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# Copy and Move


## Copying an object

To copy a content object, send a `POST` request to the `/@copy` endpoint at the destination's URL with the source object specified in the request body.
The source object can be specified either by URL, path, UID or `intid`:

```{eval-rst}
..  http:example:: curl httpie python-requests
    :request: ../../../src/plone/restapi/tests/http-examples/copy.req
```

If the copy operation succeeds, the server will respond with status {term}`200 OK`, and return the new and old URL of the copied object:

```{literalinclude} ../../../src/plone/restapi/tests/http-examples/copy.resp
:language: http
```


## Moving an object

To move a content object, send a `POST` request to the `/@move` endpoint at the destination's URL with the source object specified in the request body.
The source object can be specified either by URL, path, UID or `intid`:

```{eval-rst}
..  http:example:: curl httpie python-requests
    :request: ../../../src/plone/restapi/tests/http-examples/move.req
```

If the move operation succeeds, the server will respond with status {term}`200 OK`, and return the new and old URL of the moved object:

```{literalinclude} ../../../src/plone/restapi/tests/http-examples/move.resp
:language: http
```


## Copying or moving multiple objects

Multiple objects can be moved or copied by giving a list of sources:

```{eval-rst}
..  http:example:: curl httpie python-requests
    :request: ../../../src/plone/restapi/tests/http-examples/copy_multiple.req
```

If the operation succeeds, the server will respond with status {term}`200 OK`, and return the new and old URLs for each copied or moved object:

```{literalinclude} ../../../src/plone/restapi/tests/http-examples/copy_multiple.resp
:language: http
```