## Create a collection type

`POST https://getkollek.com/api/collection-types`

Create a collection type. Add custom fields to it with the custom fields endpoints, and link it to collections with the sync endpoint below.

**Permissions:** Owners and editors. Viewers get a 404 response.

### Body parameters

- `name` (string, required): The name of the type. Maximum 255 characters.
- `color` (string, optional): The color of the type as a six-digit hex code, such as #fb923c. Default: `#6B7280`.

**Returns:** The created collection_type object.

### Example request

```bash
curl https://getkollek.com/api/collection-types \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Comics",
    "color": "#fb923c"
}'
```

### Example response

`Status: 201`

```json
{
    "data": {
        "type": "collection_type",
        "id": "1",
        "attributes": {
            "name": "Comics",
            "color": "#fb923c",
            "created_at": 1752537600,
            "updated_at": 1752537600
        },
        "links": {
            "self": "https://getkollek.com/api/collection-types/1"
        }
    }
}
```