shell> curl -X POST --data-binary @- --dump - http://localhost:8529/_api/collection
{"name":"testCollectionBasics"}

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
location: /_db/_system/_api/collection/testCollectionBasics

{ 
  "id" : "1370876251", 
  "name" : "testCollectionBasics", 
  "waitForSync" : false, 
  "isVolatile" : false, 
  "isSystem" : false, 
  "status" : 3, 
  "type" : 2, 
  "error" : false, 
  "code" : 200 
}
shell> curl -X POST --data-binary @- --dump - http://localhost:8529/_api/collection
{"name":"testCollectionEdges","type":3}

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
location: /_db/_system/_api/collection/testCollectionEdges

{ 
  "id" : "1371007323", 
  "name" : "testCollectionEdges", 
  "waitForSync" : false, 
  "isVolatile" : false, 
  "isSystem" : false, 
  "status" : 3, 
  "type" : 3, 
  "error" : false, 
  "code" : 200 
}