diff --git a/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/sharing/create_sharing_handler.rs b/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/sharing/create_sharing_handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7d60891f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/sharing/create_sharing_handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use database::{
+    enums::{AssetPermissionRole, AssetType, IdentityType},
+    helpers::metric_files::fetch_metric_file,
+};
+use sharing::{
+    check_asset_permission::has_permission,
+    create_asset_permission::create_share_by_email,
+};
+use tracing::info;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+/// Handler to create sharing permissions for a metric
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `metric_id` - The UUID of the metric to create sharing permissions for
+/// * `user_id` - The UUID of the user making the request
+/// * `emails` - List of emails to share the metric with
+/// * `role` - The role to assign to the shared users
+///
+/// # Returns
+/// * `Result<()>` - Success if all sharing permissions were created
+pub async fn create_metric_sharing_handler(
+    metric_id: &Uuid,
+    user_id: &Uuid,
+    emails: Vec<String>,
+    role: AssetPermissionRole,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    info!(
+        metric_id = %metric_id,
+        user_id = %user_id,
+        emails_count = emails.len(),
+        role = ?role,
+        "Creating sharing permissions for metric"
+    );
+
+    // 1. Validate the metric exists
+    let _metric = match fetch_metric_file(metric_id).await? {
+        Some(metric) => metric,
+        None => return Err(anyhow!("Metric not found")),
+    };
+
+    // 2. Check if user has permission to share the metric (Owner or FullAccess)
+    let has_permission = has_permission(
+        *metric_id,
+        AssetType::MetricFile,
+        *user_id,
+        IdentityType::User,
+        AssetPermissionRole::FullAccess, // Owner role implicitly has FullAccess permissions
+    ).await?;
+
+    if !has_permission {
+        return Err(anyhow!("User does not have permission to share this metric"));
+    }
+
+    // 3. Process each email and create sharing permissions
+    for email in emails {
+        // Validate email format
+        if !email.contains('@') {
+            return Err(anyhow!("Invalid email format: {}", email));
+        }
+
+        // Create or update the permission using create_share_by_email
+        match create_share_by_email(
+            &email,
+            *metric_id,
+            AssetType::MetricFile,
+            role,
+            *user_id,
+        ).await {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                info!("Created sharing permission for email: {} on metric: {}", email, metric_id);
+            },
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Err(anyhow!("Failed to create sharing for email {}: {}", email, e));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use uuid::Uuid;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_create_metric_sharing_invalid_email() {
+        let metric_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let user_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let role = AssetPermissionRole::CanView;
+        let emails = vec!["invalid-email-format".to_string()];
+
+        let result = create_metric_sharing_handler(&metric_id, &user_id, emails, role).await;
+
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        let error = result.unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(error.contains("Invalid email format"));
+    }
+
+    // Note: For comprehensive tests, we would need to set up proper mocks
+    // for external dependencies like fetch_metric_file, has_permission,
+    // and create_share_by_email. This would typically involve using a
+    // mocking framework that's compatible with async functions.
+}
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diff --git a/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/sharing/mod.rs b/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
index 07996fdff..77584c869 100644
--- a/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
+++ b/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 pub mod list_sharing_handler;
+pub mod create_sharing_handler;
 
-pub use list_sharing_handler::*;
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+pub use list_sharing_handler::*;
+pub use create_sharing_handler::*;
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diff --git a/api/prds/active/api_metrics_sharing_create.md b/api/prds/active/api_metrics_sharing_create.md
index c829fa3ab..54bb01cf9 100644
--- a/api/prds/active/api_metrics_sharing_create.md
+++ b/api/prds/active/api_metrics_sharing_create.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# API Metrics Sharing - Create Endpoint PRD
+# API Metrics Sharing - Create Endpoint PRD ✅
 
 ## Problem Statement
 Users need the ability to share metrics with other users via a REST API endpoint.
diff --git a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/metrics/sharing/create_sharing.rs b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/metrics/sharing/create_sharing.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30c62e830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/metrics/sharing/create_sharing.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use axum::{
+    extract::{Path, Json},
+    http::StatusCode,
+    Extension,
+};
+use database::enums::AssetPermissionRole;
+use handlers::metrics::sharing::create_metric_sharing_handler;
+use middleware::AuthenticatedUser;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::routes::rest::ApiResponse;
+
+/// Request structure for sharing a metric with users
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SharingRequest {
+    pub emails: Vec<String>,
+    pub role: AssetPermissionRole,
+}
+
+/// REST handler for creating sharing permissions for a metric
+pub async fn create_metric_sharing_rest_handler(
+    Extension(user): Extension<AuthenticatedUser>,
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+    Json(request): Json<SharingRequest>,
+) -> Result<ApiResponse<String>, (StatusCode, String)> {
+    tracing::info!("Processing POST request for metric sharing with ID: {}, user_id: {}", id, user.id);
+
+    match create_metric_sharing_handler(&id, &user.id, request.emails, request.role).await {
+        Ok(_) => Ok(ApiResponse::Success("Sharing permissions created successfully".to_string())),
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!("Error creating sharing permissions: {}", e);
+            
+            // Map specific errors to appropriate status codes
+            let error_message = e.to_string();
+            
+            if error_message.contains("not found") {
+                return Err((StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, format!("Metric not found: {}", e)));
+            } else if error_message.contains("permission") {
+                return Err((StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, format!("Insufficient permissions: {}", e)));
+            } else if error_message.contains("Invalid email") {
+                return Err((StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, format!("Invalid email: {}", e)));
+            }
+            
+            Err((StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("Failed to create sharing permissions: {}", e)))
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/metrics/sharing/mod.rs b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
index c95691955..302439f8f 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
+++ b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 use axum::{
-    routing::get,
+    routing::{get, post},
     Router,
 };
 
 mod list_sharing;
+mod create_sharing;
 
 pub fn router() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/", get(list_sharing::list_metric_sharing_rest_handler))
+        .route("/", post(create_sharing::create_metric_sharing_rest_handler))
 }
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diff --git a/api/tests/integration/metrics/sharing/create_sharing_test.rs b/api/tests/integration/metrics/sharing/create_sharing_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7556b5d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/integration/metrics/sharing/create_sharing_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+use axum::http::StatusCode;
+use chrono::Utc;
+use database::{
+    enums::{AssetPermissionRole, AssetType, IdentityType},
+    models::{AssetPermission},
+    pool::get_pg_pool,
+    schema::{users, metric_files, asset_permissions},
+};
+use diesel::{ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl};
+use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
+use serde_json::json;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::common::{
+    http::client::TestClient,
+    fixtures::{users::create_test_user, metrics::create_test_metric_file},
+};
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_create_metric_sharing_success() {
+    // Setup test database connection
+    let mut conn = get_pg_pool().get().await.unwrap();
+    
+    // 1. Create test owner and shared user
+    let owner = create_test_user("owner@example.com");
+    let org_id = Uuid::new_v4(); // Need org id for fixture
+    diesel::insert_into(users::table)
+        .values(&owner)
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        
+    let shared_user = create_test_user("shared@example.com");
+    diesel::insert_into(users::table)
+        .values(&shared_user)
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    
+    // 2. Create test metric
+    let metric = create_test_metric_file(&owner.id, &org_id, None);
+    diesel::insert_into(metric_files::table)
+        .values(&metric)
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    
+    // 3. Create owner permission for test user
+    let now = Utc::now();
+    let permission = AssetPermission {
+        identity_id: owner.id,
+        identity_type: IdentityType::User,
+        asset_id: metric.id,
+        asset_type: AssetType::MetricFile,
+        role: AssetPermissionRole::Owner,
+        created_at: now,
+        updated_at: now,
+        deleted_at: None,
+        created_by: owner.id,
+        updated_by: owner.id,
+    };
+    
+    diesel::insert_into(asset_permissions::table)
+        .values(&permission)
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    
+    // 4. Create test client
+    let client = TestClient::new().await;
+    
+    // 5. Send create sharing request
+    let response = client
+        .post(&format!("/metrics/{}/sharing", metric.id))
+        .with_auth(&owner.id.to_string())
+        .json(&json!({
+            "emails": ["shared@example.com"],
+            "role": "CanView"
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await;
+    
+    // 6. Assert response
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    
+    // 7. Check that permission was created
+    let permissions = asset_permissions::table
+        .filter(asset_permissions::asset_id.eq(metric.id))
+        .filter(asset_permissions::identity_id.eq(shared_user.id))
+        .filter(asset_permissions::asset_type.eq(AssetType::MetricFile))
+        .filter(asset_permissions::identity_type.eq(IdentityType::User))
+        .filter(asset_permissions::deleted_at.is_null())
+        .load::<AssetPermission>(&mut conn)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    
+    assert_eq!(permissions.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(permissions[0].role, AssetPermissionRole::CanView);
+}
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diff --git a/api/tests/integration/metrics/sharing/mod.rs b/api/tests/integration/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
index 393b34baa..fcdac1226 100644
--- a/api/tests/integration/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
+++ b/api/tests/integration/metrics/sharing/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pub mod list_sharing_test;
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+pub mod list_sharing_test;
+pub mod create_sharing_test;
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