Create Organism (v1)

Method & Path

POST /api/v1/workspace/:workspaceId/labs/organisms

Actual backend path: /v1/workspace/:workspaceId/labs/organisms

Description

Create a new organism in the workspace.

Authentication

Required: JWT token in Authorization header

Required Permissions:

• labs.manage

Headers

Header	Type	Required	Description
Authorization	string	Yes	Bearer token: Bearer <token>
Content-Type	string	Yes	application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
workspaceId	string	Yes	Workspace identifier (MongoDB ObjectId)

Request Body

{
  "organismTitle": "Escherichia coli",
  "organismAbbr": "E. coli"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
organismTitle	string	Yes	Organism title (1-500 characters)
organismAbbr	string	No	Organism abbreviation (max 100 characters)

Response 201 Created

{
  "organism": {
    "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
    "workspaceId": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439012",
    "organismTitle": "Escherichia coli",
    "organismAbbr": "E. coli",
    "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T10:00:00.000Z",
    "deletedAt": null
  }
}

Common Errors

400 Bad Request: Invalid request body or missing required fields

401 Unauthorized: Missing or invalid authentication token

403 Forbidden: Insufficient permissions (labs.manage required)

404 Not Found: Workspace not found

409 Conflict: Organism with the same title already exists

422 Validation Error: Invalid workspace ID format or validation errors