---
title: pydo.genai.attach_knowledge_bases()
description: Attach Knowledge Bases to an Agent
product: Reference
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/pydo/reference/genai/attach_knowledge_bases/
last_updated: "2026-08-03"
---

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# pydo.genai.attach_knowledge_bases()

Generated on 3 Aug 2026 from `pydo` version [`v0.40.0`](https://github.com/digitalocean/pydo/releases/tag/v0.40.0v0.40.0)

## Usage

```python
client.genai.attach_knowledge_bases(
    agent_uuid="\"123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000\"",
)
```

Returns `JSON`Raises `HttpResponseError`

## Description

To attach knowledge bases to an agent, send a POST request to [`/v2/gen-ai/agents/{agent_uuid}/knowledge_bases`](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/reference/gradientai-platform/index.html.md#genai_attach_knowledge_bases)

## Parameters

`agent_uuid` string required

A unique identifier for an agent.

## Response Example

## Show Response Example

```json
{
  "agent": {
    "anthropic_api_key": {
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "created_by": "12345",
      "deleted_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "name": "example name",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    },
    "api_key_infos": [],
    "api_keys": [],
    "chatbot": {
      "allowed_domains": [
        "example string"
      ],
      "button_background_color": "example string",
      "logo": "example string",
      "name": "example name",
      "primary_color": "example string",
      "secondary_color": "example string",
      "starting_message": "example string"
    },
    "chatbot_identifiers": [],
    "child_agents": [],
    "conversation_logs_enabled": true,
    "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "deployment": {
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "name": "example name",
      "status": "STATUS_UNKNOWN",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "url": "example string",
      "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "visibility": "VISIBILITY_UNKNOWN"
    },
    "description": "example string",
    "functions": [],
    "guardrails": [],
    "if_case": "example string",
    "instruction": "example string",
    "k": 123,
    "knowledge_bases": [],
    "logging_config": {
      "galileo_project_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "galileo_project_name": "example name",
      "insights_enabled": true,
      "insights_enabled_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "log_stream_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "log_stream_name": "example name"
    },
    "max_tokens": 123,
    "mcp_servers": [],
    "model": {
      "capabilities": [
        "example string"
      ],
      "context_window": "12345",
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "endpoints": [],
      "inference_name": "example name",
      "inference_version": "example string",
      "is_foundational": true,
      "kb_default_chunk_size": 123,
      "kb_max_chunk_size": 123,
      "kb_min_chunk_size": 123,
      "lifecycle_status": "example string",
      "name": "example name",
      "parameter_count": 123,
      "parent_uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "provider": "MODEL_PROVIDER_DIGITALOCEAN",
      "reasoning_efforts": [
        "example string"
      ],
      "settings": [],
      "thinking": true,
      "type": "example string",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "upload_complete": true,
      "url": "example string",
      "usecases": [
        "MODEL_USECASE_AGENT",
        "MODEL_USECASE_GUARDRAIL"
      ],
      "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    },
    "model_provider_key": {
      "api_key_uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "created_by": "12345",
      "deleted_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "models": [],
      "name": "example name",
      "provider": "MODEL_PROVIDER_DIGITALOCEAN",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "model_router": {
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "description": "example string",
      "name": "example name",
      "regions": [
        "example string"
      ],
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    },
    "name": "example name",
    "openai_api_key": {
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "created_by": "12345",
      "deleted_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "models": [],
      "name": "example name",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    },
    "parent_agents": [],
    "project_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "provide_citations": true,
    "reasoning_effort": "example string",
    "region": "example string",
    "retrieval_method": "RETRIEVAL_METHOD_UNKNOWN",
    "route_created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "route_created_by": "12345",
    "route_name": "example name",
    "route_uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "tags": [
      "example string"
    ],
    "temperature": 123,
    "template": {
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "description": "example string",
      "guardrails": [],
      "instruction": "example string",
      "k": 123,
      "knowledge_bases": [],
      "long_description": "\"Enhance your customer service with an AI agent designed to provide consistent, helpful, and accurate support across multiple channels. This template creates an agent that can answer product questions, troubleshoot common issues, process simple requests, and maintain a friendly, on-brand voice throughout customer interactions. Reduce response times, handle routine inquiries efficiently, and ensure your customers feel heard and helped.\"",
      "max_tokens": 123,
      "name": "example name",
      "short_description": "\"This template has been designed with question-answer and conversational use cases in mind. It comes with validated agent instructions, fine-tuned model settings, and preconfigured guardrails defined for customer support-related use cases.\"",
      "summary": "example string",
      "tags": [
        "example string"
      ],
      "temperature": 123,
      "template_type": "AGENT_TEMPLATE_TYPE_STANDARD",
      "top_p": 123,
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    },
    "thinking_token_budget": 123,
    "top_p": 123,
    "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "url": "example string",
    "user_id": "12345",
    "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "version_hash": "example string",
    "vpc_egress_ips": [
      "example string"
    ],
    "vpc_uuid": "\"12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012\"",
    "web_fetch_enabled": true,
    "web_search_enabled": true,
    "workspace": {
      "agents": [],
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "created_by": "12345",
      "created_by_email": "example@example.com",
      "deleted_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "description": "example string",
      "evaluation_test_cases": [],
      "name": "example name",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
    }
  }
}
```

## More Information

See [`/v2/gen-ai/agents/{agent_uuid}/knowledge_bases`](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/reference/gradientai-platform/index.html.md#genai_attach_knowledge_bases) in the API reference for additional detail on responses, headers, parameters, and more.