create_collection
Create a new collection in Alteryx Server to organize and manage workflows, users, schedules, and credentials.
Instructions
Create a new collection
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools.py:49-56 (handler)The core handler function in AYXMCPTools class that creates a new collection using the Alteryx CollectionsApi.
def create_collection(self, name: str): """Create a new collection. To add a collection to a user, use the update_collection_name_or_owner function.""" try: contract = server_client.CreateCollectionContract(name=name) api_response = self.collections_api.collections_create_collection(contract) return pprint.pformat(api_response) except ApiException as e: return f"Error: {e}" - src/mcp_server.py:131-134 (registration)MCP tool registration decorator and wrapper function that delegates to the tools.create_collection method.
@self.app.tool() def create_collection(name: str): """Create a new collection""" return self.tools.create_collection(name) - The input schema/model for CreateCollectionContract, defining the 'name' parameter as a string.
class CreateCollectionContract(object): """NOTE: This class is auto generated by the swagger code generator program. Do not edit the class manually. """ """ Attributes: swagger_types (dict): The key is attribute name and the value is attribute type. attribute_map (dict): The key is attribute name and the value is json key in definition. """ swagger_types = {"name": "str"} attribute_map = {"name": "name"} def __init__(self, name=None, _configuration=None): # noqa: E501 """CreateCollectionContract - a model defined in Swagger""" # noqa: E501 if _configuration is None: _configuration = Configuration() self._configuration = _configuration self._name = None self.discriminator = None self.name = name @property def name(self): """Gets the name of this CreateCollectionContract. # noqa: E501 The name of the new collection. # noqa: E501 :return: The name of this CreateCollectionContract. # noqa: E501 :rtype: str """ return self._name @name.setter def name(self, name): """Sets the name of this CreateCollectionContract. The name of the new collection. # noqa: E501 :param name: The name of this CreateCollectionContract. # noqa: E501 :type: str """ if self._configuration.client_side_validation and name is None: raise ValueError("Invalid value for `name`, must not be `None`") # noqa: E501 self._name = name