# CreateContentAssociation


Creates an association between a content resource in a knowledge base and [step-by-step guides](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/step-by-step-guided-experiences.html). Step-by-step guides offer instructions to agents for resolving common customer issues. You create a content association to integrate Amazon Q in Connect and step-by-step guides. 

After you integrate Amazon Q and step-by-step guides, when Amazon Q provides a recommendation to an agent based on the intent that it's detected, it also provides them with the option to start the step-by-step guide that you have associated with the content.

Note the following limitations:
+ You can create only one content association for each content resource in a knowledge base.
+ You can associate a step-by-step guide with multiple content resources.

For more information, see [Integrate Amazon Q in Connect with step-by-step guides](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/integrate-q-with-guides.html) in the *Amazon Connect Administrator Guide*. 

## Request Syntax


```
POST /knowledgeBases/knowledgeBaseId/contents/contentId/associations HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "association": { ... },
   "associationType": "string",
   "clientToken": "string",
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
```

## URI Request Parameters


The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [contentId](#API_amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation-request-uri-contentId"></a>
The identifier of the content.  
Pattern: `[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$|^arn:[a-z-]*?:wisdom:[a-z0-9-]*?:[0-9]{12}:[a-z-]*?/[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}(?:/[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}){0,2}`   
Required: Yes

 ** [knowledgeBaseId](#API_amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation-request-uri-knowledgeBaseId"></a>
The identifier of the knowledge base.  
Pattern: `[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$|^arn:[a-z-]*?:wisdom:[a-z0-9-]*?:[0-9]{12}:[a-z-]*?/[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}(?:/[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}){0,2}`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body


The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [association](#API_amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation-request-association"></a>
The identifier of the associated resource.  
Type: [ContentAssociationContents](API_amazon-q-connect_ContentAssociationContents.md) object  
 **Note: **This object is a Union. Only one member of this object can be specified or returned.  
Required: Yes

 ** [associationType](#API_amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation-request-associationType"></a>
The type of association.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `AMAZON_CONNECT_GUIDE`   
Required: Yes

 ** [clientToken](#API_amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation-request-clientToken"></a>
A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. If not provided, the AWS SDK populates this field. For more information about idempotency, see [Making retries safe with idempotent APIs](http://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/making-retries-safe-with-idempotent-APIs/).  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 4096.  
Required: No

 ** [tags](#API_amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="connect-amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation-request-tags"></a>
The tags used to organize, track, or control access for this resource.  
Type: String to string map  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Key Pattern: `(?!aws:)[a-zA-Z+-=._:/]+`   
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

## Response Syntax


```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "contentAssociation": { 
      "associationData": { ... },
      "associationType": "string",
      "contentArn": "string",
      "contentAssociationArn": "string",
      "contentAssociationId": "string",
      "contentId": "string",
      "knowledgeBaseArn": "string",
      "knowledgeBaseId": "string",
      "tags": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      }
   }
}
```

## Response Elements


If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [contentAssociation](#API_amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="connect-amazon-q-connect_CreateContentAssociation-response-contentAssociation"></a>
The association between Amazon Q in Connect content and another resource.  
Type: [ContentAssociationData](API_amazon-q-connect_ContentAssociationData.md) object

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Errors](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
The request could not be processed because of conflict in the current state of the resource. For example, if you're using a `Create` API (such as `CreateAssistant`) that accepts name, a conflicting resource (usually with the same name) is being created or mutated.  
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource does not exist.    
 ** resourceName **   
The specified resource name.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
You've exceeded your service quota. To perform the requested action, remove some of the relevant resources, or use service quotas to request a service quota increase.  
HTTP Status Code: 402

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The throttling limit has been exceeded.  
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** UnauthorizedException **   
You do not have permission to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 401

 ** ValidationException **   
The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by a service.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/qconnect-2020-10-19/CreateContentAssociation)