# Creating a semantic type in sandbox status using the API

Available in...

* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Integration
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Cloud Pipeline Designer Standard Edition
* Data Fabric
* Qlik Talend Cloud Enterprise Edition

The initial status of a semantic type is "sandbox". This status means that the semantic type has not been save as a draft or published.

In this example, Talend API Tester is used to send requests.

For further information about Talend API Tester, see [Talend Cloud API Tester User Guide](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/Cloud/api-tester-user-guide).

## Procedure

1. If you do not have a personal access token yet, generate one. For further information, see [Generating a Personal Access Token](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/Cloud/management-console-user-guide/cloud-access-token).
2. Open Talend API Tester in your browser.
3. From the Repository tab, select Post in the Method drop-down list.
4. Enter the following URL: https://tds.{region}.cloud.talend.com/semanticservice/categories/sandbox

   You'll find a list of the URLs to use for each data center in [Accessing Talend Cloud applications](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-windows/Cloud/talend-cloud-application-url).
5. Click the Add header button and enter Authorization in the name field and Bearer followed by a whitespace and your token in the value field.
6. Click the Add header button and enter Cookie in the name field, then leave the value field empty.
7. Click Send.

## Results

The API returns a 201 HTTP code to inform you that the request was successful. The response includes the identifier of the created semantic type in sandbox status, for example:

```
{
    "id": "5f80848e51b6b16703a4318d"
}
```