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Create Block

client.blocks.create(BlockCreateParams { label, value, base_template_id, 12 more } body, RequestOptionsoptions?): BlockResponse { id, value, base_template_id, 15 more }
post/v1/blocks/

Create Block

ParametersExpand Collapse
body: BlockCreateParams { label, value, base_template_id, 12 more }
label: string

Label of the block.

value: string

Value of the block.

base_template_id?: string | null

The base template id of the block.

deployment_id?: string | null

The id of the deployment.

description?: string | null

Description of the block.

entity_id?: string | null

The id of the entity within the template.

hidden?: boolean | null

If set to True, the block will be hidden.

is_template?: boolean
limit?: number

Character limit of the block.

metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null

Metadata of the block.

preserve_on_migration?: boolean | null

Preserve the block on template migration.

project_id?: string | null

The associated project id.

read_only?: boolean

Whether the agent has read-only access to the block.

template_id?: string | null

The id of the template.

template_name?: string | null

Name of the block if it is a template.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
BlockResponse { id, value, base_template_id, 15 more }
id: string

The id of the block.

value: string

Value of the block.

Deprecatedbase_template_id?: string | null

(Deprecated) The base template id of the block.

created_by_id?: string | null

The id of the user that made this Block.

Deprecateddeployment_id?: string | null

(Deprecated) The id of the deployment.

description?: string | null

Description of the block.

Deprecatedentity_id?: string | null

(Deprecated) The id of the entity within the template.

Deprecatedhidden?: boolean | null

(Deprecated) If set to True, the block will be hidden.

is_template?: boolean

Whether the block is a template (e.g. saved human/persona options).

label?: string | null

Label of the block (e.g. 'human', 'persona') in the context window.

last_updated_by_id?: string | null

The id of the user that last updated this Block.

limit?: number

Character limit of the block.

metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null

Metadata of the block.

Deprecatedpreserve_on_migration?: boolean | null

(Deprecated) Preserve the block on template migration.

project_id?: string | null

The associated project id.

Deprecatedread_only?: boolean

(Deprecated) Whether the agent has read-only access to the block.

Deprecatedtemplate_id?: string | null

(Deprecated) The id of the template.

Deprecatedtemplate_name?: string | null

(Deprecated) The name of the block template (if it is a template).

Create Block
import Letta from '@letta-ai/letta-client';

const client = new Letta({
  apiKey: 'My API Key',
});

const blockResponse = await client.blocks.create({ label: 'label', value: 'value' });

console.log(blockResponse.id);
{
  "id": "id",
  "value": "value",
  "base_template_id": "base_template_id",
  "created_by_id": "created_by_id",
  "deployment_id": "deployment_id",
  "description": "description",
  "entity_id": "entity_id",
  "hidden": true,
  "is_template": true,
  "label": "label",
  "last_updated_by_id": "last_updated_by_id",
  "limit": 0,
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "preserve_on_migration": true,
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "read_only": true,
  "template_id": "template_id",
  "template_name": "template_name"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "id",
  "value": "value",
  "base_template_id": "base_template_id",
  "created_by_id": "created_by_id",
  "deployment_id": "deployment_id",
  "description": "description",
  "entity_id": "entity_id",
  "hidden": true,
  "is_template": true,
  "label": "label",
  "last_updated_by_id": "last_updated_by_id",
  "limit": 0,
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "preserve_on_migration": true,
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "read_only": true,
  "template_id": "template_id",
  "template_name": "template_name"
}