diff --git a/dsaps/cli.py b/dsaps/cli.py
index e209cc1..2f4a9f5 100644
--- a/dsaps/cli.py
+++ b/dsaps/cli.py
@@ -63,5 +63,22 @@ def search(ctx, field, string, search_type):
     models.elapsed_time(start_time, 'Elapsed time')
 
 
+@main.command()
+@click.option('-c', '--comm_handle', prompt='Enter the community handle',
+              help='The handle of the community in which to create the ,'
+              'collection.')
+@click.option('-n', '--coll_name', prompt='Enter the name of the collection',
+              help='The name of the collection to be created.')
+@click.pass_context
+def newcoll(ctx, comm_handle, coll_name):
+    client = ctx.obj['client']
+    coll_id = client.post_coll_to_comm(comm_handle, coll_name)
+    logger.info(coll_id)
+    # STEPS TO ADD
+    # post items to collections
+        # post bistreams to item_links
+        # post prov notes
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/dsaps/models.py b/dsaps/models.py
index 873174d..d399d56 100644
--- a/dsaps/models.py
+++ b/dsaps/models.py
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@
 
 class Client:
     def __init__(self, url):
-        self.url = url
+        header = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'accept':
+                  'application/json'}
+        self.url = url.rstrip('/')
+        self.cookies = None
+        self.header = header
         logger.info('Initializing client')
 
     def authenticate(self, email, password):
+        header = self.header
         data = {'email': email, 'password': password}
-        header = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'accept':
-                  'application/json'}
-        session = requests.post(self.url + '/rest/login', headers=header,
+        session = requests.post(f'{self.url}/login', headers=header,
                                 params=data).cookies['JSESSIONID']
         cookies = {'JSESSIONID': session}
-        status = requests.get(self.url + '/rest/status', headers=header,
+        status = requests.get(f'{self.url}/status', headers=header,
                               cookies=cookies).json()
         self.user_full_name = status['fullname']
         self.cookies = cookies
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ def authenticate(self, email, password):
 
     def get_record(self, uuid, rec_type):
         """Retrieve an individual record of a particular type."""
-        url = f'{self.url}/rest/{rec_type}/{uuid}?expand=all'
+        url = f'{self.url}/{rec_type}/{uuid}?expand=all'
         record = requests.get(url, headers=self.header,
                               cookies=self.cookies).json()
         if rec_type == 'items':
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ def filtered_item_search(self, key, string, query_type,
         items = ''
         item_links = []
         while items != []:
-            endpoint = f'{self.url}/rest/filtered-items?'
+            endpoint = f'{self.url}/filtered-items?'
             params = {'query_field[]': key, 'query_op[]': query_type,
                       'query_val[]': string, '&collSel[]':
                       selected_collections, 'limit': 200, 'offset': offset}
@@ -71,6 +74,17 @@ def filtered_item_search(self, key, string, query_type,
             offset = offset + 200
         return item_links
 
+    def post_coll_to_comm(self, comm_handle, coll_name):
+        endpoint = f'{self.url}/handle/{comm_handle}'
+        community = requests.get(endpoint, headers=self.header,
+                                 cookies=self.cookies).json()
+        comm_id = community['uuid']
+        collection = {'name': coll_name}
+        endpoint2 = f'{self.url}/communities/{comm_id}/collections'
+        coll_id = requests.post(endpoint2, headers=self.header,
+                                cookies=self.cookies, json=collection).json()
+        return coll_id['link']
+
     def _pop_inst(self, class_type, rec_obj):
         """Populate class instance with data from record."""
         fields = [op(field) for field in attr.fields(class_type)]
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index 403ce8b..ba41103 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client():
-    client = models.Client('mock://example.com')
+    client = models.Client('mock://example.com/')
     client.header = {}
     client.cookies = {}
     client.user_full_name = ''
@@ -17,26 +17,21 @@ def client():
 def test_authenticate(client):
     """Test authenticate function."""
     with requests_mock.Mocker() as m:
-        url1 = '/rest/login'
-        url2 = '/rest/status'
         email = 'test@test.mock'
         password = '1234'
-        header = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'accept':
-                  'application/json'}
         cookies = {'JSESSIONID': '11111111'}
         json_object = {'fullname': 'User Name'}
-        m.post(url1, cookies=cookies)
-        m.get(url2, json=json_object)
+        m.post('mock://example.com/login', cookies=cookies)
+        m.get('mock://example.com/status', json=json_object)
         client.authenticate(email, password)
         assert client.user_full_name == 'User Name'
         assert client.cookies == cookies
-        assert client.header == header
 
 
 def test_get_record(client):
     """Test get_record function."""
     with requests_mock.Mocker() as m:
-        uri = '/rest/items/123?expand=all'
+        uri = 'mock://example.com/items/123?expand=all'
         json_object = {'metadata': {'title': 'Sample title'}, 'type': 'item'}
         m.get(uri, json=json_object)
         rec_obj = client.get_record('123', 'items')
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ def test_filtered_item_search(client):
         key = 'dc.title'
         string = 'test'
         query_type = 'contains'
-        endpoint = '/rest/filtered-items?'
+        endpoint = 'mock://example.com/filtered-items?'
         json_object_1 = {'items': [{'link': '1234'}]}
         json_object_2 = {'items': []}
         m.get(endpoint, [{'json': json_object_1}, {'json': json_object_2}])
@@ -59,6 +54,19 @@ def test_filtered_item_search(client):
         assert '1234' in item_links
 
 
+def test_post_coll_to_comm(client):
+    with requests_mock.Mocker() as m:
+        comm_handle = '1234'
+        coll_name = 'Test Collection'
+        json_object_1 = {'uuid': 'a1b2'}
+        json_object_2 = {'link': '5678'}
+        m.get('mock://example.com/handle/1234', json=json_object_1)
+        m.post('mock://example.com/communities/a1b2/collections',
+               json=json_object_2)
+        coll_id = client.post_coll_to_comm(comm_handle, coll_name)
+        assert coll_id == '5678'
+
+
 def test__pop_inst(client):
     """Test _pop_inst function."""
     class_type = models.Collection