Create Collection - Dojah Inc

curl -X POST "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collection" \
  -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
  -H "AppId: {{app_id}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Second C"
  }'

const res = await fetch("https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collection", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
    AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: "Second C"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();

import os, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collection",
    headers={
        "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
        "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
    },
    json={
        "name": "Second C"
    },
)
data = res.json()

{
  "entity": {
    "collection_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4789-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "name": "Second C",
    "created_at": "2026-08-27T10:24:44.054Z"
  }
}

POST/api/v1/face/collection

Create a named collection that holds enrolled faces. Use the returned collection_id when you enroll, authenticate, or search users.

Headers

Header	Required	Description
`Authorization`	Yes	Your app’s secret key, sent as-is — not `Bearer`.
`AppId`	Yes	The App ID from your dashboard.
`Content-Type`	Yes	`application/json`

Body parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Display name for the collection.

Response

Returns an entity with the new collection’s collection_id, name, and created_at.

Field	Type	Description
`collection_id`	string	Unique ID of the collection. Pass this when you enroll, authenticate, or search.
`name`	string	Display name of the collection. Echoes the `name` you sent.
`created_at`	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the collection was created.

Errors

Code	Meaning
`400`	Bad request — `name` is missing or invalid.
`401`	Unauthorized — check your key and `AppId` (no `Bearer` prefix).
`402`	Insufficient wallet balance. Fund your wallet.
`429`	Too many requests — back off and retry.

curl -X POST "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collection" \
  -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
  -H "AppId: {{app_id}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Second C"
  }'

const res = await fetch("https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collection", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
    AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: "Second C"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();

import os, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collection",
    headers={
        "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
        "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
    },
    json={
        "name": "Second C"
    },
)
data = res.json()

{
  "entity": {
    "collection_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4789-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "name": "Second C",
    "created_at": "2026-08-27T10:24:44.054Z"
  }
}