- URL:
 - https://<root>/data/registerItem
 - Methods:
 POST- Version Introduced:
 - 10.9
 
Description
The register  operation registers a new data item (for example, geodatabases, cloud shares, and file shares) with a data store. Before registering the data item, you must validate it and ensure that it is accessible.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Details | 
|---|---|
  | The JSON representation of the data item. Starting with ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes 10.9.1, you must provide the file server host name and path on the file server as part of registering new folder paths in a deployment. This workflow is recommended for registering new folder paths. To register these folder paths, the following user-defined information must be provided: 
 Example  | 
 (Optional; required for new file share locations)  | Introduced at 11.0. A JSON array of additional properties used during registration. Currently, only the  Example  | 
 (Optional)  | Introduced at 11.0. This parameter specifies whether the operation will run synchronously or asynchronously. If  Values:   | 
  | The response format. The default response format is  Values:   | 
Example usage
The following is a sample POST request for the register  operation, formatted for readability:
POST /context/admin/data/registerItem HTTP/1.1
Host: organization.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []
item={
  "clientPath": "\\\\sample_server\\SharedPath\\Data",
  "type": "folder",
  "info": {
    "fileServerHost": "nfsHost.domain.com",
    "fileServerType": "nfs",
    "fileServerPath": "/SharedPath/Data"
  }
}&options={"allowServicesRestart": true}&async=false&f=pjson&token=uH1XErH8KruWpIAJId4WJ1tfR0xuolWt4bz5S58vYqk5qpbDhGnpbbysmiVDyqDf70tr6i0n4qYCql7eZa_PiKgnA2-1ccEB2O4rkymYoc0-R4WnYrO_t_7Rm9qKzVLN7oFDmJpqmCt55mKz3WyQkumnK2MmBYmgYmU2DycSPyKL4BJx0gr1UHmfqeWA7I52zBsgV8FiND6e_AhjzktIwF8iifMg96Hm0KAGztgsdSDQF0tvLj7doyxTQFWuGRikJSON Response examples
If async  is false , the following response is returned:
{"status": "success"}If async  is true , the following response is returned. The value returned for jobs  can be used to access the job resource to track a job's status after it's been submitted. For more information, see the Job resource topic.
{
  "jobsUrl": "https://organization.domain.com/context/admin/jobs/ja2ca1a35-881c-400c-a49a-b26883002d6c",
  "jobID": "ja2ca1a35-881c-400c-a49a-b26883002d6c",
  "jobStatus": "SUBMITTED"
}