Collection Endpoints

Collection Endpoints and Parameters

To learn more about the objects relations and how to use them in the API, go to the Object Relations section.

For more information about collections, visit the Collections help page.

Create a Collection

To create a collection, use the POST {baseURL}/v3/collections endpoint.

Parameters

contract (body): To create a collection, the contract parameter is required. Specify the following to create a collection:
- name (string): Required. Specify a collection name.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost/webapi//v3/collections' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'name=Accounting'

Add a User to a Collection

To add a user to a collection, use the POST {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/users endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection to add a user to.
addUsersContract (body): Required. Enter an information about the users and their permissions. Specify the following to add users to a collection:
- userId (string): Required. Specify the ID of a user you want to add to a collection.
- expirationDate (string): Optional. Specify the expiration date for the user to be part of this collection. Enter the date and time in ISO8601 format.
- collectionsPermissions (body):
  - isAdmin (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user should be admin for this collection.
  - canAddAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can add assets to the collection.
  - canUpdateAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can update assets in the collection.
  - canRemoveAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can remove assets from the collection.
  - canAddUsers (boolean): Optional. Specify whether the user can add other users to the collection.
  - canRemoveUsers (boolean): Optional. Specify whether the user can remove users from the collection.

For more information about roles and permissions, visit the User Roles and Permissions page. When no role is selected, the default is the default role as specified by a Server administrator in the Admin interface.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost/webapi//v3/collections/7917969784f84bd09442f66996ecb8f3/users' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'userId=61d80f862835728c94328082' \ --data-urlencode 'isAdmin=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canUpdateAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddUsers=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveUsers=true' \ --data-urlencode 'expirationDate=2007-08-17T19:18:11.924Z'

Add an Insight to a Collection

To add an insight to a collection, use the POST {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/insights endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection to add an insight to.
contract (body): Required. Enter an information about the insight. Specify the following:
- insightId (string): Required. Specify the insight ID you want to add to the collection.

Request Example: cUrl

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost/webapi//v3/collections/472dfff22086458d935d4edf348a1e2b/insights' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'insightId=61d80f33452835728c94328082'

Add a Schedule to a Collection

To add a schedule to a collection, use the POST {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/schedules endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection to add a schedule to.
contract (body): Required. Enter an information about the schedule. Specify the following:
- scheduleId (string): Required. Specify the schedule ID you want to add to the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost/webapi//v3/collections/7917969784f84bd09442f66996ecb8f3/schedules' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'scheduleId=61d80f334528377728c94328082'

Add a Workflow to a Collection

To add a workflow to a collection, use the POST {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/workflows endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection to add an insight to.
contract (body): Required. Enter an information about the users and their permissions. Specify the following:
- workflowId (string): Required. Specify the workflow ID you want to add to the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost/webapi//v3/collections/7917969784f84bd09442f66996ecb8f3/workflows' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'workflowId=61d80f334223377728c9432'

Add a User Group to a Collection

To add a user group to a collection, use the POST {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/userGroups endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection to add a user group to.
addUserGroupsContract (body): Required. Enter an information about the user group and its permissions. Specify the following:
- userGroupId (string): Required. Specify the ID of a user group you want to add to a collection.
- expirationDate (string): Optional. Specify the expiration date for the user group to be part of this collection. Enter the date and time after which the user was created in ISO8601 format.
- collectionsPermissions (body): Required.
  - isAdmin (boolean): Optional. Specify whether the user group members should be admins for this collection. Default is false.
  - canAddAssets (boolean): Optional. Specify whether the user group members can add assets to the collection. Default is false.
  - canRemoveAssets (boolean): Optional. Specify whether the user group members can remove assets from the collection. Default is false.
  - canUpdateAssets (boolean): Optional. Specify whether the user group members can update assets in the collection. Default is false.
  - canAddUsers (boolean): Optional. Specify whether the user group members can add other users to the collection. Default is false.
  - canRemoveUsers (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user group members can remove other users from the collection. Default is false.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost/webapi//v3/collections/7917969784f84bd09442f66996ecb8f3/userGroups?addUserGroupsContract' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'userGroupId=61d83e2ef778247f14e8e6b6' \ --data-urlencode 'isAdmin=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddAssets=false' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canUpdateAssets=false' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddUsers=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveUsers=true'

Retrieve a Collection Record

To retrieve information about a collection, use the GET {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to get the information about the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request GET 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Retrieve Records of All Collections

To retrieve all accessible collection records, use the GET {baseURL}/v3/collections endpoint.

Parameters

view (string): Optional. Can be left without a value. You can choose from the following values: ‘Default’ and ‘Full’. If this parameter is set to 'Default’, then a reduced view object will be returned. When not specified, the ‘Default’ value is used.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request GET 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections?view=Full' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Update an Existing Collection

To change the name or owner of a collection, use the PUT {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
updateCollectionContract (body): Required. Enter information about the collection owner you want to change. Specify the following:
- name (string): Required. Enter the new name of the collection.
- ownerId (string): Required. Enter the ID of the new owner.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request PUT 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'name=Accounting' \ --data-urlencode 'ownerId=61db388fc565144387d45086'

Update User Permissions of a Collection

To update user permissions for a certain collection, use the PUT {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/users/{userId}/permissions endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
userId (string): Required. Enter a user ID you want to change the permissions for.
updatePermissionsContract (body): Required. Enter the user ID for which you want to change permissions. Specify the following:
- expirationDate (date): Required. Specify the expiration date of a user.
- collectionsPermissions (body): Required. Enter the user ID of the new owner. Specify the following:
  - isAdmin (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user should be admin for this collection.
  - canAddAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can add assets to the collection.
  - canRemoveAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can remove assets from the collection.
  - canUpdateAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can update assets in the collection.
  - canAddUsers (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can add other users to the collection.
  - canRemoveUsers (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user can remove other users from the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request PUT 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c/users/61db388fc565144387d45086/permissions' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'isAdmin=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canUpdateAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddUsers=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveUsers=true'

Update User Group Permissions of a Collection

To update user group permissions for a certain collection, use the PUT {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/userGroups/{userGroupId}/permissions endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
userGroupId (string): Required. Enter a user group ID you want to change the permissions for.
updatePermissionsContract (body): Required. Enter the user group ID for which you want to change permissions. Specify the following:
- expirationDate (date): Optional. Specify the expiration date for a user group.
- collectionsPermissions (body): Required. Specify the following:
  - isAdmin (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user group members should be admin for this collection.
  - canAddAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user group members can add assets to the collection.
  - canRemoveAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user group members can remove assets from the collection.
  - canUpdateAssets (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user group members can update assets in the collection.
  - canAddUsers (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user group members can add other users to the collection.
  - canRemoveUsers (boolean): Required. Specify whether the user group members can remove users to the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request PUT 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c/userGroups/61db38834tssrdrs4cc65144387d4508/permissions' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere' \ --data-urlencode 'isAdmin=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveAssets=false' \ --data-urlencode 'canUpdateAssets=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canAddUsers=true' \ --data-urlencode 'canRemoveUsers=true'

Remove a User from a Collection

To remove a user from a collection, use the DELETE {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/users/{userId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
userId (string): Required. Enter a user ID you want to remove from the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c/users/61db388fc565144387d45086' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Remove a Workflow from a Collection

To remove a workflow from a collection, use the DELETE {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/workflows/{appId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
appId (string): Required. Enter a workflow ID you want to remove from the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c/workflows/61db388fc565144387d45086' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Remove an Insight from a Collection

To remove an insight from a collection, use the DELETE {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/insights/{insightId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
insightId (string): Required. Enter an insight ID you want to remove from the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c/insights/61db388fc565144387d450867' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Remove a Schedule from a Collection

To remove a schedule from a collection, use the DELETE {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/schedules/{scheduleId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
scheduleId (string): Required. Enter a schedule ID you want to remove from the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c/schedules/61db3777c565144387d450867' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Remove a User Group from a Collection

To remove a user group from a collection, use the DELETE {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId}/userGroups/{userGroupId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
userGroupId (string): Required. Enter a user group ID you want to remove from the collection.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/a374ce806fd4488a8a5f07da1005334c/userGroups/61dc063d9938fe43b5e8fc80' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Delete a Collection

To delete a collection, use the DELETE {baseURL}/v3/collections/{collectionId} endpoint.

Parameters

collectionId (string): Required. Enter a collection ID to specify the collection you want to update.
forceDelete (boolean): Optional. Select whether you want to force the deletion of a collection in case this collection has links to other objects, such as users, groups, workflows, insights and schedules. If you want the collection deleted and all links cleaned up, set the forceDelete parameter to true. When not selected, the default value is false. This parameter is used in order to protect against an errant call.

Request Example: cURL

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://localhost/webapi/v3/collections/253fcf0b10204dc085f07bdf1b40e759?forceDelete=true' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer BearerTokenGoesHere'

Objects Relations

If you are creating a collection, you can use created objects as follows:

Object created: "id" (for example, "id": "7917969784f84bd09442f66996ecb8f3")

You can use it as:

collectionId if you are searching for a specific collection.
collectionId if you are adding users, user groups, workflows, insights, or schedules to a collection.
collectionId if you are updating an existing collection.
collectionId if you want to delete a specific collection.

Postman Request Examples

POST /v3/collections

GET /v3/collections/

PUT /v3/collections/{collectionId}

To know more about Postman requests, visit the How to Use Postman help page.

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Collection Endpoints