POST (/users/xuid(xuid)/lists/PINS/{listname})

Inserts items into the list at the index based on the query string parameter insertIndex. The domain for these URIs is eplists.xboxlive.com.

Remarks

This call will insert items into the list at the index based on the query string parameter insertIndex (defaults to 0 or the beginning of the list). All items in the request body will be inserted at that point in the list. If the insertIndex is greater than the number of items in the existing list, the new items will be inserted at the end.

Items to be inserted must have the required fields indicated in the functional spec; otherwise, an HTTP 400 will be returned. Similarly, if the result of the insert will exceed the maximum size of the list (defined per list type) then an HTTP 400 will be returned and nothing will be inserted.

If the item is not to be inserted at the beginning or the end of the list, then the If-Match:versionNumber header is required to be included in the request. The header is optional if the insertion is for the beginning or the end. If present, the header will be validated regardless of the insert location. In the header VersionNumber is the current version number of the list. If it is not included and required, or does not match the current list version number, then an HTTP 412 (precondition failed) status code will be returned and the body of the response will contain the latest metadata of the list that includes the current version number. This is to guard against updates from different clients trampling on one another.

Note that this call is not idempotent; repeated calls with the same data could result in multiple insertions. However, since no list currently supports duplicates, repeated calls will likely result in HTTP 400 codes being returned.

URI parameters

Parameter Type Description
xuid string Xbox User ID (XUID).
listtype string Type of the list (how it is used and how it acts). Always "PINS" for these related methods.
listname string Name of the list (which list of a given listtype to act on). Always "XBLPins" for items in Pins.

Query string parameters

Parameter Type Description
insertIndex string Optional. Defines where to insert items. Supported values: 0, positive integers, and "end". Any index value greater than the number of list items will add the new item at the bottom of the list, and will not insert "blank" space in the list. Default value: 0.

Authorization

This call expects an XSTS SAML token in the Authorization header. A Xuid claim must exist within that SAML token to identify the caller. This value is used to determine if the caller has access rights to the list data in question. The list itself will be identified by the Xuid as well and will be included in the URI for the list. Using this, we may in the future support shared access to lists, but that is not a feature at this time. Currently, all lists that a user accesses will be their own and there is no shared access. Thus the Xuid in the URI must match the Xuid in the SAML claims token.

Note:
Both XBL Auth 2.0 and 3.0 tokens are supported at present.

HTTP status codes

The service returns one of the status codes in this section in response to a request made with this method on this resource. For a complete list of standard HTTP status codes used with Xbox Live Services, see Standard HTTP status codes.

Code Reason phrase Description
200 OK The request completed successfully. The response body should contain the requested resource (for a GET). POST and PUT requests will receive up-to-date list metadata (list version, count, etc.).
201 Created A new list has been created. This is returned on the initial insert to a list. The response includes up-to-date metadata on the list and the location header contains the URI for the list.
304 Not Modified Returned on GETs. Indicates that the client has the latest version of the list. The service compares the value in the If-Match header to the list version. If they are equal, then a 304 gets returned with no data.
400 Bad Request The request was malformed. Could be an invalid value or type for a URI or query string parameter. Can also be the result of a missing required parameter or data value, or the request indicated a missing or invalid version of the API. See the X-XBL-Contract-Version header.
401 Unauthorized The request requires user authentication.
403 Forbidden The request is not allowed for the user or service.
404 Not Found The caller does not have access to the resource. This indicates that no such list has been created.
412 Precondition Failed Indicates that the version of the list has changed and a modify request has failed. A modify request is an insert, update, or remove. The service checks the If-Match header for the list version. If it does not match the current version of the list, then the operation fails and this is returned along with the current list metadata (which includes the current version).
500 Internal Server Error The service is refusing the request due to a server-side error.
501 Not Implemented The caller requested a URI that has not been implemented on the server. (Currently only used when a request is made for a list name that is not allow listed.)
503 Service Unavailable The server is refusing the request, usually due to excessive load. After a delay (see the Retry-after header), the request can be retried.

Required Request Headers

Header Description
Authorization Contains the STS token used to authenticate and authorize the request. Must be a token from XSTS service and include the XUID as one of the claims.
X-XBL-Contract-Version Specifies which API version is being requested (positive integers). Pins supports version 2. If this header is missing or the value is not supported then the service will return a 400 - Bad request with "Unsupported or missing contract version header" in the status description.
Content-Type Specifies whether the content of request/response bodies will be in json or xml. Supported values are "application/json" and "application/xml"
If-Match This header must contain the current version number of a list when making modify requests. Modify requests use PUT, POST, or DELETE verbs. If the version in the "If-Match" header does not match the current version of the list, the request will be rejected with an HTTP 412 - precondition failed return code. (optional) Can also be used for GETs, if present and the passed in version matches the current list version then no list data and an HTTP 304 - Not Modified code will be returned.

Sample request

ContentType, ItemId or ProviderId, Provider and Locale are mandatory.

{"Items":
  [{
    "ContentType": "Movie",
    "ItemId": "3a5095a5-eac3-4215-944d-27bc051faa47",
    "ProviderId": "",
    "Provider": "",
    "ImageUrl": "http://www.bing.com/thumb/get?bid=Gw%2fsjCGSS4kAAQ584x800&bn=SANGAM&fbid=7wIR63+Clmj+0A&fbn=CC", 
    "AltImageUrl": null, 
    "Title": "The Dark Knight", 
    "SubTitle": null, 
    "Locale": "en-us",
    "DeviceType": "XboxOne"
  }]}
      

Response body

Sample response

{
  "ListVersion":  1,
  "ListCount":  1,
  "MaxListSize": 200,
  "AllowDuplicates": "true",
  "AccessSetting":  "OwnerOnly"
} 
         

See also

Parent

/users/xuid(xuid)/lists/PINS/{listname}