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# Create collection

POST {{baseUrl}}/api/collections
Content-Type: application/json

**What:** Create a new empty collection. Blank/omitted name auto-names `My Collection N`.

**Auth:** Bearer token required.

**Body (JSON):**

| Field | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | no | Title, trimmed, capped at 60 chars. Blank = `My Collection N`. | `Sci-Fi Night` |

**Returns:** `data = card` (201).

Reference: https://apidocs.movieknight.site/movie-knight-api/collections/create-collection

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: collection
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /api/collections:
    post:
      operationId: create-collection
      summary: Create collection
      description: >-
        **What:** Create a new empty collection. Blank/omitted name auto-names
        `My Collection N`.


        **Auth:** Bearer token required.


        **Body (JSON):**


        | Field | Type | Required | Description | Example |

        |---|---|---|---|---|

        | name | string | no | Title, trimmed, capped at 60 chars. Blank = `My
        Collection N`. | `Sci-Fi Night` |


        **Returns:** `data = card` (201).
      tags:
        - subpackage_collections
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/Collections_Create
                  collection_Response_201
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/PostApiCollectionsRequestUnauthorizedError
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
              required:
                - name
servers:
  - url: '{{baseUrl}}'
    description: '{{baseUrl}}'
components:
  schemas:
    ApiCollectionsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        sort:
          type: string
        author:
          type: string
        covers:
          type: array
          items:
            description: Any type
        isOwner:
          type: boolean
        isPublic:
          type: boolean
        movieIds:
          type: array
          items:
            description: Any type
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        isDefault:
          type: boolean
        posterUrl:
          description: Any type
        likesCount:
          type: integer
        movieCount:
          type: integer
        savesCount:
          type: integer
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - sort
        - author
        - covers
        - isOwner
        - isPublic
        - movieIds
        - createdAt
        - isDefault
        - likesCount
        - movieCount
        - savesCount
      title: ApiCollectionsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData
    Collections_Create collection_Response_201:
      type: object
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
        data:
          $ref: >-
            #/components/schemas/ApiCollectionsPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData
      required:
        - ok
        - data
      title: Collections_Create collection_Response_201
    PostApiCollectionsRequestUnauthorizedError:
      type: object
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
        error:
          type: string
      required:
        - ok
        - error
      title: PostApiCollectionsRequestUnauthorizedError
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples

### 201 Created (named)



**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "Sci-Fi Night"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "66b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f5",
    "name": "Sci-Fi Night",
    "sort": "added_desc",
    "author": "moviefan",
    "covers": [],
    "isOwner": true,
    "isPublic": false,
    "movieIds": [],
    "createdAt": "2026-06-25T11:00:00.000Z",
    "isDefault": false,
    "likesCount": 0,
    "movieCount": 0,
    "savesCount": 0,
    "posterUrl": null
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python 201 Created (named)
import requests

url = "https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections"

payload = { "name": "Sci-Fi Night" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript 201 Created (named)
const url = 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"Sci-Fi Night"}'
};

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

```go 201 Created (named)
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	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 201 Created (named)
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}"

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

```java 201 Created (named)
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php 201 Created (named)
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Sci-Fi Night"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp 201 Created (named)
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift 201 Created (named)
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["name": "Sci-Fi Night"] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://{{baseurl}}/api/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()
```

### 201 Created (auto-named)



**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "Sci-Fi Night"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "66b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f5",
    "name": "Sci-Fi Night",
    "sort": "added_desc",
    "author": "moviefan",
    "covers": [],
    "isOwner": true,
    "isPublic": false,
    "movieIds": [],
    "createdAt": "2026-06-25T11:00:00.000Z",
    "isDefault": false,
    "likesCount": 0,
    "movieCount": 0,
    "savesCount": 0,
    "posterUrl": null
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python 201 Created (auto-named)
import requests

url = "https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections"

payload = { "name": "Sci-Fi Night" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript 201 Created (auto-named)
const url = 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"Sci-Fi Night"}'
};

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

```go 201 Created (auto-named)
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	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 201 Created (auto-named)
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}"

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

```java 201 Created (auto-named)
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php 201 Created (auto-named)
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Sci-Fi Night"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp 201 Created (auto-named)
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift 201 Created (auto-named)
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["name": "Sci-Fi Night"] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://{{baseurl}}/api/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()
```

### Collections_Create collection_example



**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "Sci-Fi Night"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "66b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f5",
    "name": "Sci-Fi Night",
    "sort": "added_desc",
    "author": "moviefan",
    "covers": [],
    "isOwner": true,
    "isPublic": false,
    "movieIds": [],
    "createdAt": "2026-06-25T11:00:00.000Z",
    "isDefault": false,
    "likesCount": 0,
    "movieCount": 0,
    "savesCount": 0,
    "posterUrl": null
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Collections_Create collection_example
import requests

url = "https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections"

payload = { "name": "Sci-Fi Night" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Collections_Create collection_example
const url = 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"Sci-Fi Night"}'
};

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

```go Collections_Create collection_example
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	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 Collections_Create collection_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}"

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

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

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Sci-Fi Night"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp Collections_Create collection_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://{{baseurl}}/api/collections");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Sci-Fi Night\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Collections_Create collection_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["name": "Sci-Fi Night"] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://{{baseurl}}/api/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()
```