API reference · CAIN Compliance

Define Control

POST /fabric/compliance/controls

Last reviewed 2026-10-02

POST /fabric/compliance/controls

Define a new machine-readable control.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Meaning
`tenant` required	query	string

Request body

ControlDefine (required)

Field	Type	Meaning
`name` required	string
`description` required	string
`category` required	string
`assertion_level`	string	default `"technical_control_verified"`
`control_logic` required	string
`inputs_required`	array of string	default `[]`
`evaluation_method` required	string
`frameworks`	array of string	default `[]`
`requirement_ids`	array of string	default `[]`
`version`	string	default `"1.0"`
`requires_legal_mapping`	boolean	default `false`

Responses

Status	Meaning	Body
`200`	Successful Response	object
`422`	Validation Error	`HTTPValidationError`
`401`	No key, or a key that is not valid	JSON `detail`
`429`	Rate limit for your plan reached; retry after the Retry-After seconds	JSON `detail`

Try it

Your API key X-API-Key Remember the key in this tab onlytenant queryRequest body application/json

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Code

curl -sS -X POST 'https://cainstudio.online/fabric/compliance/controls?tenant=tenant' \
  -H "X-API-Key: $CAIN_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"name": "name", "description": "description", "category": "category", "assertion_level": "technical_control_verified", "control_logic": "control-logic", "inputs_required": [], "evaluation_method": "evaluation-method", "frameworks": [], "requirement_ids": [], "version": "1.0", "requires_legal_mapping": false}'

import json, os, urllib.request

req = urllib.request.Request('https://cainstudio.online/fabric/compliance/controls?tenant=tenant', method='POST',
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["CAIN_API_KEY"], "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    data=json.dumps({
      "name": "name",
      "description": "description",
      "category": "category",
      "assertion_level": "technical_control_verified",
      "control_logic": "control-logic",
      "inputs_required": [],
      "evaluation_method": "evaluation-method",
      "frameworks": [],
      "requirement_ids": [],
      "version": "1.0",
      "requires_legal_mapping": False
    }).encode())
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as r:
    print(r.status, json.load(r))

const res = await fetch("https://cainstudio.online/fabric/compliance/controls?tenant=tenant", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-API-Key": process.env.CAIN_API_KEY!,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "name": "name",
    "description": "description",
    "category": "category",
    "assertion_level": "technical_control_verified",
    "control_logic": "control-logic",
    "inputs_required": [],
    "evaluation_method": "evaluation-method",
    "frameworks": [],
    "requirement_ids": [],
    "version": "1.0",
    "requires_legal_mapping": false
  }),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.json());

Schemas used

ControlDefine · HTTPValidationError · ValidationError

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