diff --git a/components/api-docs/v1/get-slate.js b/components/api-docs/v1/get-slate.js
index c7f5ccf6..abcfef9d 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v1/get-slate.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v1/get-slate.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class APIDocsGetSlate extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Get collection by ID"
           description="This API request will return a specific collection. You can save the response locally and send this JSON back to our API server using the route /api/v1/update-slate to update your collection."
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v1/get.js b/components/api-docs/v1/get.js
index 83bf38c5..528c4e64 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v1/get.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v1/get.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default class APIDocsGet extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Get your data"
           description="This API request returns your user data and collections. If the request body is omitted, the request will return only your public collections by default."
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v1/update-slate.js b/components/api-docs/v1/update-slate.js
index ceb11e98..b260d46f 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v1/update-slate.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v1/update-slate.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class APIDocsUpdateSlate extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Update collection"
           description="This API endpoint allows you to modify a collection by saving the response from get-slate, modifying it, and sending it back"
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v1/upload.js b/components/api-docs/v1/upload.js
index f3fd0a67..1ab4c497 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v1/upload.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v1/upload.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default class APIDocsUploadToSlate extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Upload"
           description={
             "This API endpoint allows you to upload a file to your data. This uses our data transfer microservice to interact with Textile Buckets and upload data to the IPFS/Filecoin network."
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/create-collection.js b/components/api-docs/v2/create-collection.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8209d0b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/create-collection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import * as System from "~/components/system";
+
+import CodeBlock from "~/components/system/CodeBlock";
+
+const EXAMPLE_CODE_JS = (key, slateId) => {
+  return `const response = await fetch("https://slate.host/api/v2/create-collection", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Basic ${key}", // API key
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      data: {
+        name: "My Dog Fido",
+        isPublic: true,
+        body: "This is an album of my dog, Fido, a golden retriever",
+        tags: ["dogs", "retrievers", "golden retriever"]
+      },
+    }),
+  });`;
+};
+
+const EXAMPLE_CODE_PY = (key, slateId) =>
+  `import requests
+
+headers = {
+    "content-type": "application/json",
+    "Authorization": "Basic ${key}", # API key
+}
+
+postJson = {
+    data: {
+        name: "My Dog Fido",
+        isPublic: true,
+        body: "This is an album of my dog, Fido, a golden retriever",
+        tags: ["dogs", "retrievers", "golden retriever"]
+    }
+  }
+
+url = "https://slate.host/api/v2/create-collection"
+
+r = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=postJson)`;
+
+export default class APIDocsCreateCollection extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    let language = this.props.language;
+    let key = this.props.APIKey;
+    let slateId = this.props.slateId;
+
+    let code = {
+      javascript: EXAMPLE_CODE_JS(key, slateId),
+      python: EXAMPLE_CODE_PY(key, slateId),
+    };
+    return (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        <System.DescriptionGroup
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
+          label="Create Collection"
+          description="This API endpoint allows you to create a collection. All fields except name are optional."
+        />
+        <CodeBlock
+          children={code}
+          style={{ maxWidth: "820px" }}
+          language={language}
+          title="Create collection"
+          multiLang="true"
+          onLanguageChange={this.props.onLanguageChange}
+        />
+      </React.Fragment>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/create-link.js b/components/api-docs/v2/create-link.js
index 0863f3e8..b0ae6d7f 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v2/create-link.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/create-link.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class APIDocsCreateLink extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Create link"
           description="This API endpoint allows you to upload a link and optionally add it to a slate. Include a slate id to add it to a slate."
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/get-slate.js b/components/api-docs/v2/get-slate.js
index 8ff219ce..91df2c3c 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v2/get-slate.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/get-slate.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class APIDocsGetCollection extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Get collection by ID"
           description="This API request will return a specific collection. You can save the response locally and send this JSON back to our API server using the route /api/v2/update-collection to update your collection."
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/get-user.js b/components/api-docs/v2/get-user.js
index 3d0771a9..418bd29a 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v2/get-user.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/get-user.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class APIDocsGetUser extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Get user by ID"
           description="This API request will return a specific user"
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/get.js b/components/api-docs/v2/get.js
index ee1daaaf..7a9a6555 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v2/get.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/get.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default class APIDocsGet extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Get your data"
           description="This API request returns your user data and collections. If the request body is omitted, the request will return only your public collections by default."
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/update-file.js b/components/api-docs/v2/update-file.js
index e4105243..3f66d2b9 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v2/update-file.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/update-file.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default class APIDocsUpdateFile extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Update file"
           description="This API endpoint allows you to modify a file by saving the collection object in the response from get-collection, modifying it, and sending it back"
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/update-slate.js b/components/api-docs/v2/update-slate.js
index a1be6f9a..74f68f39 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v2/update-slate.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/update-slate.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class APIDocsUpdateCollection extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
           label="Update collection"
           description="This API endpoint allows you to modify a collection by saving the response from get-collection, modifying it, and sending it back"
         />
diff --git a/components/api-docs/v2/upload.js b/components/api-docs/v2/upload.js
index 50f57d53..8dab60d1 100644
--- a/components/api-docs/v2/upload.js
+++ b/components/api-docs/v2/upload.js
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export default class APIDocsUploadToSlate extends React.Component {
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <System.DescriptionGroup
-          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 64 }}
-          label="Upload"
+          style={{ maxWidth: 640, marginTop: 48, ...this.props.style }}
+          label="Upload file"
           description={
             "This API endpoint allows you to upload file(s) to your collection. This uses our data transfer microservice to interact with Textile Buckets and upload data to the IPFS/Filecoin network."
           }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default class APIDocsUploadToSlate extends React.Component {
           children={uploadCode}
           style={{ maxWidth: "820px" }}
           language={language}
-          title="Upload"
+          title="Upload file"
           multiLang="true"
           onLanguageChange={this.props.onLanguageChange}
         />
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default class APIDocsUploadToSlate extends React.Component {
           children={slateUploadCode}
           style={{ maxWidth: "820px" }}
           language={language}
-          title="Upload to collection"
+          title="Upload file to collection"
           multiLang="true"
           onLanguageChange={this.props.onLanguageChange}
         />
diff --git a/node_common/request-utilities.js b/node_common/request-utilities.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..856a9b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node_common/request-utilities.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import * as Data from "~/node_common/data";
+import * as Strings from "~/common/strings";
+import * as Utilities from "~/node_common/utilities";
+
+export const checkAuthorizationInternal = async (req, res) => {
+  const id = Utilities.getIdFromCookie(req);
+  if (!id) {
+    return res.status(401).send({ decorator: "SERVER_NOT_AUTHENTICATED", error: true });
+  }
+
+  const user = await Data.getUserById({
+    id,
+  });
+
+  if (!user) {
+    return res.status(404).send({
+      decorator: "SERVER_USER_NOT_FOUND",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (user.error) {
+    return res.status(500).send({
+      decorator: "SERVER_USER_NOT_FOUND",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return { id, user };
+};
+
+export const checkAuthorizationExternal = async (req, res) => {
+  if (Strings.isEmpty(req.headers.authorization)) {
+    return res.status(404).send({
+      decorator: "NO_API_KEY_PROVIDED",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const parsed = Strings.getKey(req.headers.authorization);
+
+  const key = await Data.getAPIKeyByKey({
+    key: parsed,
+  });
+
+  if (!key) {
+    return res.status(403).send({
+      decorator: "NO_MATCHING_API_KEY_FOUND",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (key.error) {
+    return res.status(500).send({
+      decorator: "ERROR_WHILE_VERIFYING_API_KEY",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const user = await Data.getUserById({
+    id: key.ownerId,
+  });
+
+  if (!user) {
+    return res.status(404).send({
+      decorator: "API_KEY_OWNER_NOT_FOUND",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (user.error) {
+    return res.status(500).send({
+      decorator: "ERROR_WHILE_LOCATING_API_KEY_OWNER",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return { id, user };
+};
diff --git a/pages/api/v2/create-collection.js b/pages/api/v2/create-collection.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0af643a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/api/v2/create-collection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import * as Utilities from "~/node_common/utilities";
+import * as Data from "~/node_common/data";
+import * as Strings from "~/common/strings";
+import * as ViewerManager from "~/node_common/managers/viewer";
+import * as SearchManager from "~/node_common/managers/search";
+import * as Monitor from "~/node_common/monitor";
+
+export default async (req, res) => {
+  if (Strings.isEmpty(req.headers.authorization)) {
+    return res.status(404).send({
+      decorator: "NO_API_KEY_PROVIDED",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const parsed = Strings.getKey(req.headers.authorization);
+
+  const key = await Data.getAPIKeyByKey({
+    key: parsed,
+  });
+
+  if (!key) {
+    return res.status(403).send({
+      decorator: "NO_MATCHING_API_KEY_FOUND",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (key.error) {
+    return res.status(500).send({
+      decorator: "ERROR_WHILE_VERIFYING_API_KEY",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const user = await Data.getUserById({
+    id: key.ownerId,
+  });
+
+  if (!user) {
+    return res.status(404).send({
+      decorator: "API_KEY_OWNER_NOT_FOUND",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (user.error) {
+    return res.status(500).send({
+      decorator: "ERROR_WHILE_LOCATING_API_KEY_OWNER",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (!req.body?.data?.name) {
+    return res.status(500).send({
+      decorator: "MUST_PROVIDE_DATA",
+      error: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const slatename = Strings.createSlug(req.body.data.name);
+
+  const existingSlate = await Data.getSlateByName({
+    slatename,
+    ownerId: user.id,
+  });
+
+  if (existingSlate) {
+    return res.status(500).send({ decorator: "EXISTING_SLATE_NAME", error: true });
+  }
+
+  const slate = await Data.createSlate({
+    ownerId: id,
+    slatename: Strings.createSlug(req.body.data.name),
+    isPublic: req.body.data.isPublic,
+    data: {
+      name: req.body.data.name,
+      body: req.body.data.body,
+      tags: req.body.data.tags,
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (!slate || slate.error) {
+    return res.status(500).send({ decorator: "CREATE_COLLECTION_FAILED", error: true });
+  }
+
+  ViewerManager.hydratePartial(id, { slates: true });
+
+  SearchManager.updateSlate(slate, "ADD");
+
+  Monitor.createSlate({ user, slate });
+
+  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "CREATE_COLLECTION", slate });
+};
diff --git a/pages/api/v2/create-link.js b/pages/api/v2/create-link.js
index e937736b..fa75bc4b 100644
--- a/pages/api/v2/create-link.js
+++ b/pages/api/v2/create-link.js
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
 
     if (!slate || slate.error) {
       slate = null;
-      decorator = "SERVER_CREATE_LINK_SLATE_NOT_FOUND";
+      decorator = "SLATE_NOT_FOUND";
     }
   }
 
   let urls;
-  if (req.body.data.url) {
+  if (req.body?.data?.url) {
     urls = [req.body.data.url];
-  } else if (req.body.data.urls) {
+  } else if (req.body?.data?.urls) {
     urls = req.body.data.urls;
   } else {
-    return res.status(400).send({ decorator: "SERVER_CREATE_LINK_NO_LINK_PROVIDED", error: true });
+    return res.status(400).send({ decorator: "NO_LINK_PROVIDED", error: true });
   }
 
   let files = [];
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
   });
 
   if (!filteredFiles?.length) {
-    return res.status(400).send({ decorator: "SERVER_CREATE_LINK_DUPLICATE", error: true });
+    return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "LINK_DUPLICATE", data: duplicateFiles });
   }
 
   files = [];
@@ -197,6 +197,6 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
 
   return res.status(200).send({
     decorator,
-    data: { added, skipped: files.length - added },
+    data: filesToAddToSlate,
   });
 };
diff --git a/pages/api/v2/get-collection.js b/pages/api/v2/get-collection.js
index 7fc56176..df41e359 100644
--- a/pages/api/v2/get-collection.js
+++ b/pages/api/v2/get-collection.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     return res.status(500).send({ decorator: "ERROR_WHILE_LOCATING_API_KEY_OWNER", error: true });
   }
 
-  let slateId = req.body.data ? req.body.data.id : null;
+  let slateId = req.body?.data?.id;
   let slate;
 
   if (Strings.isEmpty(slateId)) {
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     });
   }
 
-  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "V2_GET_COLLECTION", collection: slate });
+  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "GET_COLLECTION", collection: slate });
 };
diff --git a/pages/api/v2/get-user.js b/pages/api/v2/get-user.js
index ab84b2ba..9b83efd2 100644
--- a/pages/api/v2/get-user.js
+++ b/pages/api/v2/get-user.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     return res.status(500).send({ decorator: "ERROR_WHILE_LOCATING_API_KEY_OWNER", error: true });
   }
 
-  let userId = req.body.data ? req.body.data.id : null;
+  let userId = req.body?.data?.id;
 
   if (Strings.isEmpty(userId)) {
     return res.status(400).send({ decorator: "NO_USER_ID_PROVIDED", error: true });
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     });
   }
 
-  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "V2_GET_USER", user: targetUser });
+  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "GET_USER", user: targetUser });
 };
diff --git a/pages/api/v2/get.js b/pages/api/v2/get.js
index e6193ca1..5f23963f 100644
--- a/pages/api/v2/get.js
+++ b/pages/api/v2/get.js
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     return each;
   });
 
-  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "V2_GET", user, collections: slates });
+  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "GET", user, collections: slates });
 };
diff --git a/pages/api/v2/update-collection.js b/pages/api/v2/update-collection.js
index f3725614..2fcd8dbb 100644
--- a/pages/api/v2/update-collection.js
+++ b/pages/api/v2/update-collection.js
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     });
   }
 
-  if (!req.body.data) {
+  if (!req.body?.data?.id) {
     return res.status(500).send({
-      decorator: "V2_UPDATE_COLLECTION_MUST_PROVIDE_DATA",
+      decorator: "UPDATE_COLLECTION_MUST_PROVIDE_DATA",
       error: true,
     });
   }
@@ -166,5 +166,5 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
 
   ViewerManager.hydratePartial(user.id, { slates: true });
 
-  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "V2_UPDATE_COLLECTION", collection: updatedSlate });
+  return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "UPDATE_COLLECTION", collection: updatedSlate });
 };
diff --git a/pages/api/v2/update-file.js b/pages/api/v2/update-file.js
index d920a748..f5dec7e9 100644
--- a/pages/api/v2/update-file.js
+++ b/pages/api/v2/update-file.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     });
   }
 
-  if (!req.body.data?.id) {
+  if (!req.body?.data?.id) {
     return res.status(500).send({ decorator: "NO_FILE_ID_PROVIDED", error: true });
   }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
   ViewerManager.hydratePartial(user.id, { library: true, slates: true });
 
   return res.status(200).send({
-    decorator: "V2_UPDATE_FILE",
+    decorator: "UPDATE_FILE",
     file: response,
   });
 };
diff --git a/scenes/SceneSettingsDeveloper.js b/scenes/SceneSettingsDeveloper.js
index dab67b2a..ddd434cf 100644
--- a/scenes/SceneSettingsDeveloper.js
+++ b/scenes/SceneSettingsDeveloper.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import APIDocsUpdateSlateV2 from "~/components/api-docs/v2/update-slate.js";
 import APIDocsUpdateFileV2 from "~/components/api-docs/v2/update-file.js";
 import APIDocsUploadToSlateV2 from "~/components/api-docs/v2/upload.js";
 import APIDocsCreateLinkV2 from "~/components/api-docs/v2/create-link.js";
+import APIDocsCreateCollectionV2 from "~/components/api-docs/v2/create-collection.js";
 import WebsitePrototypeWrapper from "~/components/core/WebsitePrototypeWrapper";
 
 const STYLES_API_KEY = css`
@@ -312,7 +313,9 @@ export default class SceneSettingsDeveloper extends React.Component {
 
           {tab === "v2" ? (
             <>
+              <System.H2 style={{ marginTop: 64 }}>Read operations</System.H2>
               <APIDocsGetV2
+                style={{ marginTop: 24 }}
                 language={lang}
                 APIKey={APIKey}
                 onLanguageChange={this._handleChangeLanguage}
@@ -329,7 +332,10 @@ export default class SceneSettingsDeveloper extends React.Component {
                 userId={userId}
                 onLanguageChange={this._handleChangeLanguage}
               />
+
+              <System.H2 style={{ marginTop: 64 }}>Update operations</System.H2>
               <APIDocsUpdateSlateV2
+                style={{ marginTop: 24 }}
                 language={lang}
                 APIKey={APIKey}
                 slateId={slateId}
@@ -341,6 +347,15 @@ export default class SceneSettingsDeveloper extends React.Component {
                 slateId={slateId}
                 onLanguageChange={this._handleChangeLanguage}
               />
+
+              <System.H2 style={{ marginTop: 64 }}>Create operations</System.H2>
+              <APIDocsCreateCollectionV2
+                style={{ marginTop: 24 }}
+                language={lang}
+                APIKey={APIKey}
+                slateId={slateId}
+                onLanguageChange={this._handleChangeLanguage}
+              />
               <APIDocsUploadToSlateV2
                 language={lang}
                 APIKey={APIKey}
@@ -356,7 +371,9 @@ export default class SceneSettingsDeveloper extends React.Component {
             </>
           ) : (
             <>
+              <System.H2 style={{ marginTop: 64 }}>Read operations</System.H2>
               <APIDocsGetV1
+                style={{ marginTop: 24 }}
                 language={lang}
                 APIKey={APIKey}
                 onLanguageChange={this._handleChangeLanguage}
@@ -367,13 +384,17 @@ export default class SceneSettingsDeveloper extends React.Component {
                 slateId={slateId}
                 onLanguageChange={this._handleChangeLanguage}
               />
+              <System.H2 style={{ marginTop: 64 }}>Update operations</System.H2>
               <APIDocsUpdateSlateV1
+                style={{ marginTop: 24 }}
                 language={lang}
                 APIKey={APIKey}
                 slateId={slateId}
                 onLanguageChange={this._handleChangeLanguage}
               />
+              <System.H2 style={{ marginTop: 64 }}>Create operations</System.H2>
               <APIDocsUploadToSlateV1
+                style={{ marginTop: 24 }}
                 language={lang}
                 APIKey={APIKey}
                 slateId={slateId}