> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.octavehq.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Generate Service > Generate a service from source materials using AI. Creates and validates the service against usage rules. ## OpenAPI ````yaml post /api/v2/service/generate openapi: 3.0.0 info: version: 1.0.0 title: Octave API description: API for Octave workspace management and AI-powered content generation servers: - url: https://app.octavehq.com security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] paths: /api/v2/service/generate: post: tags: - Service summary: Generate Service description: >- Generate a service from source materials using AI. Creates and validates the service against usage rules. operationId: generateServices requestBody: description: Service generation input with source materials content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: services: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceGenerationInputs' comparativeAdvantageInput: type: string description: Optional comparative advantage description example: Dedicated success engineer with analytics background likelyAlternativeInput: type: string description: Optional likely alternative description example: Generalist consulting firm or in-house rollout brandVoiceOId: type: string description: Optional brand voice ID to apply to generated services example: bv_789 required: - services responses: '200': description: Service generated successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: _metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata' data: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Service' required: - _metadata - data '400': description: >- Bad request - invalid sources, usage limit exceeded, or unable to process content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: _metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata' message: type: string required: - _metadata - message deprecated: false components: schemas: ServiceGenerationInputs: type: array items: type: object properties: name: type: string description: >- Optional name for the service - if provided, will be used as the entity name example: Managed Analytics Onboarding sources: type: array items: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - TEXT - URL - RESOURCE description: The type of source material example: TEXT value: type: string minLength: 1 description: The source content (text, URL, or name) example: Lead generation and qualification for enterprise sales required: - type - value description: Source materials to generate the service from required: - sources minItems: 1 description: Array of service generation requests - each object generates one service example: - name: Managed Analytics Onboarding sources: - type: URL value: https://www.example.com/services/onboarding - sources: - type: TEXT value: >- 6-week onboarding engagement that configures dashboards and trains customer teams Metadata: type: object properties: usage: type: number default: 0 description: API usage example: 0 requestId: type: string description: Request ID example: requestId message: type: string description: Message example: message timestamp: type: string description: Timestamp example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z' required: - requestId - timestamp Service: type: object properties: oId: type: string minLength: 1 description: The ID of the service example: p_1234 createdAt: type: string description: The date and time the service was created example: '2021-01-01' updatedAt: type: string nullable: true description: The date and time the service was updated example: '2021-01-01' archivedAt: type: string nullable: true description: The date and time the service was archived example: '2021-01-01' deletedAt: type: string nullable: true description: The date and time the service was deleted example: '2021-01-01' name: type: string nullable: true description: The external facing name of the service example: Service Name internalName: type: string nullable: true description: The internal name of the service example: Service Internal Name description: type: string nullable: true description: The description of the service example: Service Description primaryUrl: type: string nullable: true description: The primary URL of the service example: https://www.service.com active: type: boolean default: true description: Whether the service is active and can be used example: true data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceData' qualifyingQuestions: type: array nullable: true items: type: object properties: question: type: string description: The question to ask to qualify the entity rationale: type: string description: The rationale for the question as to why it helps qualify fitType: type: string enum: - GOOD - BAD description: The fit type of the question example: GOOD weight: type: string enum: - LOW - MEDIUM - HIGH - INSTANT_QUALIFIER - INSTANT_DISQUALIFIER description: The weight of the question example: MEDIUM archivedAt: type: string nullable: true description: The date and time the question was archived required: - question - rationale - fitType - weight user: type: object properties: oId: type: string nullable: true description: The ID of the user who created the service example: u_1234 firstName: type: string nullable: true description: The first name of the user who created the service example: John lastName: type: string nullable: true description: The last name of the user who created the service example: Doe workspace: type: object properties: oId: type: string nullable: true description: The ID of the workspace that the service belongs to example: wa_1234 required: - oId - createdAt - data - user - workspace ServiceData: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - PRODUCT - SERVICE - SOLUTION default: SERVICE summary: type: string nullable: true deliverables: type: array items: type: string default: [] description: Key deliverables of the service example: - Deliverable 1 - Deliverable 2 competencies: type: array items: type: string default: [] description: Key competencies required for the service example: - Competency 1 - Competency 2 comparativeAdvantage: type: array items: type: string default: [] description: The comparative advantage of the service example: - Advantage 1 - Advantage 2 likelyAlternative: type: array items: type: string default: [] description: The likely alternative to the service example: - Alternative 1 - Alternative 2 challengesAddressed: type: array items: type: string default: [] description: The challenges addressed by the offering example: - Challenge 1 - Challenge 2 customerBenefits: type: array items: type: string default: [] description: The customer benefits of the offering example: - Benefit 1 - Benefit 2 customFields: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomDataFields' CustomDataFields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomDataFieldItem' CustomDataFieldItem: type: object properties: title: type: string value: type: array items: type: string required: - title - value securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: api_key ````