---
title: "Replace collection authors"
method: PUT
path: "/account/collections/{collection_id}/authors"
tags: ["collections"]
---

# Replace collection authors

`PUT /account/collections/{collection_id}/authors`

Associate new authors with the collection. This will remove all already associated authors and add these new ones

## Path parameters

- `collection_id` integer, required

## Request body

- AuthorsCreator
  - `authors` object[], required — List of authors to be associated with the article. The list can contain the following fields: id, name, first_name, last_name, email, orcid_id. If an id is supplied, it will take priority and everything else will be ignored. For adding more authors use the specific authors endpoint.

## Response `205`

Reset Content

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

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