> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://niagads.gitbook.io/vcpa/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://niagads.gitbook.io/vcpa/step-5-configure-your-samples-information-in-the-tracking-database/5.1-input-the-sample-information-to-the-tracking-database.md).

# 5.1 Input the sample information to the tracking database

**After logging into the tracking database, users can upload the list of samples to be processed into the database using the** [**command**](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html) **below:**

```
 curl -sS -d project_id=${project_id} -d sample_name=${sample_name} -d project_desc=${project_desc} -d subject_name=${subject_name} -d LSAC=${LSAC} -d seq_type=${seq_type} "http://IP/v1/projects/sample/add"
```

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `http://IP/v1/projects/sample/add`

Add each sample for projects.

#### Request Body

| Name          | Type   | Description                                                                                                                 |
| ------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| project\_id   | string | This is the project ID outputted by Section 3.2.                                                                            |
| sample\_name  | string | Sample name (note this needs to match the sample name of the input file in the S3 bucket).                                  |
| project\_desc | string | Project description.                                                                                                        |
| subject\_name | string | Individual subject's ID.                                                                                                    |
| LSAC          | string | Data source (optional, i.e. where the samples are being sequenced) e.g. Large-Scale Genome Sequencing and Analysis Centers. |
| seq\_type     | string | Whole genome sequencing / whole exome sequencing.                                                                           |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 " %}

```javascript
{
    "status":"success",
    "sample_id":"4"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}