Add a Collaborator

https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/:space_id/collaborators/

Add collaborators with specific roles and permissions.

The following list includes only required fields—find all available properties in the collaborator object page.

Path parameters

:space_id required number

Numeric ID of a space.

Request body properties

email required string

The collaborator’s email or SSO ID.
role required string

The role name of the collaborator. It could be a default role (admin or editor), or a custom role listed with a role_id.
space_role_id required number

Numeric ID associated with a single custom role.
space_role_ids number[]

An array of numeric IDs associated with each custom role assigned to a single collaborator. Set allow_multiple_roles_creation to true to enable multi-role.

permissions enum[]

An array of strings that define the role’s permissions.

Permission	Description
`read_stories`	Read-only access to stories
`save_stories`	Edit and save stories
`publish_stories`	Publish stories
`unpublish_stories`	Unpublish stories
`publish_folders`	Publish folders (including stories contained within)
`unpublish_folders`	Unpublish folders (including stories contained within)
`deploy_stories`	Deploy pipeline stories
`delete_stories`	Permanently delete stories
`edit_image`	Edit images in the Image Editor
`view_composer`	Use the Visual Editor
`change_alternate_group`	Change alternate content groupings (for internationalization or variants)
`move_story`	Move stories between folders
`edit_story_slug`	Edit a story URL
`view_content`	If checked, hides all stories except those defined in `allowed_paths` (Permissions → Content → Folder/Content item permissions)
`view_folders`	If checked, hides all folders except those defined in `allowed_paths` (Permissions → Content → Folder/Content item permissions)
`view_draft_json`	View the draft `JSON` payload of stories
`view_published_json`	View the published `JSON` payload of stories
`manage_tags`	Create, edit, or delete tags
`edit_datasources`	Edit datasources
`edit_datasource_keys`	Edit datasources keys
`access_commerce`	Access e-commerce features (if available)
`manage_block_library`	Create, move, and edit blocks and folders
`hide_asset_folders`	If checked, hides all assets and folders except those defined in `asset_folder_ids` (Permissions → Assets → Asset Folder Permissions)

allow_multiple_roles_creation boolean

Set to true to add multiple role IDs for a single collaborator.

Response properties

collaborator The Collaborator Object

The collaborator object

Examples

curl "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"allow_multiple_roles_creation\":false,\"email\":\"api.test@storyblok.com\",\"permissions\":[],\"role\":\"admin\",\"space_role_id\":null,\"space_role_ids\":[]}"

// Using the Universal JavaScript Client:
// https://github.com/storyblok/storyblok-js-client
Storyblok.post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', {
  "allow_multiple_roles_creation": false,
  "email": "api.test@storyblok.com",
  "permissions": [],
  "role": "admin",
  "space_role_id": null,
  "space_role_ids": []
})
  .then(response => {
    console.log(response)
  }).catch(error => {
    console.log(error)
  })

$client = new \Storyblok\ManagementClient('YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN');

$payload = ["allow_multiple_roles_creation" => false,"email" => "api.test@storyblok.com","permissions" => [],"role" => "admin","space_role_id" => null,"space_role_ids" => []];

$client->post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', $payload)->getBody();

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .header("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
  .body({"allow_multiple_roles_creation":false,"email":"api.test@storyblok.com","permissions":[],"role":"admin","space_role_id":null,"space_role_ids":[]})
  .asString();

var client = new RestClient("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);

request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\"allow_multiple_roles_creation\":false,\"email\":\"api.test@storyblok.com\",\"permissions\":[],\"role\":\"admin\",\"space_role_id\":null,\"space_role_ids\":[]}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

import requests

url = "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/"

querystring = {}

payload = {"allow_multiple_roles_creation":false,"email":"api.test@storyblok.com","permissions":[],"role":"admin","space_role_id":null,"space_role_ids":[]}
headers = {
  'Content-Type': "application/json",
  'Authorization': "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN"
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.text)

require 'storyblok'
client = Storyblok::Client.new(oauth_token: 'YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN')

payload = {"allow_multiple_roles_creation" => false,"email" => "api.test@storyblok.com","permissions" => [],"role" => "admin","space_role_id" => null,"space_role_ids" => []}

client.post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', payload)

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/")!)
request.setValue("YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: [
    "allow_multiple_roles_creation": false,
    "email": "api.test@storyblok.com",
    "permissions": [ ],
    "role": "admin",
    "space_role_id": nil,
    "space_role_ids": [ ],
])
let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
print(try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data))

val client = HttpClient {
    install(ContentNegotiation) { json() }
    install(DefaultRequest) {
        url {
            takeFrom("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/")
            headers.append("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
        }
    }
}

val response = client.post("spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/") {
    contentType(ContentType.Application.Json)
    setBody(buildJsonObject {
        put("allow_multiple_roles_creation", false)
        put("email", "api.test@storyblok.com")
        putJsonArray("permissions") { }
        put("role", "admin")
        put("space_role_id", null)
        putJsonArray("space_role_ids") { }
    })
}

println(response.body<JsonElement>())

Request for adding a collaborator with one custom role.

curl "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"allow_multiple_roles_creation\":false,\"email\":\"api.test@storyblok.com\",\"permissions\":[],\"role\":\"62454\",\"space_role_id\":62454,\"space_role_ids\":[]}"

// Using the Universal JavaScript Client:
// https://github.com/storyblok/storyblok-js-client
Storyblok.post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', {
  "allow_multiple_roles_creation": false,
  "email": "api.test@storyblok.com",
  "permissions": [],
  "role": "62454",
  "space_role_id": 62454,
  "space_role_ids": []
})
  .then(response => {
    console.log(response)
  }).catch(error => {
    console.log(error)
  })

$client = new \Storyblok\ManagementClient('YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN');

$payload = ["allow_multiple_roles_creation" => false,"email" => "api.test@storyblok.com","permissions" => [],"role" => "62454","space_role_id" => 62454,"space_role_ids" => []];

$client->post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', $payload)->getBody();

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .header("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
  .body({"allow_multiple_roles_creation":false,"email":"api.test@storyblok.com","permissions":[],"role":"62454","space_role_id":62454,"space_role_ids":[]})
  .asString();

var client = new RestClient("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);

request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\"allow_multiple_roles_creation\":false,\"email\":\"api.test@storyblok.com\",\"permissions\":[],\"role\":\"62454\",\"space_role_id\":62454,\"space_role_ids\":[]}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

import requests

url = "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/"

querystring = {}

payload = {"allow_multiple_roles_creation":false,"email":"api.test@storyblok.com","permissions":[],"role":"62454","space_role_id":62454,"space_role_ids":[]}
headers = {
  'Content-Type': "application/json",
  'Authorization': "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN"
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.text)

require 'storyblok'
client = Storyblok::Client.new(oauth_token: 'YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN')

payload = {"allow_multiple_roles_creation" => false,"email" => "api.test@storyblok.com","permissions" => [],"role" => "62454","space_role_id" => 62454,"space_role_ids" => []}

client.post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', payload)

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/")!)
request.setValue("YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: [
    "allow_multiple_roles_creation": false,
    "email": "api.test@storyblok.com",
    "permissions": [ ],
    "role": "62454",
    "space_role_id": 62454,
    "space_role_ids": [ ],
])
let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
print(try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data))

val client = HttpClient {
    install(ContentNegotiation) { json() }
    install(DefaultRequest) {
        url {
            takeFrom("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/")
            headers.append("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
        }
    }
}

val response = client.post("spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/") {
    contentType(ContentType.Application.Json)
    setBody(buildJsonObject {
        put("allow_multiple_roles_creation", false)
        put("email", "api.test@storyblok.com")
        putJsonArray("permissions") { }
        put("role", "62454")
        put("space_role_id", 62454)
        putJsonArray("space_role_ids") { }
    })
}

println(response.body<JsonElement>())

Request for adding a collaborator with multiple custom roles.

curl "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"allow_multiple_roles_creation\":true,\"email\":\"api.test@storyblok.com\",\"permissions\":[],\"role\":\"multi\",\"space_role_id\":null,\"space_role_ids\":[62454,123123]}"

// Using the Universal JavaScript Client:
// https://github.com/storyblok/storyblok-js-client
Storyblok.post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', {
  "allow_multiple_roles_creation": true,
  "email": "api.test@storyblok.com",
  "permissions": [],
  "role": "multi",
  "space_role_id": null,
  "space_role_ids": [
    62454,
    123123
  ]
})
  .then(response => {
    console.log(response)
  }).catch(error => {
    console.log(error)
  })

$client = new \Storyblok\ManagementClient('YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN');

$payload = ["allow_multiple_roles_creation" => true,"email" => "api.test@storyblok.com","permissions" => [],"role" => "multi","space_role_id" => null,"space_role_ids" => [62454,123123]];

$client->post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', $payload)->getBody();

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .header("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
  .body({"allow_multiple_roles_creation":true,"email":"api.test@storyblok.com","permissions":[],"role":"multi","space_role_id":null,"space_role_ids":[62454,123123]})
  .asString();

var client = new RestClient("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);

request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\"allow_multiple_roles_creation\":true,\"email\":\"api.test@storyblok.com\",\"permissions\":[],\"role\":\"multi\",\"space_role_id\":null,\"space_role_ids\":[62454,123123]}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

import requests

url = "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/"

querystring = {}

payload = {"allow_multiple_roles_creation":true,"email":"api.test@storyblok.com","permissions":[],"role":"multi","space_role_id":null,"space_role_ids":[62454,123123]}
headers = {
  'Content-Type': "application/json",
  'Authorization': "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN"
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.text)

require 'storyblok'
client = Storyblok::Client.new(oauth_token: 'YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN')

payload = {"allow_multiple_roles_creation" => true,"email" => "api.test@storyblok.com","permissions" => [],"role" => "multi","space_role_id" => null,"space_role_ids" => [62454,123123]}

client.post('spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/', payload)

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/")!)
request.setValue("YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: [
    "allow_multiple_roles_creation": true,
    "email": "api.test@storyblok.com",
    "permissions": [ ],
    "role": "multi",
    "space_role_id": nil,
    "space_role_ids": [
        62454,
        123123,
    ],
])
let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
print(try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data))

val client = HttpClient {
    install(ContentNegotiation) { json() }
    install(DefaultRequest) {
        url {
            takeFrom("https://mapi.storyblok.com/v1/")
            headers.append("Authorization", "YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN")
        }
    }
}

val response = client.post("spaces/288868932106293/collaborators/") {
    contentType(ContentType.Application.Json)
    setBody(buildJsonObject {
        put("allow_multiple_roles_creation", true)
        put("email", "api.test@storyblok.com")
        putJsonArray("permissions") { }
        put("role", "multi")
        put("space_role_id", null)
        putJsonArray("space_role_ids") {
            add(62454)
            add(123123)
        }
    })
}

println(response.body<JsonElement>())

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