---
title: "Create Collection"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/collections"
tags: ["collections"]
---

# Create Collection

`POST /api/v1/collections`

Create a new collection.

## Cookies

- `wos-session` string
- `datalab_active_team` string

## Request body

- CreateCollectionRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- CollectionResponse
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `archived` boolean, required
  - `file_count` integer
  - `files` CollectionFileResponse[]
    - `uploaded_file_id` integer, required
    - `original_filename` string, required
    - `file_size` integer, required
    - `content_type` string, required
    - `sort_order` integer, required
    - `source_type` 'upload' | 's3'
    - `external_key` string, nullable
    - `external_etag` string, nullable
    - `external_last_modified` string, date-time, nullable
    - `external_deleted_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `last_eval_score` number, nullable
    - `last_score_breakdown` integer[], nullable
  - `s3_source` CollectionS3SourceResponse
    - `id` integer, required
    - `bucket` string, required
    - `prefix` string, nullable, required
    - `region` string, nullable, required
    - `credentials_type` 'access_key' | 'public', required
    - `aws_access_key_id` string, required
    - `aws_secret_access_key_redacted` string, required
    - `sync_status` string, required
    - `last_sync_started_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `last_sync_completed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `last_sync_file_count` integer, required
    - `last_sync_error` string, nullable, required
    - `output_bucket` string, nullable, required
    - `output_prefix` string, nullable, required
    - `output_region` string, nullable, required
    - `output_credentials_type` 'source' | 'access_key', required
    - `output_aws_access_key_id` string, required
    - `output_aws_secret_access_key_redacted` string, required
    - `writeback_status` string, required
    - `last_writeback_run_id` integer, nullable, required
    - `last_writeback_started_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `last_writeback_completed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `last_writeback_file_count` integer, required
    - `last_writeback_total_file_count` integer, required
    - `last_writeback_failed_file_count` integer, required
    - `last_writeback_error` string, nullable, required
    - `last_writeback_error_code` string, nullable, required
    - `last_writeback_manifest_uri` string, nullable, required
  - `s3_status` CollectionS3StatusResponse
    - `collection_id` integer, required
    - `sync_status` string, required
    - `writeback_status` string, required
  - `created` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `updated` string, date-time, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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