# Create Topic — ClickHelp

> Produces a new topic in the existing project. A useful action for starting a new chapter or section within your project. See the documentation

- Key: `clickhelp-create-topic`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: ClickHelp (`clickhelp`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/clickhelp.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/clickhelp/actions/create-topic
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/clickhelp/actions/create-topic/create-topic.mjs

## Description

Produces a new topic in the existing project. A useful action for starting a new chapter or section within your project. [See the documentation](https://clickhelp.com/software-documentation-tool/user-manual/api-create-topic.html)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `projectId` | `string` | Yes | Identifier of a project Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `assigneeUserName` | `string` | Yes | Topic assignee's login Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `id` | `string` | Yes | The ID of the topic |
| `ownerUserName` | `string` | Yes | Topic owner's login Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `statusName` | `string` | Yes | Topic's workflow status |
| `body` | `string` | No | The HTML content of the topic |
| `isShowInToc` | `boolean` | No | Whether the topic's TOC node is shown in the table of contents in publications. Sets the corresponding option in the topic's properties. false by default |
| `parentTocNodeId` | `string` | No | The unique identifier of the parent TOC node. Specifying null will put the topic on the root level. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `title` | `string` | No | The topic title |
| `tocNodeCaption` | `string` | No | Custom TOC node caption. If not specified, the topic title is used instead |
| `tocNodeOrdinalNo` | `integer` | No | The number indicating the position of the topic's TOC node in the table of contents. If not specified, will create the topic on the last position on the respective level. |
| `indexKeywords` | `string[]` | No | An array of strings containing Index Keywords to set when creating a topic |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "clickhelp",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "clickhelp-create-topic",
  arguments: {
    projectId: "Project ID",
    assigneeUserName: "Assignee Username",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "clickhelp-create-topic",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    clickhelp: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    projectId: "Project ID",
    assigneeUserName: "Assignee Username",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "clickhelp-create-topic",
    "configured_props": {
      "clickhelp": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "projectId": "Project ID",
      "assigneeUserName": "Assignee Username"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/clickhelp.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps