---
title: "Read Collection"
method: GET
path: "/v2/collections/{collection_id}"
tags: ["external", "external-v2"]
---

# Read Collection

`GET /v2/collections/{collection_id}`

Fetch metadata for a single collection by ID.
This endpoint returns collection metadata only, not a note list for that collection.
For discovery flows, use `GET /v2/collections` or `POST /v2/collections/search`.

## Path parameters

- `collection_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the collection to read. Use an ID returned by create/list/search. The caller must be able to access this collection.

## Response `200`

OK

- ReadCollectionResponseSchema
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — Creation timestamp for the collection in ISO 8601 format.
  - `description` string, nullable, required — Optional description text currently stored on the collection.
  - `id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the requested collection.
  - `note_count` integer, required — Current number of notes in the collection.
  - `request_id` string, required — Identifier for this API request. Useful for tracing and support.
  - `title` string, required — Current title of the collection.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — Last modification timestamp for the collection in ISO 8601 format.

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