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Collections → Collections Create
AI-generatedSummary
Create a collection in Outline with specified properties.
Inputs
- name (required) — Name of the collection. This is a required parameter.
- description — A brief description of the collection. Markdown is supported.
- permission — Permission level for the collection. Options are Read or Read Write.
- icon — A string that represents an icon in the outline-icons package or an emoji.
- color — A hex color code for the collection icon.
- sharing — Whether public sharing of documents is allowed.
- requestOptions — Configuration for request batching and throttling.
- allowUnauthorizedCerts — Whether to accept the response even if SSL certificate validation is not possible.
- proxy — HTTP proxy to use. Authentication can be included in the URL.
- timeout — Time in milliseconds to wait for the server to send response headers before aborting the request.
Output shape
The Outline API returns the created collection object as the primary response.
All parameters are sent as the request body to the Outline API endpoint for collection creation. Optional parameters use their declared defaults when omitted.