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/createCollaboration: Create Collaboration

  • URL:https://[root]/portals/[portalID]/createCollaboration(POST only)
  • Required Capability:Administrator (host)
  • Version Introduced:10.5

Example usage

Below is a sample ArcGIS Online POST request for the createCollaboration operation:


POST /sharing/rest/portals/0123456789ABCDEF/createCollaboration HTTP/1.1
Host: org.arcgis.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

name=Add test&description=test&workspaceName=Add test&workspaceDescription=test&portalGroupId=275e7b9c6de6490b9d63f72d3e1704ef&hostContactFirstname=Test&hostContactLastname=Admin&hostContactEmailAddress=test@domain.com&accessMode=sendAndReceive&config=&f=pjson

Below is a sample ArcGIS Enterprise POST request for the createCollaboration operation:


POST /webadaptor/sharing/rest/portals/0123456789ABCDEF/createCollaboration HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

name=Add test&description=test&workspaceName=Add test&workspaceDescription=test&portalGroupId=275e7b9c6de6490b9d63f72d3e1704ef&hostContactFirstname=Test&hostContactLastname=Admin&hostContactEmailAddress=test@domain.com&accessMode=sendAndReceive&config=&f=pjson

Description

The createCollaboration operation creates a collaboration. The host of the collaboration is the portal where it is created. The initial workspace for the collaboration is also created. A portal group in the host portal is linked to the workspace. The access mode for the host portal is set. The contact information associated with the host can be specified; otherwise, the contact information for the administrator user performing the operation will be used.

Request parameters

ParameterDetails
name

The name of the collaboration. The collaboration name has a limit of 100 characters.

description

A description of the collaboration that all participants will see. The collaboration description has a limit of 250 characters.

workspaceName

The name of the initial workspace. The workspace name has a limit of 100 characters.

workspaceDescription

The description of the initial workspace. The workspace description has a limit of 250 characters.

portalGroupId

ID of group in the portal that will be linked with the workspace.

accessMode

The organization's access mode to the workspace.

Values: send | receive | sendAndReceive

hostContactFirstname

The first name of the contact person for the collaboration host portal.

hostContactLastname

The last name of the contact person for the collaboration host portal.

hostContactEmailAddress

The email address of the contact person for the collaboration host portal.

f

The response formatting parameter. The default value is html.

Values: html | json | pjson

JSON Response example


{
  "success": true,
  "collaboration": {
    "id": "7f7354945c784d388160815d829959c3",
    "name": "disasterRelief",
    "description": "disaster relief portal collaborations",
    "collaborationHostPortalId": "d6966913-38a9-4a66-82f7-db96ecdf1773",
    "config": {
      "ownerUsername": "admin"
    },
    "created": 1473278625378,
    "modified": 1473278625378
  },
  "collaborationWorkspaceId": "e62843a5aad34a7e8338dce3fa664a39"
}