Create freehand annotation

Create freehand annotation

In this article, you will learn how to create freehand annotation.

Create freehand annotation

Request Type: POST
Authorization Header: Authorization: ApiKey <my_api_token>
URL: https://app.banyanboard.com/api/annotation_groups/<my_annotation_group_uuid>/annotations/
Payload:
Info
{
  "fill_color": "transparent",
  "path": "M 0 120 L 0 120 L 30 90 L 70 60 L 90 55 L 95 80 L 92 110 L 85 130 L 75 125 L 70 120 L 70 110 L 75 95 L 85 80 L 100 65 L 120 50 L 140 40 L 160 35 L 180 30 L 200 30 L 220 35 L 230 45 L 240 60 L 245 75 L 245 85 L 245 95 L 250 80 L 280 70 L 310 65 L 330 70 L 340 60 L 380 40 L 400 35 L 420 30 L 450 25 L 480 20",
  "stroke_color": "#00c853",
  "stroke_width": 5,
  "top_left_x": "40.25",
  "top_left_y": "70.10",
  "text": "",
  "text_fontsize": 0,
  "type": "freehand",
  "z_index": 1
}

Results:
Info
{
  "date_created": "2026-03-26T12:40:18.789012Z",
  "fill_color": "transparent",
  "height": "140.000",
  "path": "M 0 120 L 0 120 L 30 90 L 70 60 L 90 55 L 95 80 L 92 110 L 85 130 L 75 125 L 70 120 L 70 110 L 75 95 L 85 80 L 100 65 L 120 50 L 140 40 L 160 35 L 180 30 L 200 30 L 220 35 L 230 45 L 240 60 L 245 75 L 245 85 L 245 95 L 250 80 L 280 70 L 310 65 L 330 70 L 340 60 L 380 40 L 400 35 L 420 30 L 450 25 L 480 20",
  "stroke_color": "#00c853",
  "stroke_width": 5,
  "top_left_x": "40.250",
  "top_left_y": "70.100",
  "text": "",
  "text_fontsize": 0,
  "type": "freehand",
  "was_edited": true,
  "uuid": "c4d2e1f8-7a9b-4c6d-8e1f-5a2b3c4d6e7f",
  "width": "480.000"
}

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