Web Service Method: Apply a Custom Type to a Resource

18/03/2026

Description
Applies a custom type to a resource.

URL: /PoolParty/api/thesaurus/{project}/applyType

Note

The resource that can receive a custom type can be a concept scheme, a concept or a collection.

Supported Methods
POST

Content-Type

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Path Variables

Variable	Comment
`{project}`	The UUID or the URI supplement (textual identifier) of the project to be used.

HTTP Parameters

Parameter	Comment	Type	Required
resource	The resource that the type should be applied to	String	true
type	URI of the custom type	String	true
propagate	Defines, if the type should be applied transitively to all narrower Concepts. This flag is ignored if the resource URI is not a Concept.	Boolean	false

POST Request

http://<server-url>/PoolParty/api/thesaurus/APItests/applyType?resource=http://test.info/glossary/2614&type=http://vocabulary.poolparty.biz/PoolParty/schema/Geonames/Continent

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