docs: def create_connection(self, userid):
          ''' create connection '''
          req_hook = 'pod/v1/connection/create'
          req_args = '{ "userId": %s }' % userid
          status_code, response = self.__rest__.POST_query(req_hook, req_args)
          self.logger.debug('%s: %s' % (status_code, response))
          return status_code, response