Create Evidence

Create a new evidence item

POST /api/v1/evidence

Use this API endpoint to create evidence items within Monolith.

Either case_id, case_uuid, or case_number is required.

If evidence_number is not provided, Monolith will automatically generate a value.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
case_id	number	Unique ID of a case to link evidence.
case_uuid	string	Unique ID of a case to link evidence.
case_number	string	Case number to link evidence.
evidence_number	string	Evidence number of the evidence being created.
item_name	string	Name of the evidence item.
type	string	The type of evidence item: (Smartphone, Server, Email, etc...)
location_id	number	Sets the location of the evidence item at creation. Location ID can be retreived from locations API.
provider	string	Service provider or manufacturer of evidence.
model_number	string	Evidence model number.
unique_id	string	Unique ID associated with the device - usually a serial number or account name.
size	number	Capacity of the evidence
size_unit	string	Unit of capacity: KB, MB, GB, TB, PB
description	string	Description of the item
custom_fields	array	Array of custom field objects

Custom Fields

To create custom fields for your evidence in an API request, you must include a custom_fields value that consists of an array of JSON objects in the following form:

Name	Type	Description
field_id	integer	Unique id of the custom field
value	string	This is the value to be set for the custom field

The field_id is the numeric identifier for the custom field you are setting a value for.

// Custom Fields Example
"custom_fields": [
    {
        "field_id": "1",
        "value": "I am some custom data."
    },
    {
        "field_id": "2",
        "value": "This is some separate custom field data."
    }
]