Create a draft article

:::openapi-operation POST /api/v1/workspaces/{workspace}/articles AUTH bearerAuth :::

Creates a draft article. section_key places it in a sidebar section, and section is only the label shown on the article. An explicit slug that exists returns 409 slug_taken. Without slug, the server makes a free slug from the title.

:::codesamples open Code examples

curl -X POST "https://contextowl.co/api/v1/workspaces/string/articles" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "markdown": "string",
  "section": "string",
  "section_key": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "title": "string"
}'
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
    var request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
        .uri(URI.create("https://contextowl.co/api/v1/workspaces/string/articles"))
        .header("Accept", "application/json")
        .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\n  \"markdown\": \"string\",\n  \"section\": \"string\",\n  \"section_key\": \"string\",\n  \"slug\": \"string\",\n  \"title\": \"string\"\n}"))
        .build();

    var response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
    System.out.println(response.statusCode());
    System.out.println(response.body());
  }
}
import urllib.request

url = "https://contextowl.co/api/v1/workspaces/string/articles"
headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
data = "{\n  \"markdown\": \"string\",\n  \"section\": \"string\",\n  \"section_key\": \"string\",\n  \"slug\": \"string\",\n  \"title\": \"string\"\n}".encode("utf-8")
req = urllib.request.Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST")
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
    print(res.status)
    print(res.read().decode())
const response = await fetch("https://contextowl.co/api/v1/workspaces/string/articles", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "markdown": "string",
    "section": "string",
    "section_key": "string",
    "slug": "string",
    "title": "string"
  })
});

console.log(response.status);
console.log(await response.json());
package main

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

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "markdown": "string",
  "section": "string",
  "section_key": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "title": "string"
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://contextowl.co/api/v1/workspaces/string/articles", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	bodyBytes, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(res.Body, 10<<20))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(res.StatusCode)
	fmt.Println(string(bodyBytes))
}
// cargo add reqwest --features blocking
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
    let response = client.request(reqwest::Method::POST, "https://contextowl.co/api/v1/workspaces/string/articles")
        .header("Accept", "application/json")
        .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .body("{\n  \"markdown\": \"string\",\n  \"section\": \"string\",\n  \"section_key\": \"string\",\n  \"slug\": \"string\",\n  \"title\": \"string\"\n}")
        .send()?;

    println!("{}", response.status());
    println!("{}", response.text()?);
    Ok(())
}

:::

:::details open Parameters (1)

NAME IN TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
workspace path string yes Workspace id, or - for the key's bound workspace

:::

:::details open Request body (required)

application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
markdown string no Body of the article in Markdown
section string no Display label of the section, such as Guides. It does not place the article in the sidebar. The default is Guides.
section_key string no Key of the sidebar section for the new article. An unknown key returns 400 with the valid keys in details.allowed.
slug string no URL slug of the article. Leave it out to derive a free slug from the title. A slug that exists returns 409 slug_taken.
title string yes Title of the article
{
  "markdown": "string",
  "section": "string",
  "section_key": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "title": "string"
}

:::

:::details open Success responses (201)

201

Success

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
nav string yes -
revision string yes -
slug string yes -
status string yes -
url string yes -
{
  "nav": "string",
  "revision": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "status": "string",
  "url": "string"
}

:::

:::details Error responses (400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 409, 429, 500)

400

invalid_request: a parameter or the body is not valid.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

401

unauthorized: the access key is missing, invalid or expired.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

402

upgrade_required: a section_key of a section that is not public needs a paid plan or an active trial.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

403

permission_denied: the key lacks the permission. two_factor_required: the org requires admins to turn on two-factor authentication.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

404

not_found: the object does not exist, or the key cannot reach it.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

409

slug_taken: an article with this slug exists.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

429

rate_limited: too many requests. Wait for the time in the Retry-After header.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

500

internal: the server failed.

Content-Type: application/json

FIELD TYPE REQUIRED DESCRIPTION
error object yes -
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": null,
    "message": "string",
    "status": 0
  }
}

:::