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# Create an asset

> Create a new asset type within a program.

Creates a new asset in your organization. The asset is automatically linked to the specified program on creation. All fields are required:

* `program_id`: the program to link this asset to
* `name` and `symbol`: display name and short code
* `inventory_mode`: `SIMPLE` tracks a single balance per participant; `LOT` tracks individual batches with expiration, vesting dates, oldest-first spending, and issuer lineage
* `issuance_policy`: `UNLIMITED` mints value on demand with no budget cap; `PREFUNDED` draws from the program wallet
* `scale`: decimal precision from 0 to 18 (e.g., `2` for dollars and cents)

The `inventory_mode`, `issuance_policy`, and `scale` fields are immutable after creation because they affect how the ledger records and resolves balances. If you need a different configuration, create a new asset.

<Note>
  For usage patterns and examples, see the [Asset Configuration guide](/guides/asset-configuration).
</Note>


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /v1/assets
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  contact:
    email: support@scrip.dev
    name: Scrip Support
    url: https://scrip.dev/support
  description: >-
    Universal Incentive Infrastructure API for managing loyalty programs,
    rewards, and participant balances.


    Scrip provides a complete backend for building incentive and loyalty
    programs. Core concepts:

    - **Programs**: Containers for incentive logic (e.g., "Q1 Sales Bonus",
    "Customer Loyalty")

    - **Assets**: The currency or points being tracked (e.g., "Bonus Points",
    "Cash Rewards")

    - **Participants**: Users who earn and spend assets (identified by
    external_id)

    - **Groups**: Collections of participants for team-based incentives

    - **Rules**: Automated reward logic triggered by events

    - **Events**: Actions that trigger rule evaluation (e.g., "purchase",
    "referral")


    Response formats:

    - **Collection endpoints** return: {"data": [...], "pagination":
    {"has_more": true, "next_cursor": "..."}}

    - **Single-resource endpoints** return the resource directly

    - **Errors** return: {"code": "...", "message": "...", "details": {...}} —
    `details` is an optional object, present on input errors only
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://scrip.dev/license
  termsOfService: https://scrip.dev/terms
  title: Scrip API
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - url: https://api.scrip.dev
security: []
tags:
  - description: >-
      Manage incentive programs. Programs are the top-level container for all
      incentive logic.
    name: Programs
  - description: >-
      Manage asset types (currencies, points). Assets define what participants
      can earn and spend.
    name: Assets
  - description: >-
      Manage participants and their balances. Participants are identified by
      external_id from your system.
    name: Participants
  - description: Manage participant groups for team-based incentives.
    name: Groups
  - description: >-
      Manage automated reward rules. Rules define conditions and actions
      triggered by events.
    name: Rules
  - description: Ingest events that trigger rule evaluation and reward distribution.
    name: Events
  - description: Transfer assets between participants.
    name: Transfers
  - description: Access ledger summaries and program activity reports.
    name: Reporting
  - description: >-
      Redeem participant balances for rewards. Supports raw amount redemptions
      and catalog item redemptions.
    name: Redemptions
  - description: >-
      Manage the reward catalog. Create and manage redeemable items with
      inventory tracking.
    name: Rewards
  - description: >-
      Schedule and manage automated event dispatching. Automations generate
      events on cron schedules, at specific times, or by evaluating participant
      state.
    name: Automations
  - description: >-
      Manage tier types and levels within programs. Tiers define status
      hierarchies that participants progress through based on qualification
      rules.
    name: Tiers
  - description: Inspect double-entry ledger records for auditing and reconciliation.
    name: Journal Entries
  - description: >-
      Manage webhook endpoints and delivery logs. Webhooks notify your
      application of real-time events via HTTP POST with HMAC-SHA256 signatures.
    name: Webhooks
paths:
  /v1/assets:
    post:
      tags:
        - Assets
      summary: Create an asset
      description: Create a new asset type within a program.
      operationId: createAsset
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.CreateAssetRequest'
        description: Asset configuration
        required: true
        x-originalParamName: request
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.AssetResponse'
          description: Asset created
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrBadRequestResponse'
          description: >-
            Validation failed (code: validation_error | bad_request |
            amount_not_finite | max_transaction_amount_out_of_range)
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrUnauthorizedResponse'
          description: 'Missing or invalid credentials (code: unauthorized)'
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrForbiddenResponse'
          description: 'Insufficient permissions (code: forbidden)'
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrNotFoundResponse'
          description: 'Program not found (code: not_found)'
        '409':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrConflictResponse'
          description: 'Symbol already exists (code: symbol_already_exists)'
        '415':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrUnsupportedMediaTypeResponse'
          description: 'Content-Type must be application/json (code: unsupported_media_type)'
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrInternalResponse'
          description: 'Internal server error (code: internal_error)'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    handlers.CreateAssetRequest:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        inventory_mode:
          description: >-
            SIMPLE tracks one balance per participant. LOT tracks individual
            batches with expiration and vesting dates. Immutable after creation
          enum:
            - SIMPLE
            - LOT
          example: SIMPLE
          type: string
        issuance_policy:
          description: >-
            UNLIMITED mints on demand with no budget cap. PREFUNDED draws from
            the program wallet. Immutable after creation
          enum:
            - UNLIMITED
            - PREFUNDED
          example: UNLIMITED
          type: string
        max_transaction_amount:
          description: >-
            Optional per-transaction ceiling. Must be a positive decimal string.
            Null means no limit
          example: '10000.00'
          type: string
        name:
          description: Asset name
          example: Bonus Points
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 1
          type: string
        program_id:
          description: Program to link this asset to
          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
          format: uuid
          type: string
        scale:
          description: >-
            Number of decimal places for amounts (e.g., 2 for dollars and
            cents). Immutable after creation
          example: 2
          maximum: 18
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
        symbol:
          description: Short code for this asset
          example: PTS
          maxLength: 16
          minLength: 1
          type: string
      required:
        - inventory_mode
        - issuance_policy
        - name
        - program_id
        - scale
        - symbol
      type: object
    handlers.AssetResponse:
      properties:
        created_at:
          description: When the asset was created
          example: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z'
          format: date-time
          type: string
        deleted_at:
          description: Set when the asset is archived
          example: '2024-06-01T00:00:00Z'
          format: date-time
          type: string
        id:
          description: Asset ID
          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
          format: uuid
          type: string
        inventory_mode:
          description: How balances are tracked
          example: SIMPLE
          type: string
        issuance_policy:
          description: How value is issued
          example: UNLIMITED
          type: string
        max_transaction_amount:
          description: Optional per-transaction ceiling. Null means no limit
          example: '10000.00'
          type: string
        name:
          description: Asset name
          example: Bonus Points
          type: string
        program_ids:
          description: Programs this asset is linked to
          example:
            - 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        scale:
          description: Decimal precision
          example: 2
          type: integer
        status:
          description: Lifecycle state
          example: ACTIVE
          type: string
        symbol:
          description: Short code for this asset
          example: PTS
          type: string
        updated_at:
          description: When the asset was last modified
          example: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z'
          format: date-time
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrBadRequestResponse:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          description: Code is the machine-readable error code
          example: bad_request
          type: string
        details:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrorDetails'
          description: >-
            Details provides optional structured error context (field errors,
            etc.)
        message:
          description: Message is the human-readable error description
          example: Invalid request parameters
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrUnauthorizedResponse:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Code is the machine-readable error code
          example: unauthorized
          type: string
        details:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrorDetails'
          description: Details provides optional structured error context
        message:
          description: Message is the human-readable error description
          example: Missing or invalid credentials
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrForbiddenResponse:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Code is the machine-readable error code
          example: forbidden
          type: string
        details:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrorDetails'
          description: Details provides optional structured error context
        message:
          description: Message is the human-readable error description
          example: Insufficient permissions for this action
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrNotFoundResponse:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Code is the machine-readable error code
          example: not_found
          type: string
        details:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrorDetails'
          description: Details provides optional structured error context
        message:
          description: Message is the human-readable error description
          example: Resource not found
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrConflictResponse:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Code is the machine-readable error code
          example: conflict
          type: string
        details:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrorDetails'
          description: Details provides optional structured error context
        message:
          description: Message is the human-readable error description
          example: Resource already exists or state conflict
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrUnsupportedMediaTypeResponse:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Code is the machine-readable error code
          example: unsupported_media_type
          type: string
        details:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrorDetails'
          description: Details provides optional structured error context
        message:
          description: Message is the human-readable error description
          example: Content-Type must be application/json
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrInternalResponse:
      properties:
        code:
          description: Code is the machine-readable error code
          example: internal_error
          type: string
        message:
          description: Message is the human-readable error description
          example: An internal error occurred
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrorDetails:
      description: >-
        Optional structured details about the error. Always a JSON object: a
        `fields` array for validation errors, or flat
        field/reason/expected/received properties for other input errors.
      properties:
        expected:
          description: Expected value or format (non-validation input errors)
          example: uuid
          type: string
        field:
          description: Field name that caused the error (non-validation input errors)
          example: asset_id
          type: string
        fields:
          description: >-
            Fields lists each offending input field on validation_error
            responses.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/handlers.ErrorFieldDetail'
          type: array
        reason:
          description: Machine-readable reason code (non-validation input errors)
          example: invalid
          type: string
        received:
          description: Value that was received (non-validation input errors)
          example: not-a-uuid
          type: string
      type: object
    handlers.ErrorFieldDetail:
      description: >-
        A single field-level error: which input field failed, why, and (where
        known) the expected and received values.
      properties:
        expected:
          description: >-
            Expected value or format. Usually a string; for "one of" constraints
            it

            is an array of the allowed values.
        field:
          description: Field name that caused the error
          example: amount
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable explanation (validation errors only)
          example: This field is required
          type: string
        reason:
          description: Machine-readable reason code
          example: required
          type: string
        received:
          description: Value that was received
          example: '-10.00'
          type: string
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      description: API key passed in the X-API-Key header.
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      type: apiKey
    BearerAuth:
      description: Bearer token passed in the Authorization header (e.g. "Bearer sk_...").
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      type: apiKey

````