---
title: "Create or start workspaces workspaceID copies"
method: POST
path: "/v1/workspaces/{workspaceID}/copies"
---

# Create or start workspaces workspaceID copies

`POST /v1/workspaces/{workspaceID}/copies`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.plori.ai`
- URL: `https://api.plori.ai/v1/workspaces/{workspaceID}/copies`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Candidate Workspace API. Access depends on the owner cohort and, for Files routes, the Files gate. Check operation state and retained data before assuming a write is durable.

## Path parameters

- `workspaceID` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `base_revision` string, uuid, required
  - `scope` 'full': Only full file scope is supported.
  - `idempotency_key` string: Required if Idempotency-Key header is absent. Nonempty header takes precedence.

## Response `202`

See the response body and resource state; asynchronous work requires polling.

- WorkspaceOperation
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `workspace_id` string, uuid, required
  - `kind` string, required
  - `state` string, required
  - `working_copy_id` string, uuid, required
  - `revision_id` string, uuid
  - `base_revision` string, uuid
  - `scope` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `code` string
  - `retryable` boolean
  - `attempt` integer
  - `next_attempt_at` string, date-time
  - `storage_status` object

## Other responses

- `400`: Malformed request.
- `401`: Missing or invalid credential.
- `404`: No such resource.
- `409`: Conflict, active operation, or current-revision mismatch. A deleting Workspace returns code workspace_deleting.
- `422`: The idempotency key was reused for a different request.
- `503`: Workspace storage is starting or unavailable; inspect Retry-After.

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