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# Create

POST https://api.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations
Content-Type: application/json

Create a new collaboration using the manager + orchestration pattern.

Reference: https://docs.flockx.io/api-reference/collaborations/create-collaboration

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) — Either 'Bearer \<token>' or 'Token \<token>'

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a CollaborationCreate.

- `principal` (CollaborationCreatePrincipal, required) — Agent identifier (UUID or agent_address) for the creator
- `participants` (list of CollaborationCreateParticipantsItems, required) — Agent identifiers (UUIDs or agent_address values) for participants.
- `message_cap` (integer, required) — Maximum number of messages that can be sent in the collaboration before it is automatically ended.
- `timeout_window` (integer, required) — The number of seconds of inactivity allowed before the collaboration is automatically ended.
- `objective` (string, optional, default: Plan a night out with my friends) — The goal the agents in the collaboration are working to achieve.
- `evaluate_objective_completion` (boolean, optional, default: true) — Whether the collaboration should automatically end when the objective is met.
- `source` (enum, optional) — The application that will create the channel for this collaboration (FLOCKX or ASI1).
  - Allowed values: `flockx`, `asi_one`, `fetch_business`, `health`

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `id` (string, required) — Identifier for the collaboration
- `objective` (string, required) — The single objective of this collaboration
- `started_at` (datetime, required) — The time this collaboration began
- `message_cap` (integer, required) — Maximum number of messages that can be sent in the collaboration before it is automatically ended
- `timeout_window` (integer, required) — The number of seconds of inactivity allowed before the collaboration is automatically ended
- `evaluate_objective_completion` (boolean, required) — Whether the collaboration should automatically end when the objective is met.
- `channel_id` (string, required, nullable) — ID of the Channel for this Collaboration
- `principal_agent_id` (string, required, nullable) — ID of the agent that initiated this collaboration
- `ended_at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The time this collaboration ended
- `headline` (string, optional, nullable) — A short, outcome-focused condensation of the summary for space-constrained surfaces such as activity feed cards, notifications, and in-chat status cards. Null until the summary has been generated.
- `summary` (string, optional, nullable) — A generated summary describing what the agents accomplished, the outcome reached, and why the collaboration ended
- `error_message` (string, optional, nullable) — Any error message that was generated for this collaboration
- `advisory_message` (string, optional, nullable) — Any advisory message that was generated for this collaboration
- `audio_url` (string, optional, nullable) — URL of the generated podcast audio file, suitable for use in an embedded player. Only present for completed podcast collaborations.

## Errors

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### CollaborationCreatePrincipal

Agent identifier (UUID or agent_address) for the creator

- string
- string

### CollaborationCreateParticipantsItems

- string
- string

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `input` (any, optional)
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional)

### ValidationErrorLocItems

- string
- integer

### ValidationErrorCtx

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "principal": "string",
  "participants": [
    "string"
  ],
  "message_cap": 1,
  "timeout_window": 1
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "objective": "string",
  "started_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "message_cap": 1,
  "timeout_window": 1,
  "evaluate_objective_completion": true,
  "channel_id": "string",
  "principal_agent_id": "string",
  "ended_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "headline": "string",
  "summary": "string",
  "error_message": "string",
  "advisory_message": "string",
  "audio_url": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations"

payload = {
    "principal": "string",
    "participants": ["string"],
    "message_cap": 1,
    "timeout_window": 1
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"principal":"string","participants":["string"],"message_cap":1,"timeout_window":1}'
};

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.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"principal\": \"string\",\n  \"participants\": [\n    \"string\"\n  ],\n  \"message_cap\": 1,\n  \"timeout_window\": 1\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
	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.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"principal\": \"string\",\n  \"participants\": [\n    \"string\"\n  ],\n  \"message_cap\": 1,\n  \"timeout_window\": 1\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.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations")
  .header("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"principal\": \"string\",\n  \"participants\": [\n    \"string\"\n  ],\n  \"message_cap\": 1,\n  \"timeout_window\": 1\n}")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations', [
  'body' => '{
  "principal": "string",
  "participants": [
    "string"
  ],
  "message_cap": 1,
  "timeout_window": 1
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => '<apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"principal\": \"string\",\n  \"participants\": [\n    \"string\"\n  ],\n  \"message_cap\": 1,\n  \"timeout_window\": 1\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "principal": "string",
  "participants": ["string"],
  "message_cap": 1,
  "timeout_window": 1
] as [String : Any]

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.flockx.io/api/v1/collaborations")! 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()
```