Create a collection

post

https://api.andesine.app/collections

Creates a child collection. Without parentID, uses the workspace root. The name defaults to Untitled. Creation selects an available sibling name with a numeric suffix when needed. Names are trimmed and NFC-normalized. Derived URL slugs must be unique across sibling entries and collections, including case and punctuation variants. Names cannot contain a slash or equal a single dot or two dots. Restricted collections require a session with restricted_collections permission and the Pro plan; API keys cannot create them.

Required API key permissions: collections. Write permissions also grant read access for the same resource.

Authentication

apiKeyhttp, bearer, Andesine API key

Use an Andesine API key as a Bearer token

oauthhttp, bearer, Andesine OAuth access token

Use an OAuth access token with andesine:api scope. Send x-workspace-id for workspace operations. Current user permissions apply.

Headers

x-workspace-idstring

Required for OAuth: ID of the workspace to access. API keys use their own workspace.

Request body *

application/json

Bodyobject

6 fields

idstring

ID of the collection

namestring

Name of the collection

parentIDstring

ID of the parent collection

parentPathstring

Name path of the parent collection

parentSlugPathstring

Slug path of the parent collection

restrictedboolean

Whether to restrict access to the collection tree

Responses

200OKapplication/json

Bodyobject

7 fields

id*string

ID of the collection

name*string

Name of the collection

restricted*boolean

Whether the collection starts a restricted-access boundary

ancestors*array of string

descendants*array of string

path*string

slugPath*string

400Bad Requestapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "BAD_REQUEST"

status*constant

Value: 400

message*string

Default: "Bad Request"

dataValidationErrorData

2 fields

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

issuesarray of ValidationIssue

3 fields

message*string

codestring

patharray of any of

Options

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2number

Option 3object

key*any of

Options

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2number

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

401Unauthorizedapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "UNAUTHORIZED"

status*constant

Value: 401

message*string

Default: "Unauthorized"

dataErrorData

1 field

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

403Forbiddenapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "FORBIDDEN"

status*constant

Value: 403

message*string

Default: "Forbidden"

dataForbiddenErrorData

4 fields

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

missingPermissionsarray of string

requiredPlanconstant

Value: "pro"

actionstring

The requested action that was denied

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

404Not Foundapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "NOT_FOUND"

status*constant

Value: 404

message*string

Default: "Not Found"

dataErrorData

1 field

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

409Conflictapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "CONFLICT"

status*constant

Value: 409

message*string

Default: "Conflict"

dataErrorData

1 field

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "CONTENT_NAME_CONFLICT"

status*constant

Value: 409

message*string

Default: "CONTENT_NAME_CONFLICT"

data*ContentNameConflictErrorData

4 fields

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

name*string

slug*string

Conflicting URL slug derived from the name

parentID*any of

Options

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

Option 3object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "SCHEMA_FIELD_KEY_CONFLICT"

status*constant

Value: 409

message*string

Default: "SCHEMA_FIELD_KEY_CONFLICT"

data*SchemaFieldKeyConflictErrorData

4 fields

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

key*string

kind*string

One of: "fragment", "property"

fieldIDs*array of string

Option 4object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "SCHEMA_MIGRATION_IN_PROGRESS"

status*constant

Value: 409

message*string

Default: "A schema migration is in progress for this collection"

data*SchemaMigrationErrorData

2 fields

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

migrationID*string

Option 5object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

429Too Many Requestsapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"

status*constant

Value: 429

message*string

Default: "Too Many Requests"

dataRateLimitErrorData

3 fields

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

limitstring

The limit that was reached: a short-term rate limit, or a monthly API call, AI credit, or spending limit

One of: "rate", "api-calls", "ai-credits", "spending"

retryAfterSecondsnumber

Minimum delay before another attempt, in seconds. Also sent in Retry-After.

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

500Internal Server Errorapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR"

status*constant

Value: 500

message*string

Default: "Internal Server Error"

dataErrorData

1 field

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

503Service Unavailableapplication/json

Bodyone of

Options

One of

Option 1object

defined*constant

Value: true

code*constant

Value: "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE"

status*constant

Value: 503

message*string

Default: "Service Unavailable"

dataErrorData

1 field

hintsarray of string

Suggested next steps. Wording can change; use error codes and structured data for program logic.

Option 2object

defined*constant

Value: false

code*string

status*number

message*string

dataany

Request

bash

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.andesine.app/collections' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "name": "Documentation",
  "parentID": "coll_example"
}'

javascript

const response = await fetch("https://api.andesine.app/collections", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "name": "Documentation",
    "parentID": "coll_example"
  })
});

const data = await response.json();

python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.andesine.app/collections",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "name": "Documentation",
        "parentID": "coll_example",
    },
)

print(response.json())

typescript

import { createClient } from "@andesine/sdk";

const client = createClient({ apiKey: process.env.ANDESINE_API_KEY });

await client.collections.create({
  name: "Documentation",
  parentID: "coll_example"
});

Response

json

{
  "id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "restricted": true,
  "ancestors": [
    "string"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    "string"
  ],
  "path": "string",
  "slugPath": "string"
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
  "status": 400,
  "message": "Bad Request",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ],
    "issues": [
      {
        "message": "string",
        "code": "string",
        "path": [
          "string"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "status": 401,
  "message": "Unauthorized",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "FORBIDDEN",
  "status": 403,
  "message": "Forbidden",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ],
    "missingPermissions": [
      "string"
    ],
    "requiredPlan": "pro",
    "action": "string"
  }
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "NOT_FOUND",
  "status": 404,
  "message": "Not Found",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "CONFLICT",
  "status": 409,
  "message": "Conflict",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS",
  "status": 429,
  "message": "Too Many Requests",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ],
    "limit": "rate",
    "retryAfterSeconds": 0
  }
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
  "status": 500,
  "message": "Internal Server Error",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

json

{
  "defined": true,
  "code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
  "status": 503,
  "message": "Service Unavailable",
  "data": {
    "hints": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}