Create Historical Emission
Create Historical Emission
Create a new manual emission entry for a historical period
POST
Create Historical Emission
Create Historical Emission
Create a new manual emission entry. The scope is automatically derived from the category. The entry is included in your organization’s total emissions.Request
Headers
string
required
Your API key for authenticationExample:
sk_live_1234567890abcdefstring
required
Your organization UUIDExample:
a8315ef3-dd50-43f8-b7ce-d839e68d51faBody Parameters
string
required
Start date of the emission period (ISO 8601)Example:
"2022-01-01"string
required
End date of the emission period. Must be greater than or equal to
start_date.Example: "2022-12-31"string
required
Emission category. Determines the GHG scope automatically.Scope 1:
process, recharge, stationary, transport, waste_water_treatment_population, waste_water_treatment_sludge, waste_water_treatment_waterScope 2: electricityScope 3: purchases, travels, wastes, capex, employees_in_itinere, employees_in_labore, electricity_generation, electricity_transmission_and_distribution, stationary_generation, transport_generation, transport_distribution_upstream, transport_distribution_downstream, sold_products_waste, upstream_leased, downstream_leased, use_of_product_combustion, use_of_product_electricity, use_of_product_water, waste_water_treatment_discharge, waternumber
required
Total CO2e emissions in kilograms. Must be greater than 0.Example:
45200.5string
Free text description of the emission entryExample:
"2022 electricity consumption from utility bills"string
UUID of an uploaded evidence file to attach
string
URL of the evidence file
string
Name of the evidence file (max 255 characters)
Response
Returns the created historical emission object with HTTP 201.string
Historical emission UUID
string
Organization UUID
date
Start date of the emission period (ISO 8601)
date
End date of the emission period (ISO 8601)
integer
GHG scope automatically derived from category (1, 2, or 3)
string
Emission category (e.g.
electricity, transport, purchases)number
Total CO2e emissions in kilograms
string | null
Free text description of the emission entry
string
GHG gas type (e.g.
co2e)integer
GHG type:
0 = fossil, 1 = biomassboolean
Whether this emission entry is enabled and included in totals
string | null
UUID of the attached evidence file
string | null
URL of the attached evidence file
string | null
Name of the attached evidence file
datetime
Creation timestamp (ISO 8601)
string | null
Last update timestamp (ISO 8601)
Example
Successful Response
Common Errors
401 Unauthorized
Cause: Missing or invalid API key403 Forbidden
Cause: The authenticated user is not a member of the organization422 Validation Error
Cause:end_date is before start_date
total_co2e is not positive
Related Endpoints
List
View all historical emissions
Update
Modify an existing entry