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Get collection by ID

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

Retrieves a collection by its ID.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
926489

The ID of the collection.

Response

application/jsonCollection

Returns an array of items in the collection.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Get collection by ID
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Request Example

TypeScript Gen
await client.collections.getCollectionById(collections.entries![0].id!);
Python Gen
client.collections.get_collection_by_id(collections.entries[0].id)
.NET Gen
await client.Collections.GetCollectionByIdAsync(collectionId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(NullableUtils.Unwrap(collections.Entries)[0].Id));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.collections.getCollectionById(collectionId: collections.entries![0].id!)

Response Example

{
  "id": "11446498",
  "type": "collection",
  "collection_type": "favorites",
  "name": "Favorites"
}