---
title: "Create collection"
method: POST
path: "/api/catalog/pvt/collection"
tags: ["Collection"]
---

# Create collection

`POST /api/catalog/pvt/collection`

Creates a new collection.

>⚠️ This endpoint is compatible with [collections configured through the Legacy CMS Portal](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/adding-collections-cms--2YBy6P6X0NFRpkD2ZBxF6L).

## Permissions

Any user or [API key](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/api-authentication-using-api-keys) must have at least one of the appropriate [License Manager resources](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/license-manager-resources--3q6ztrC8YynQf6rdc6euk3) to be able to successfully run this request. Otherwise they will receive a status code `403` error. These are the applicable resources for this endpoint:

| **Product** | **Category** | **Resource** |
| --------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
| Catalog | Collection | **Write Collections** |

There are no applicable [predefined roles](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/predefined-roles--jGDurZKJHvHJS13LnO7Dy) for this resource list. You must [create a custom role](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/roles--7HKK5Uau2H6wxE1rH5oRbc#creating-a-role) and add at least one of the resources above in order to use this endpoint. To learn more about machine authentication at VTEX, see [Authentication overview](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/authentication).

>❗ To prevent integrations from having excessive permissions, consider the [best practices for managing API keys](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/best-practices-api-keys--7b6nD1VMHa49aI5brlOvJm) when assigning License Manager roles to integrations.

## Headers

- `Content-Type` string, required
- `Accept` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `Name` string, required — Collection's name.
  - `Description` string, required — Collection's description for internal use, with the collection's details. It will not be used for search engines.
  - `Searchable` boolean, required — Option making the collection searchable in the store.
  - `Highlight` boolean, required — Option if you want the collection to highlight specific products using a tag.
  - `DateFrom` string, required — Collection start date and time. If a future date and time are set, the collection will have a scheduled status.
  - `DateTo` string, required — Collection end date and time.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `Id` integer — Collection's ID.
  - `Name` string — Collection's name.
  - `Description` string — Collection's description for internal use, with the collection's details. It will not be used for search engines.
  - `Searchable` boolean — Option making the collection searchable in the store.
  - `Highlight` boolean — Option if you want the collection to highlight specific products using a tag.
  - `DateFrom` string — Collection start date and time. If a future date and time are set, the collection will have a scheduled status.
  - `DateTo` string — Collection end date and time.
  - `TotalProducts` integer — Number of products contained in the collection.
  - `Type` string — [Type of the collection](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/collection-types--5tKnhh8tMGIrVL7Fqirq7n).

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[API](https://skmtc.net/vtex/apis/catalog-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/vtex/apis/catalog-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/vtex/catalog-api/revisions/d58c38c07169/schema)