Create an entry

What it does

Creates an entry in a group. REST create does not accept inline translations — set those afterwards with Set a translation.

The technical name must be unique within the group and follow naming rules (at least 4 characters, camelCase-style).

Request

POST /api/v1/groups/{id}/entries


Auth	Required
Query parameters	None

Path parameters

Name	Type	Description
`id`	string	Group id

Headers

Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>
Content-Type: application/json

Body

{
  "technicalName": "labelImprint",
  "baseTerm": "Imprint",
  "contextInfo": "Footer legal link"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
`technicalName`	string	yes	Key used in exports
`baseTerm`	string	yes	Text in the project base language
`contextInfo`	string \| null	no	Optional translator hint

Example

curl -sS https://collingo.app/api/v1/groups/clgroupaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/entries \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "technicalName": "labelImprint",
    "baseTerm": "Imprint",
    "contextInfo": "Footer legal link"
  }'

Response

200 OK

{
  "id": "clentry0123456789abcdefg",
  "groupId": "clgroupaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "technicalName": "labelImprint",
  "baseTerm": "Imprint",
  "contextInfo": "Footer legal link",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-01T12:15:00Z"
}

Errors

Status	When
`400`	Validation failed
`401`	Missing or invalid API key (`ERR_UNAUTHORIZED`)
`403`	Insufficient role (`ERR_FORBIDDEN`)
`404`	Group not found
`409`	Duplicate technical name
`500`	Database or internal error