location.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAllows for setting a custom asset ID and optionally overwriting existing image assets.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request body must contain an EarthEngineAsset object with asset details.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAuthentication is required using either the \u003ccode\u003eearthengine\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode\u003ecloud-platform\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["This describes how to create assets within a project using a POST request to the Earth Engine API. The `parent` path parameter is required, and asset type determines specifiable fields. `FOLDER` assets have no fields, while `IMAGE` and `IMAGE_COLLECTION` are limited to `startTime`, `endTime`, and `properties`; with images also allowing for `cloudStorageLocation`. Optional query parameters `assetId` and `overwrite` are available. The request body uses `EarthEngineAsset`, and successful creation returns a new `EarthEngineAsset` instance. Requires OAuth scopes for authorization.\n"],null,["# Method: projects.locations.assets.create\n\nCreates an asset.\n\nThe following asset types are createable: \\* `FOLDER`: No fields in `asset` may be specified. \\* `IMAGE`: To create a COG-backed asset, use `image.importExternal` instead. See \u003chttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/Earth_Engine_asset_from_cloud_geotiff\u003e for more details. \\* `IMAGE_COLLECTION`: Only the fields `startTime`, `endTime`, and `properties` may be specified.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1alpha/{parent=projects/*/locations/*}/assets`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `parent` | `string` Required. The parent of the asset collection (e.g., \"projects/\\*\"). Authorization requires the following [IAM](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/) permission on the specified resource `parent`: - `earthengine.assets.create` |\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `assetId` | `string` The ID of the asset to create. Equivalent to name but without the \"projects/\\*/assets\" (e.g., users/\\[USER\\]/\\[ASSET\\]). |\n| `overwrite` | `boolean` Whether to allow overwriting an image asset. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [EarthEngineAsset](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1alpha/projects.assets#EarthEngineAsset).\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of [EarthEngineAsset](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1alpha/projects.assets#EarthEngineAsset).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/earthengine`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n\nFor more information, see the [OAuth 2.0 Overview](/identity/protocols/OAuth2)."]]