---
title: Create Risk Predictor (Traffic anomaly)
description: This request creates a traffic anomaly predictor.
component: pingone-api
page_id: pingone-api:protect:risk-predictors/create_risk_predictor_traffic_anomaly
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingone-api/protect/risk-predictors/create_risk_predictor_traffic_anomaly.html
section_ids:
  prerequisites: Prerequisites
  headers: Headers
  body: Body
  example-request: Example Request
  example-response: Example Response
---

# Create Risk Predictor (Traffic anomaly)

##

```none
POST {{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors
```

This request creates a traffic anomaly predictor.

The `rules` array contains a single rule - tracking of unique users on a single device, the only rule that can currently be included in traffic anomaly predictors.

The `threshold` object is used to specify the number of users that will be considered Medium risk and the number of users that will be considered High risk.

The `interval` object is used to define the timeframe for tracking unique users on a device.

### Prerequisites

* Refer to [Risk Predictors](#risk-predictors) for important overview information.

> **Collapse: Request Model**
>
> Refer to [Risk Predictors](#risk-predictors) for the complete data models.
>
> **Base data model**
>
> | Property                        | Type    | Required? |
> | ------------------------------- | ------- | --------- |
> | `compactName`                   | String  | Required  |
> | `default`                       | Object  | Required  |
> | `default.result.level`          | String  | Required  |
> | `default.result.type`           | String  | Required  |
> | `name`                          | String  | Required  |
> | `rules`                         | Array   | Optional  |
> | `rules[].enabled`               | Boolean | Required  |
> | `rules[].interval`              | Object  | Required  |
> | `rules[].interval.unit`         | String  | Required  |
> | \`rules\[].interval.quantity \` | Integer | Required  |
> | `rules[].threshold`             | Object  | Required  |
> | `rules[].threshold.medium`      | Integer | Required  |
> | `rules[].threshold.high`        | Integer | Required  |
> | `rules[].type`                  | String  | Required  |
> | `type`                          | String  | Required  |

### Headers

Authorization      Bearer {{accessToken}}

Content-Type      application/json

### Body

raw ( application/json )

```json
{
    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
    "default": {
        "result": {
            "level": "medium",
            "type": "VALUE"
        }
    },
    "rules": [
        {
            "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
            "threshold": {
                "medium": 3,
                "high": 6
            },
            "interval": {
                "unit": "DAY",
                "quantity": 7
            },
            "enabled": true
        }
    ]
}
```

##

### Example Request

* cURL

* C#

* Go

* HTTP

* Java

* jQuery

* NodeJS

* Python

* PHP

* Ruby

* Swift

```shell
curl --location --globoff '{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}' \
--data '{
    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
    "default": {
        "result": {
            "level": "medium",
            "type": "VALUE"
        }
    },
    "rules": [
        {
            "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
            "threshold": {
                "medium": 3,
                "high": 6
            },
            "interval": {
                "unit": "DAY",
                "quantity": 7
            },
            "enabled": true
        }
    ]
}'
```

```csharp
var options = new RestClientOptions("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors")
{
  MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
var body = @"{" + "\n" +
@"    ""name"": ""Traffic anomaly predictor created with API""," + "\n" +
@"    ""compactName"": ""trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI""," + "\n" +
@"    ""type"": ""TRAFFIC_ANOMALY""," + "\n" +
@"    ""default"": {" + "\n" +
@"        ""result"": {" + "\n" +
@"            ""level"": ""medium""," + "\n" +
@"            ""type"": ""VALUE""" + "\n" +
@"        }" + "\n" +
@"    }," + "\n" +
@"    ""rules"": [" + "\n" +
@"        {" + "\n" +
@"            ""type"": ""UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE""," + "\n" +
@"            ""threshold"": {" + "\n" +
@"                ""medium"": 3," + "\n" +
@"                ""high"": 6" + "\n" +
@"            }," + "\n" +
@"            ""interval"": {" + "\n" +
@"                ""unit"": ""DAY""," + "\n" +
@"                ""quantity"": 7" + "\n" +
@"            }," + "\n" +
@"            ""enabled"": true" + "\n" +
@"        }" + "\n" +
@"    ]" + "\n" +
@"}";
request.AddStringBody(body, DataFormat.Json);
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
```

```golang
package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strings"
  "net/http"
  "io"
)

func main() {

  url := "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors"
  method := "POST"

  payload := strings.NewReader(`{
    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
    "default": {
        "result": {
            "level": "medium",
            "type": "VALUE"
        }
    },
    "rules": [
        {
            "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
            "threshold": {
                "medium": 3,
                "high": 6
            },
            "interval": {
                "unit": "DAY",
                "quantity": 7
            },
            "enabled": true
        }
    ]
}`)

  client := &http.Client {
  }
  req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")

  res, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  defer res.Body.Close()

  body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```http
POST /v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors HTTP/1.1
Host: {{apiPath}}
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}

{
    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
    "default": {
        "result": {
            "level": "medium",
            "type": "VALUE"
        }
    },
    "rules": [
        {
            "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
            "threshold": {
                "medium": 3,
                "high": 6
            },
            "interval": {
                "unit": "DAY",
                "quantity": 7
            },
            "enabled": true
        }
    ]
}
```

```java
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
  .build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n    \"name\": \"Traffic anomaly predictor created with API\",\n    \"compactName\": \"trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI\",\n    \"type\": \"TRAFFIC_ANOMALY\",\n    \"default\": {\n        \"result\": {\n            \"level\": \"medium\",\n            \"type\": \"VALUE\"\n        }\n    },\n    \"rules\": [\n        {\n            \"type\": \"UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE\",\n            \"threshold\": {\n                \"medium\": 3,\n                \"high\": 6\n            },\n            \"interval\": {\n                \"unit\": \"DAY\",\n                \"quantity\": 7\n            },\n            \"enabled\": true\n        }\n    ]\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors")
  .method("POST", body)
  .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
  .build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
```

```javascript
var settings = {
  "url": "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors",
  "method": "POST",
  "timeout": 0,
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
  },
  "data": JSON.stringify({
    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
    "default": {
      "result": {
        "level": "medium",
        "type": "VALUE"
      }
    },
    "rules": [
      {
        "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
        "threshold": {
          "medium": 3,
          "high": 6
        },
        "interval": {
          "unit": "DAY",
          "quantity": 7
        },
        "enabled": true
      }
    ]
  }),
};

$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
  console.log(response);
});
```

```javascript
var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': '{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors',
  'headers': {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
    "default": {
      "result": {
        "level": "medium",
        "type": "VALUE"
      }
    },
    "rules": [
      {
        "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
        "threshold": {
          "medium": 3,
          "high": 6
        },
        "interval": {
          "unit": "DAY",
          "quantity": 7
        },
        "enabled": true
      }
    ]
  })

};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});
```

```python
import requests
import json

url = "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors"

payload = json.dumps({
  "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
  "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
  "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
  "default": {
    "result": {
      "level": "medium",
      "type": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
      "threshold": {
        "medium": 3,
        "high": 6
      },
      "interval": {
        "unit": "DAY",
        "quantity": 7
      },
      "enabled": True
    }
  ]
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)
```

```php
<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_POST);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setHeader(array(
  'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
));
$request->setBody('{\n    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",\n    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",\n    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",\n    "default": {\n        "result": {\n            "level": "medium",\n            "type": "VALUE"\n        }\n    },\n    "rules": [\n        {\n            "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",\n            "threshold": {\n                "medium": 3,\n                "high": 6\n            },\n            "interval": {\n                "unit": "DAY",\n                "quantity": 7\n            },\n            "enabled": true\n        }\n    ]\n}');
try {
  $response = $request->send();
  if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
    echo $response->getBody();
  }
  else {
    echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
    $response->getReasonPhrase();
  }
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
  echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
```

```ruby
require "uri"
require "json"
require "net/http"

url = URI("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
request.body = JSON.dump({
  "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
  "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
  "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
  "default": {
    "result": {
      "level": "medium",
      "type": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
      "threshold": {
        "medium": 3,
        "high": 6
      },
      "interval": {
        "unit": "DAY",
        "quantity": 7
      },
      "enabled": true
    }
  ]
})

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```swift
let parameters = "{\n    \"name\": \"Traffic anomaly predictor created with API\",\n    \"compactName\": \"trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI\",\n    \"type\": \"TRAFFIC_ANOMALY\",\n    \"default\": {\n        \"result\": {\n            \"level\": \"medium\",\n            \"type\": \"VALUE\"\n        }\n    },\n    \"rules\": [\n        {\n            \"type\": \"UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE\",\n            \"threshold\": {\n                \"medium\": 3,\n                \"high\": 6\n            },\n            \"interval\": {\n                \"unit\": \"DAY\",\n                \"quantity\": 7\n            },\n            \"enabled\": true\n        }\n    ]\n}"
let postData = parameters.data(using: .utf8)

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/riskPredictors")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.addValue("Bearer {{accessToken}}", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")

request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}

task.resume()
```

### Example Response

201 Created

```json
{
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/riskPredictors/fe36c631-6520-431b-a586-e680277a9f85"
        },
        "environment": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
        }
    },
    "id": "fe36c631-6520-431b-a586-e680277a9f85",
    "environment": {
        "id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
    },
    "createdAt": "2024-08-06T15:22:09.536Z",
    "createdBy": "USER_DEFINED",
    "updatedAt": "2024-08-06T15:22:09.536Z",
    "name": "Traffic anomaly predictor created with API",
    "compactName": "trafficAnomalyCreatedFromAPI",
    "licensed": true,
    "rules": [
        {
            "type": "UNIQUES_USERS_PER_DEVICE",
            "threshold": {
                "medium": 3,
                "high": 6
            },
            "interval": {
                "unit": "DAY",
                "quantity": 7
            },
            "enabled": true
        }
    ],
    "type": "TRAFFIC_ANOMALY",
    "condition": {
        "scores": [
            {
                "name": "HIGH",
                "value": "HIGH"
            },
            {
                "name": "MEDIUM",
                "value": "MEDIUM"
            },
            {
                "name": "LOW",
                "value": "LOW"
            }
        ]
    },
    "deletable": true,
    "tooltip": "predictor.tooltip.traffic.anomaly",
    "default": {
        "weight": 5,
        "score": 80,
        "result": {
            "level": "MEDIUM",
            "type": "VALUE"
        },
        "evaluated": false
    }
}
```
