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 Create a new node at the given path

Create a new child node at the given path, and recursively create any missing parent elements.

Query Parameters:

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 (Optional; values: fedora:object, fedora:datastream) Explicitly create an object or datastream, instead of inferring it from the request body 

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curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/rest/some/path/to/a/new/resource"

Response:

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Status: 201 Created   Headers: Location: http://localhost:8080/rest/some/path/to/a/new/resource

Example (2):

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curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/rest/some/path/to/a/new/resource?mixin=fedora:datastream" # Create a fedora:datastream

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subtle true title mixin

 (Optional; values: fedora:object, fedora:datastream) Explicitly create an object or datastream, instead of inferring it from the request body 

Example (1):

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curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/rest/this/node/already/exists"

Response:

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Status: 201 Created   Headers: Location: http://localhost:8080/rest/this/node/already/exists/some/generated/identifier

Example (2):

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curl -X POST -H "Slug: new-node-name" "http://localhost:8080/rest/this/node/already/exists"

Response:

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Status: 201 Created   Headers: Location: http://localhost:8080/rest/this/node/already/exists/new/-node/-name"

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 Created

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