---
title: "Get all root collections or collections that do not have a parent"
method: GET
path: "/collections/topLevelCollections"
tags: ["collections"]
---

# Get all root collections or collections that do not have a parent

`GET /collections/topLevelCollections`

Collections are groupings of datasets

## Response `200`

OK

---

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