# List or Create Collections

POST /api/v1/collections/
Content-Type: application/json

**GET:** List all collections accessible to the user, ordered by creation date. **POST:** Create a new collection with ordered experiences. Only published experiences belonging to the same publication can be added.

Reference: https://docs.aisquare.studio/api-reference/ai-square-studio-api/collections/list

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AISquare Studio API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /api/v1/collections/:
    post:
      operationId: create
      summary: List or Create Collections
      description: >-
        **GET:** List all collections accessible to the user, ordered by
        creation date. **POST:** Create a new collection with ordered
        experiences. Only published experiences belonging to the same
        publication can be added.
      tags:
        - subpackage_collections
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of collections
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionList'
        '400':
          description: Invalid input
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionCreateUpdate'
components:
  schemas:
    GlobalVisibilityEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
        - public
        - private
        - team
        - org
      description: |-
        * `public` - Public
        * `private` - Private
        * `team` - Team
        * `org` - Organization
      title: GlobalVisibilityEnum
    CollectionCreateUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        uid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          description: Collection title (max 60 characters)
        description:
          type: string
          description: Collection description (max 500 characters)
        publication_id:
          type: integer
        tag_names:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        visibility:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalVisibilityEnum'
        experiences:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties:
              type: integer
          description: >-
            List of dicts with 'experience_id' and 'order' keys. Required for
            creation.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - id
        - uid
        - name
        - publication_id
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      description: Serializer for creating and updating collections
      title: CollectionCreateUpdate
    MinimalPublication:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        uid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        custom_url:
          type: string
        logo:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uri
        cover_image:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uri
      required:
        - id
        - uid
        - name
        - custom_url
        - logo
        - cover_image
      description: Minimal serializer for Publication, used in other serializers
      title: MinimalPublication
    SimpleUser:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        full_name:
          type: string
        username:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_
            only.
        is_verified:
          type: boolean
        profile_picture:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: |-
            Convert ImageFieldFile to URL string for JSON serialization.

            Args:
                obj: The model instance being serialized (typically IAMUser)

            Returns:
                str | None: The URL of the profile picture, or None if not available
      required:
        - id
        - email
        - full_name
        - username
        - is_verified
        - profile_picture
      description: >-
        Simple user serializer with profile picture from associated
        IAMUserDetail.


        Fields:
          - id, email, full_name, username, is_verified (from IAMUser)
          - profile_picture (from first related IAMUserDetail if present)
      title: SimpleUser
    CollectionList:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        uid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          description: Collection name (max 60 characters)
        description:
          type: string
          description: Collection description (max 500 characters)
        publication:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MinimalPublication'
        tags:
          type: string
        visibility:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalVisibilityEnum'
        experience_count:
          type: integer
        ordered_experiences:
          type: string
        metrics:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimpleUser'
      required:
        - id
        - uid
        - name
        - publication
        - tags
        - experience_count
        - ordered_experiences
        - metrics
        - created_at
        - updated_at
        - owner
      description: Lightweight serializer for listing collections
      title: CollectionList

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/"

payload = {
    "name": "AI Innovations Collection",
    "publication_id": 42
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"AI Innovations Collection","publication_id":42}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "AI Innovations Collection",
  "publication_id": 42
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [
  "name": "AI Innovations Collection",
  "publication_id": 42
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/"

payload = {
    "name": "AI Innovations Collection",
    "publication_id": 42
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"AI Innovations Collection","publication_id":42}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "AI Innovations Collection",
  "publication_id": 42
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"AI Innovations Collection\",\n  \"publication_id\": 42\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [
  "name": "AI Innovations Collection",
  "publication_id": 42
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.example.com/api/v1/collections/")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```