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# Read Collection

> 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`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /v2/collections/{collection_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Mem API
  description: An API that allows you to interact with the Mem platform.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.mem.ai
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v2/collections/{collection_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - external
        - external-v2
      summary: Read Collection
      description: >-
        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`.
      operationId: app_src_api_routes_external_v2_collections_views_read_collection
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: collection_id
          schema:
            description: >-
              UUID of the collection to read. Use an ID returned by
              create/list/search. The caller must be able to access this
              collection.
            format: uuid
            title: Collection Id
            type: string
          required: true
          description: >-
            UUID of the collection to read. Use an ID returned by
            create/list/search. The caller must be able to access this
            collection.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReadCollectionResponseSchema'
components:
  schemas:
    ReadCollectionResponseSchema:
      example:
        created_at: '2025-04-11T04:47:14.457Z'
        description: >-
          Anything related to Acme Corp; a software company that provides a
          suite of tools for managing customer relationships.
        id: 5e29c8a2-c73b-476b-9311-e2579712d4b1
        note_count: 12
        request_id: api-request-036ed6c7-de00-459f-a89b-43d26aafe522
        title: Acme Corp
        updated_at: '2025-04-11T04:47:19.702Z'
      properties:
        request_id:
          description: Identifier for this API request. Useful for tracing and support.
          title: Request Id
          type: string
        id:
          description: UUID of the requested collection.
          format: uuid
          title: Id
          type: string
        title:
          description: Current title of the collection.
          title: Title
          type: string
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Optional description text currently stored on the collection.
          title: Description
        note_count:
          description: Current number of notes in the collection.
          title: Note Count
          type: integer
        created_at:
          description: Creation timestamp for the collection in ISO 8601 format.
          format: date-time
          title: Created At
          type: string
        updated_at:
          description: Last modification timestamp for the collection in ISO 8601 format.
          format: date-time
          title: Updated At
          type: string
      required:
        - request_id
        - id
        - title
        - description
        - note_count
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      title: ReadCollectionResponseSchema
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````