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anecdotes Create Controls API

Create one or more **custom controls** in a framework.

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Operations 1

POST /controls/control Create custom control #

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/anecdotes/refs/heads/main/openapi/anecdotes-create-controls-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

anecdotes-create-controls-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Anecdotes Create Controls API
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Anecdotes
    url: https://help.anecdotes.ai/api/overview
    email: hello@anecdotes.ai
  description: 'Operations tagged Create Controls across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: anecdotes-grc-openapi-original.json, anecdotes-grc-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.anecdotes.ai
  description: Production
security:
- Bearer: []
tags:
- name: Create Controls
  description: Create one or more **custom controls** in a framework.
paths:
  /controls/control:
    post:
      tags:
      - Create Controls
      summary: Create custom control
      description: Creates a **custom control** in the framework from query parameter **`control_framework`**. Send one object or an array for bulk create; **201** returns the created record(s).
      operationId: createCustomControl
      parameters:
      - name: control_framework
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          description: Framework id (`framework_…`) the new control belongs to.
        description: Framework id (`framework_…`) the new control belongs to.
      - name: notify
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: true
          description: Whether to notify the platform UI of the change.
        description: Whether to notify the platform UI of the change.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              oneOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostCustomControl'
              - type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostCustomControl'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created control object, or array of created controls for bulk requests.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Control'
                - type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Control'
        '400':
          description: Invalid control payload.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized — JWT is missing, invalid, or expired.
        '422':
          description: Validation error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.anecdotes.ai
      description: Production
components:
  schemas:
    ControlStatus:
      type: object
      description: Current control status and audit metadata.
      properties:
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ControlStatusEnum'
        updated_by:
          type: string
        last_edit_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        note:
          type: string
        manually_set:
          type: boolean
        gap_detected:
          type: boolean
      required:
      - status
    MaturityLevel:
      type: string
      enum:
      - INITIAL
      - REPEATABLE
      - DEFINED
      - MANAGED
      - OPTIMIZING
    LinkedRequirement:
      type: object
      properties:
        requirement_id:
          type: string
        requirement_name:
          type: string
      required:
      - requirement_id
    Control:
      type: object
      description: Control facade returned by list/read endpoints. Additional tenant-specific fields may appear.
      properties:
        control_id:
          type: string
        control_name:
          type: string
        control_description:
          type: string
        control_framework_id:
          type: string
        control_category:
          type: string
        control_framework_category:
          type: string
        control_framework_category_id:
          type: string
        control_status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ControlStatus'
        control_owners:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        control_tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        control_requirement_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        linked_requirements:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkedRequirement'
        control_original_related_controls:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        maturity_level:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MaturityLevel'
        control_last_edit_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        custom_fields:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
      required:
      - control_id
      - control_name
      additionalProperties: true
    PostCustomControl:
      type: object
      required:
      - control_name
      - control_framework_category
      - control_framework_category_id
      properties:
        control_name:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        control_description:
          type: string
        control_framework_category:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        control_framework_category_id:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        control_original_related_controls:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        control_requirements:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        control_owner:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: email
        control_implementation:
          type: string
        maturity_level:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MaturityLevel'
    ControlStatusEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
      - NOT_STARTED
      - IN_PROGRESS
      - READY_FOR_AUDIT
      - GAP
      - ISSUE
      - APPROVED_BY_AUDITOR
      - MONITORING
      - NOT_APPLICABLE
      - NOT_READY_FOR_AUDIT
      - INSUFFICIENT_DATA
      - UNDER_REVIEW
      description: Machine status code. Product UI may display human-readable labels (for example `Gap`, `Ready for audit`).
    ValidationError:
      type: object
      description: Validation error response. Each item in `detail` describes one validation failure. The `loc` array identifies the field path — each segment may be a string (field name) or integer (list index).
      properties:
        detail:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              loc:
                type: array
                items:
                  anyOf:
                  - type: string
                  - type: integer
              msg:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              ctx:
                type: object
                description: Optional machine context (e.g. `enum_values` for enum validation errors).
                additionalProperties: true
            additionalProperties: true
      additionalProperties: true
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-anecdotes-api-key
      description: API key created in the Anecdotes platform. Used only for the Exchange API key endpoint.
    Bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: JWT obtained from the Exchange API key endpoint. Valid for 1 hour.
externalDocs:
  description: Anecdotes API reference
  url: https://help.anecdotes.ai/api/overview
x-refined-from:
- anecdotes-grc-openapi-original.json
- anecdotes-grc-openapi.yml
x-evidence:
  method: derived
  generated: '2026-07-31'
  sources:
  - https://help.anecdotes.ai/technical-setup/fedramp-20x-trust-center-and-api
  - postman/anecdotes-fedramp-20x.postman_collection.json
  verified_live:
  - url: https://api.anecdotes.ai/fedramp20x/v1/public/info?evidence_id=builder_2795822335733
    http_status: 200
    content_type: application/json
    fetched: '2026-07-31'