GET /collections/{collection_name}/

loc.gov:library-of-congress-api

Summary: Get a specific collection
Operation ID: getCollection
Auth: none
Description

Returns items from a specific digital collection. Use kebab-case for collection names (e.g., civil-war-maps, baseball-americana).

Parameters (5)

c (integer, query, optional)

Number of results per page

collection_name (string, path, required)

Collection name in kebab-case

fo (string, query, optional)

Output format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'yaml']}

q (string, query, optional)

Search query within collection

sp (integer, query, optional)

Page number

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get a specific collection openapi-spec https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-maps/?fo=json&c=25

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2026-03-23 09:37:27.258668 200 858ms