Create Inquiries

API to create new inquiries in Monolith

Create an inquiry

POST /api/v1/inquiries

Create a new inquiry in Monolith vai HTTPS

Headers

Name	Type	Description
x-api-key*	String	Monolith API Key

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
client*	JSON	A JSON object with client info.
request_name	String	A name for this inquiry.
request_id	String	This is the request_id of the inquiry. This value is usually associated with a Relay request, but can also be associated with external request systems if utilized via API when creating an inquiry.
client_ref_number	String	A case or matter number related to the requestor.
description	String	A description of the inquiry - usually the details of the request being made.
inquiry_type	String	Type of inquiry - should map to the case types in your Monolith database.
referred_by	String	Source of inquiry - defaults to "API Request"
evidence	Array	This is an array of evidence objects.
client.name*	String	Name of the requestor.
client.email*	String	Email of requesting client.
client.org	String	Organization of requestor.
client.phone	String	Office phone number of requestor.
client.mobile	String	Mobile phone number of requestor.
client.address	String	Address of requestor.
client.city	String	City of requestor.
client.region	String	State or province of requestor.
client.postal_code	String	Postal code for requestor.
client.type	String	Type of client
evidence.evidence_number	String	Evidence number for requestor
evidence.item_name*	String	Name of evidence item.
evidence.provider	String	Manufacturer or service provider.
evidence.evidence_type	String	Type of evidence - should map to evidence types in Monolith.
evidence.unique_id	String	Serial number or account identifier for evidence item.
evidence.description	String	Description of evidence.
contacts	Array	Array of contact objects
contacts.name*	String	Name of person.
contacts.type	String	Type of contact/person.
contacts.unique_id	String	Identifier of person.
contacts.description	String	Description or notes related to person.
documents	Array	Array of document objects
documents.name*	String	Filename of document
documents.data*	String	Base64 encoded string of file data.

Create Inquiry Example

# Using uuid as URL path param

import requests

# set your Monolith API key into a variable
api_key = "qucuqwqg5q3rve28ehfh" # this is a fake API key

# Set the api key in the header of the request
headers = {
	"x-api-key": api_key
}

data = {
    "request_name": "My New Request/Inquiry",
    "inquiry_type": "Incident Response",
    "description": "this is an api test",
    "client": { # client is required for this API
        "name": "dev forensics", # required
        "email": "[email protected]" # required
    },
    "contacts": [
        {
            "name": "Rick Sanchez" # required when contacts is provided
        }
    ],
    "documents": [
        # 25 MB file size limit
        {
           # name is required when documents is provided
            "name": "Important Document.pdf",
            # data is also required
            "data": "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"
        }
    ],
    "evidence": [
        {
            "evidence_number": "123456", 
            "evidence_type": "Smartphone",
            "item_name": "iPhone 15",  # required when evidence array is provided
            "provider": "Apple",
            "unique_id": "55485415241", 
            "description": "This is test evidence"
        }
    ]
}

# Use the appropriate API endpoint for your region
api_url = f"https://monolith-app.monolithforensics.com/api/v1/inquiries"

# Execute the POST request
# returns a JSON object with inquiry_id and uuid values
response = requests.post(api_url, headers=headers, json=data)

# print the JSON response to console
print(response.json())