Create an option list

RequestResponse

POST /datasources

Body parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	String	Can only contain letters, numbers, dots or underscores. Because it is used as an identifier, this also needs to be unique.
`labels`	`Labels`	The translation(s) of the canonical name.
`type`	String	Flat disables nesting of option list items, Hierarchical enables nesting option list items. If it set to Flat and the values array contains nested items, it will throw an error.
`values`	Array`DatasourceValue`	The Option list items that belong to the option list.
`is_system_owned`	Boolean	false allows the option list to be editable, true locks the option list preventing any further modifications. When creating an option list using the API, you should always use false, which is the default value.

Body examples

To obtain a result that looks like this:

Send the following body:

RequestResponse

{
  "name": "Groceries",
  "labels": {
    "en-US": "Groceries",
    "nl-BE": "Boodschappen"
  },
  "type": "Hierarchical",
  "values": [
    {
      "identifier" : "Bread",
      "labels": {
        "en-US": "Bread",
        "nl-BE": "Brood"
      },
      "values" : []
    },
    {
      "identifier" : "Spreads",
      "values" : [
        {
          "identifier" : "Peanut butter",
          "values" : []
        },
        {
          "identifier" : "Jam",
          "values" : []
        }
      ]
    },
  ],
  "is_system_owned": false
}

Response

Response	Body
`201 Created`	Returns an empty body when everything was processed without errors.
`400 Bad Request`	Will return an error message in the body accessible using the otherkey

Response examples

RequestResponse

Status: 400 Bad Request

{
  "other": "Option list name can only contain letters, numbers, dots or underscores"
}

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