---
title: "Collection details"
method: GET
path: "/collections/{collection_id}"
tags: ["collections"]
---

# Collection details

`GET /collections/{collection_id}`

View a collection

## Path parameters

- `collection_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK. Collection representation

- CollectionComplete
  - `id` integer, required — Collection id
  - `title` string, required — Collection title
  - `doi` string, required — Collection DOI
  - `handle` string, required — Collection Handle
  - `url` string, required — Api endpoint
  - `timeline` Timeline, required — Legacy timeline input (used by /v2/account/articles). Items with item-type based metadata do not use this object — pass dates as stock fields inside fields: {} instead.
    - `firstOnline` string — Online posted date
    - `publisherPublication` string — Publish date
    - `publisherAcceptance` string — Date when the item was accepted for publication
  - `published_date` string — Date when collection was first published, null if not published

## Other responses

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

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