Create Generic Action
-----------------------


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+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Action        | create                                                        |
+===============+===============================================================+
| title         | Create an instance of a resource.                             |
+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| method        | POST                                                          |
+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| URL           | /api/<resource_type>/<resource_name>/                         |
+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Parameters    | hierarchy=[hierarchy]                                         |
+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Payload       | See add schema of the object for the payload specification    |
+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| support_async | true                                                          |
+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| class         | add                                                           |
+---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
   
Response is a pkid of the created instance.

To obtain the schema of the resource, use the GET request:

::

   GET /api/<resource_type>/<resource_name>/
   ?hierarchy=[hierarchy]
   &format=json

To apply a configuration template when creating the resource, use the parameter 
``&configuration_template`` with its value the name of an existing Configuration Template. 
For details on the parameter, refer to the topic on API parameters.


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