# Create COC Records

<mark style="color:blue;">`POST`</mark> `/api/v1/chain-of-custody/evidence`

Create a COC record for an evidence item.

**Request Body**

| Name                                              | Type                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                        |        |                      |                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `evidence_id`                                     | number                       | Monolith unique identifier for evidence item.                                                                                                                                                      |        |                      |                                                                                                                     |
| `evidence_uuid`<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string                       | <mark style="color:red;">**(REQUIRED)**</mark> Monolith unique identifier for a Monolith case.                                                                                                     |        |                      |                                                                                                                     |
| `timestamp` <mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>    | string (ISO 8601)            | <p><mark style="color:red;"><strong>(REQUIRED)</strong></mark> An ISO formatted timestamp that represents when the coc action occurred.  <br><br>Must be in ISO format: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ"</p> |        |                      |                                                                                                                     |
| `custody_to` <mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>   | string                       | <p><mark style="color:red;"><strong>(REQUIRED)</strong></mark> This is where the item is moving to.<br><br>Could be a person or location.</p>                                                      |        |                      |                                                                                                                     |
| `custody_from` <mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string                       | <p><mark style="color:red;"><strong>(REQUIRED)</strong></mark> This where the item has moved from.<br><br>Could be a person or location.</p>                                                       |        |                      |                                                                                                                     |
| `coc_type` <mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>     | <p>string <br><code>"Intake" | "Release"                                                                                                                                                                                          | "Move" | "Destroy"</code></p> | <mark style="color:red;">**(REQUIRED)**</mark> The type of COC action taken - must be one of the idetified options. |
| `notes`                                           | string                       | Any notes that are relevant to the COC action.                                                                                                                                                     |        |                      |                                                                                                                     |


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