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# System prepended metadata

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## API to check if a collection/group exists

| param | description | example | optional |
|-------|-------------|---------|----------|
| query | collection/group name | Companies | yes |
| type | Name of entity | collection/group | yes |


Ref :
https://dc-preview.nferx.com/api/check_object_exists_for_query?query=sample_testing&type=group

https://dc-preview.nferx.com/api/check_object_exists_for_query?query=drugs-test&type=collection


#### Response 
When a collection given is present
```json
{
"result" : 
       {
         "name" : "Companies",
         "exists" : True
    }
}
```

When a collection given is not present
```json
{
"result" : 
       {
         "name" : "Abormalities-cancer",
         "exists" : False
    }
}
```
When a group given is present
```json 
{
"result" : 
       {
         "name" : "Metabolites",
         "exists" : True
    }
}

```
When a group given is not present
```json 
{
"result" : 
       {
         "name" : "Pathway Drug Class",
         "exists" : False
    }
}

```
