GET /collections/1.0.json

eol.org:encyclopedia-of-life-api

Summary: Get collection details
Operation ID: getCollection
Auth: none

Retrieve metadata and items from an EOL collection. Collections are curated groups of species pages organized around a theme - for example, "Fingertip Fauna" or "Endangered Species." This endpoint returns the collection name, description, creation date, modification date, total item count, and the actual collection items (if paginated). Use this when you want to browse species organized by topic rather than by taxonomy.

Original spec description

Retrieve metadata about an EOL collection including its items.

Usage Tips

- The `id` parameter is required - you need to know the collection ID beforehand - Use `filter` parameter to show only specific content types (e.g., 'image', 'text') - Results are paginated - use `page` and `per_page` parameters to navigate large collections - Collection items may be empty (total_items: 0) even if the collection exists

Parameters (4)

filter (string, query, optional)

Filter by object type (e.g., 'image', 'text')

id (integer, query, required)

Collection identifier

page (integer, query, optional, default: 1)

Page number for paginated results

per_page (integer, query, optional, default: 50)

Number of items per page

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get collection details openapi-spec https://eol.org/api/collections/1.0.json?id=1

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2026-03-23 09:26:57.038357 200 258ms