---
title: "Add a new resource collection with the supplied name and restarts the plugin."
method: POST
path: "/_config/{collection}"
tags: ["configuration"]
---

# Add a new resource collection with the supplied name and restarts the plugin.

`POST /_config/{collection}`

## Request body

- object
  - `description` string, required — Text describing the collection contents.

## Response `200`

PUT, DELETE OK response

- object
  - `state` 'COMPLETED', required
  - `statusCode` 200, required

## Other responses

- `default` — Failed operation

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/signalk/apis/resources-provider-built-in.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/signalk/apis/resources-provider-built-in/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/signalk/resources-provider-built-in/versions/7327a5d0992d/schema)