---
title: "Retrieve specific collection"
url: "https://earlyaccess.developers.bynder.com/apis/collections-api-1/versions/fa75179f-d3db-46c2-8693-3128e9d35db4/paths/api-v4-collections-id/get"
---

> Full API specification: https://earlyaccess.developers.bynder.com/apis/collections-api-1/versions/fa75179f-d3db-46c2-8693-3128e9d35db4.md

# Retrieve specific collection

`GET` `/api/v4/collections/{id}`

Retrieve a specific collection by ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` (string, required)

## Responses

- `200` - A specific collection.
- `404` - Collection not found.

## OpenAPI definition

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Collections API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://{your-bynder-domain}/
paths:
  /api/v4/collections/{id}:
    get:
      description: Retrieve a specific collection by ID.
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            example: 00000000-0000-0000-0000000000000000
            type: string
      responses:
        "200":
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                example1:
                  value:
                    dateCreated: March, 01 2017 10:49:12 +0000
                    description: Collection 1 with various assets.
                    link: ___URL_TO_BYNDER_CDN___
                    name: Collection 1
                    thumbnail: ___URL_TO_BYNDER_CDN___
                    user:
                      id: 80E53210-5BB0-4BF9-907F917D457801BB
                      name: Jane Doe
                    views: 2
              schema:
                properties:
                  dateCreated:
                    example: March, 01 2017 10:49:12 +0000
                    type: string
                  description:
                    example: Collection 1 with various assets.
                    type: string
                  link:
                    example: ___URL_TO_BYNDER_CDN___
                    type: string
                  name:
                    example: Collection 1
                    type: string
                  thumbnail:
                    example: ___URL_TO_BYNDER_CDN___
                    type: string
                  user:
                    properties:
                      id:
                        example: 80E53210-5BB0-4BF9-907F917D457801BB
                        type: string
                      name:
                        example: Jane Doe
                        type: string
                    type: object
                  views:
                    example: 2
                    type: integer
                type: object
          description: A specific collection.
        "404":
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  message:
                    example: Collection not found
                    type: string
                  statuscode:
                    example: 404
                    type: integer
                type: object
          description: Collection not found.
      security:
        - OAuth2: []
        - permanentToken: []
      summary: Retrieve specific collection
      tags:
        - Collections ID
security:
  - OAuth2: []
  - permanentToken: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://{your-auth-url}
          scopes:
            COLLECTIONS: ""
            INBOXPUBLIC: To retrieve collections other users shared/received
            OUTBOXPUBLIC: To retrieve collections other users shared/received
            PUBLICCOLLECTIONS: To retrieve collections other users created
            PUBLISHCOLLECTIONS: ""
            SHARECOLLECTION: ""
            SHARING: ""
            collection.public.view: To retrieve public collections
          tokenUrl: https://{your-bynder-domain}/v6/authentication/oauth2/token
        clientCredentials:
          scopes:
            COLLECTIONS: ""
            INBOXPUBLIC: To retrieve collections other users shared/received
            OUTBOXPUBLIC: To retrieve collections other users shared/received
            PUBLICCOLLECTIONS: To retrieve collections other users created
            PUBLISHCOLLECTIONS: ""
            SHARECOLLECTION: ""
            SHARING: ""
            collection.public.view: To retrieve public collections
          tokenUrl: https://{your-bynder-domain}/v6/authentication/oauth2/token
      type: oauth2
    permanentToken:
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      type: apiKey
```