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Create a guardrail

POST https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/guardrails Content-Type: application/json

Create a new guardrail for the authenticated user. Management key required.

Reference: https://modelgates.ai/docs/api/api-reference/guardrails/create-guardrail

OpenAPI Specification

yaml
openapi: 3.1.0info:  title: ModelGates API  version: 1.0.0paths:  /guardrails:    post:      operationId: create-guardrail      summary: Create a guardrail      description: >-        Create a new guardrail for the authenticated user. [Management        key](/docs/guides/overview/auth/management-api-keys) required.      tags:        - subpackage_guardrails      parameters:        - name: Authorization          in: header          description: API key as bearer token in Authorization header          required: true          schema:            type: string      responses:        '201':          description: Guardrail created successfully          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateGuardrailResponse'        '400':          description: Bad Request - Invalid request parameters or malformed input          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestResponse'        '401':          description: Unauthorized - Authentication required or invalid credentials          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedResponse'        '403':          description: Forbidden - Authentication successful but insufficient permissions          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenResponse'        '500':          description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error          content:            application/json:              schema:                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerResponse'      requestBody:        content:          application/json:            schema:              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateGuardrailRequest'servers:  - url: https://modelgates.ai/api/v1components:  schemas:    ContentFilterBuiltinAction:      type: string      enum:        - redact        - block        - flag      description: Action taken when the builtin filter triggers      title: ContentFilterBuiltinAction    ContentFilterBuiltinSlug:      type: string      enum:        - email        - phone        - ssn        - credit-card        - ip-address        - person-name        - address        - regex-prompt-injection      description: The builtin filter identifier      title: ContentFilterBuiltinSlug    ContentFilterBuiltinEntry:      type: object      properties:        action:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentFilterBuiltinAction'        label:          type: string          description: >-            Optional label used in redaction placeholders (e.g.            "[PROMPT_INJECTION]")        slug:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentFilterBuiltinSlug'      required:        - action        - slug      description: >-        A builtin content filter entry. Builtin filters include PII detectors        and the regex-based prompt injection detector.      title: ContentFilterBuiltinEntry    ContentFilterAction:      type: string      enum:        - redact        - block      description: Action taken when the pattern matches      title: ContentFilterAction    ContentFilterEntry:      type: object      properties:        action:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentFilterAction'        label:          type:            - string            - 'null'          description: Optional label used in redaction placeholders or error messages        pattern:          type: string          description: A regex pattern to match against request content      required:        - action        - pattern      description: >-        A custom regex content filter that scans request messages for matching        patterns.      title: ContentFilterEntry    GuardrailInterval:      type: string      enum:        - daily        - weekly        - monthly      description: Interval at which the limit resets (daily, weekly, monthly)      title: GuardrailInterval    CreateGuardrailRequest:      type: object      properties:        allowed_models:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: Array of model identifiers (slug or canonical_slug accepted)        allowed_providers:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: List of allowed provider IDs        content_filter_builtins:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentFilterBuiltinEntry'          description: >-            Builtin content filters to apply. The "flag" action is only            supported for "regex-prompt-injection"; PII slugs (email, phone,            ssn, credit-card, ip-address, person-name, address) accept "block"            or "redact" only.        content_filters:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentFilterEntry'          description: Custom regex content filters to apply to request messages        description:          type:            - string            - 'null'          description: Description of the guardrail        enforce_zdr:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Deprecated. Use enforce_zdr_anthropic, enforce_zdr_openai,            enforce_zdr_google, and enforce_zdr_other instead. When provided,            its value is copied into any of those per-provider fields that are            not explicitly specified on the request.        enforce_zdr_anthropic:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for Anthropic models. Falls            back to enforce_zdr when not provided.        enforce_zdr_google:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for Google models. Falls back            to enforce_zdr when not provided.        enforce_zdr_openai:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for OpenAI models. Falls back            to enforce_zdr when not provided.        enforce_zdr_other:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for models that are not from            Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google. Falls back to enforce_zdr when not            provided.        ignored_models:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: >-            Array of model identifiers to exclude from routing (slug or            canonical_slug accepted)        ignored_providers:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: List of provider IDs to exclude from routing        limit_usd:          type:            - number            - 'null'          format: double          description: Spending limit in USD        name:          type: string          description: Name for the new guardrail        reset_interval:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GuardrailInterval'        workspace_id:          type: string          format: uuid          description: >-            The workspace to create the guardrail in. Defaults to the default            workspace if not provided.      required:        - name      title: CreateGuardrailRequest    CreateGuardrailResponseData:      type: object      properties:        allowed_models:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: Array of model canonical_slugs (immutable identifiers)        allowed_providers:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: List of allowed provider IDs        content_filter_builtins:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentFilterBuiltinEntry'          description: >-            Builtin content filters applied to requests. Includes PII detectors            and the regex-based prompt injection detector.        content_filters:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentFilterEntry'          description: Custom regex content filters applied to request messages        created_at:          type: string          description: ISO 8601 timestamp of when the guardrail was created        description:          type:            - string            - 'null'          description: Description of the guardrail        enforce_zdr:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Deprecated. Use enforce_zdr_anthropic, enforce_zdr_openai,            enforce_zdr_google, and enforce_zdr_other instead. When provided,            its value is copied into any of those per-provider fields that are            not explicitly specified on the request.        enforce_zdr_anthropic:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for Anthropic models. Falls            back to enforce_zdr when not provided.        enforce_zdr_google:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for Google models. Falls back            to enforce_zdr when not provided.        enforce_zdr_openai:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for OpenAI models. Falls back            to enforce_zdr when not provided.        enforce_zdr_other:          type:            - boolean            - 'null'          description: >-            Whether to enforce zero data retention for models that are not from            Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google. Falls back to enforce_zdr when not            provided.        id:          type: string          format: uuid          description: Unique identifier for the guardrail        ignored_models:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: Array of model canonical_slugs to exclude from routing        ignored_providers:          type:            - array            - 'null'          items:            type: string          description: List of provider IDs to exclude from routing        limit_usd:          type:            - number            - 'null'          format: double          description: Spending limit in USD        name:          type: string          description: Name of the guardrail        reset_interval:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GuardrailInterval'        updated_at:          type:            - string            - 'null'          description: ISO 8601 timestamp of when the guardrail was last updated        workspace_id:          type: string          description: The workspace ID this guardrail belongs to.      required:        - created_at        - id        - name        - workspace_id      description: The created guardrail      title: CreateGuardrailResponseData    CreateGuardrailResponse:      type: object      properties:        data:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateGuardrailResponseData'      required:        - data      title: CreateGuardrailResponse    BadRequestResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for BadRequestResponse      title: BadRequestResponseErrorData    BadRequestResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Bad Request - Invalid request parameters or malformed input      title: BadRequestResponse    UnauthorizedResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for UnauthorizedResponse      title: UnauthorizedResponseErrorData    UnauthorizedResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Unauthorized - Authentication required or invalid credentials      title: UnauthorizedResponse    ForbiddenResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for ForbiddenResponse      title: ForbiddenResponseErrorData    ForbiddenResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Forbidden - Authentication successful but insufficient permissions      title: ForbiddenResponse    InternalServerResponseErrorData:      type: object      properties:        code:          type: integer        message:          type: string        metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type      required:        - code        - message      description: Error data for InternalServerResponse      title: InternalServerResponseErrorData    InternalServerResponse:      type: object      properties:        error:          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerResponseErrorData'        modelgates_metadata:          type:            - object            - 'null'          additionalProperties:            description: Any type        user_id:          type:            - string            - 'null'      required:        - error      description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error      title: InternalServerResponse  securitySchemes:    apiKey:      type: http      scheme: bearer      description: API key as bearer token in Authorization header

SDK Code Examples

python
import requests url = "https://modelgates.ai/api/v1/guardrails" payload = {    "name": "My New Guardrail",    "allowed_models": None,    "allowed_providers": ["openai", "anthropic", "deepseek"],    "description": "A guardrail for limiting API usage",    "enforce_zdr_anthropic": True,    "enforce_zdr_google": False,    "enforce_zdr_openai": True,    "enforce_zdr_other": False,    "ignored_models": None,    "ignored_providers": None,    "limit_usd": 50,    "reset_interval": "monthly"}headers = {    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",    "Content-Type": "application/json"} response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json())