DOCS / API REFERENCE

Create a flock

POST /v1/flocks

POSTHenHouse API v1

Request

POST /v1/flocks

Authenticate with a bearer token. Create one with POST /v1/tokens or cluck login.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
namestringFlock name
rolestringDefault role (chick, hen, rooster)

Example

curl -X POST https://api.pollosoft.example/v1/flocks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COOP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "example-name", "role": "example-role"}'

Response

A successful call returns 201 Created with JSON like this:

{
  "id": "flk_31aa",
  "name": "data-team",
  "members": 0,
  "role": "chick"
}

Errors

IdempotencySend an Idempotency-Key header to make retries safe. We will return the original result instead of laying a second egg.