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    List all collections

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    https://api.box.com/2.0
    /collections

    This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

    Retrieves all collections for a given user.

    Currently, only the favorites collection is supported.

    Request

    bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
    application/json

    Query Parameters

    string arrayin queryoptional
    id,type,name

    A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response.

    Be aware that specifying this parameter will have the effect that none of the standard fields are returned in the response unless explicitly specified, instead only fields for the mini representation are returned, additional to the fields requested.

    integer (int64)in queryoptional
    1000
    1000

    The maximum number of items to return per page.

    integer (int64)in queryoptional
    1000
    0

    The offset of the item at which to begin the response.

    Queries with offset parameter value exceeding 10000 will be rejected with a 400 response.

    Response

    application/jsonCollections

    Returns all collections for the given user

    application/jsonClient error

    An unexpected client error.

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    Request Example

    cURL
    curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/collections" \
         -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"

    Response Example

    {
      "entries": [
        {
          "collection_type": "favorites",
          "id": "11446498",
          "name": "Favorites",
          "type": "collection"
        }
      ],
      "limit": 1000,
      "offset": 2000,
      "order": [
        {
          "by": "type",
          "direction": "ASC"
        }
      ],
      "total_count": 5000
    }