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# Utilities
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> Utilities are the various helper endpoints located within the API.
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## Generate a Hash
Generate a hash for a given string.
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### Request Body
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`string` **Required**\
String to hash.
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### Returns
Hashed string.
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### REST API
```
POST /utils/hash/generate
```
##### Example
```json
// POST /utils/hash/generate
{
"string": "Hello World!"
}
```
### GraphQL
```graphql
type Mutation {
utils_hash_generate(string: String!): String
}
```
##### Example
```graphql
mutation {
utils_hash_generate(string: "Hello World!")
}
```
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## Verify a Hash
Verify a string with a hash.
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### Request Body
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`string` **Required**\
Source string.
`hash` **Required**\
Hash you want to verify against.
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### Returns
Boolean.
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### REST API
```
POST /utils/hash/verify
```
##### Example
```json
// POST /utils/hash/verify
{
"string": "Hello World!",
"hash": "$arg...fEfM"
}
```
### GraphQL
```graphql
type Mutation {
utils_hash_verify(hash: String!, string: String!): Boolean
}
```
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## Manually Sort Items in Collection
If a collection has a sort field, this util can be used to move items in that manual order.
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### Request Body
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`item` **Required**\
Primary key of the item you're moving in the collection.
`to` **Required**\
Primary key of the item you're moving the source item too.
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### Returns
Empty body.
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### REST API
```
POST /utils/sort/:collection
```
##### Example
```json
// POST /utils/sort/articles
{
"item": 16,
"to": 51
}
```
### GraphQL
```graphql
type Mutation {
utils_sort(collection: String!, item: ID!, to: ID!): Boolean
}
```
##### Example
```graphql
mutation {
utils_sort(collection: "articles", item: 16, to: 51)
}
```
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