GET /collections/{uuid}
Summary: Links to endpoints for getting all entities of certain types that are in a specified collection.
Operation ID: getCollection
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: getCollection
Auth: unknown
Description
UUIDs are sorted alphanumerically.
Parameters (2)
Accept
(string, header, optional)
The media type for the response, including API version. Must allow `application/vnd.phylopic.v2+json`. If omitted, `*/*` (a wildcard allowing all types) is assumed, and the response's `Content-Type` header will be `application/vnd.phylopic.v2+json`.
uuid
(string, path, required)
The UUID of the entity.
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get collection with standard UUID | curl |
http://phylopic.org/api/collections/8d9a0f50-5c6e-4c1e-8e3a-2b4c5d6e7f8a |
|
| Get collection with short UUID | curl |
http://phylopic.org/api/collections/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 |
|
| Get collection with numeric-prefixed UUID | curl |
http://phylopic.org/api/collections/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:48:00.375638 | 404 | 225ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:22:16.401360 | 404 | 257ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:13:24.413610 | 404 | 200ms |