---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/uris/{uri}/xrefs [POST] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/create-uri-xref-POST.html
description: "Create a new xref"
last_updated: 2026-09-08T12:24:23+10:00
tokens: ~376
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/uris/\{uri\}/xrefs \[POST\]

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path: | /members/{member}/groups/{group}/uris/{uri}/xrefs |
| Method: | POST |
| Generator: | obsolete |
| Version: |  |
| Since: |  |
| Deprecated: | 5.9400 |
| Obsolete: | 6.0000 |
| Cache control: | N/A |
| API Support: | OBSOLETE |
| Generated: | 2022-07-01 |

## Description

> **Deprecated:** This service is deprecated, use Service: /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/uris/\{uri\}/metadata \[PUT\] instead and add xref to a \<property datatype="xref"\>.

Create a new [xref](../../glossary/cross_reference.md).

Adds an xref from the current URI to a target URI specified by the parameter targeturi. The xref links the two URIs at their [fragment](../../glossary/fragment.md) named “default”. The XML output is [PSML](../../glossary/psml.md).

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| targeturi | The target uri id | yes | long |  |
| display | The display type, allowed values are `manual`, `document`, `document+fragment`, `document+manual` | no | enum | `document` |
| labels | Comma-separated list of labels | no | string |  |
| title | The title of the xref | no | string |  |

## Permission

## Response

```xml
<xref-creation>
  <xref id="123"
        title="[name]"
        uriid="[target uriid]"
        ...>
     [content]
  </xref>
</xref-creation>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.