---
title: "Changes to Retrieve a collection by ID."
method: GET
path: "/organizations/{organizationId}/collections/{collectionId}"
---

# Changes to Retrieve a collection by ID.

`GET /organizations/{organizationId}/collections/{collectionId}`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 5 of 51 revisions.

- **2026-06-24** `00145cade28a` — 1 info
- **2026-06-04** `ed2eca881e4c` — 3 info
- **2026-05-22** `5b6e0475c79a` — 2 breaking, 1 info
- **2026-05-14** `5ee1a2809632` — 1 info
- **2025-05-05** `7a89c3c933f1` — 1 breaking, 5 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-06-24** `00145cade28a` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `entries/items/categories/items/metadata` to the response with the `default` status
- **2026-06-04** `ed2eca881e4c` — 3 info
  - added the optional property `entries/items/categories/items/aiManaged` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `entries/items/categories/items/curator` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `entries/items/curator` to the response with the `default` status
- **2026-05-22** `5b6e0475c79a` — 2 breaking, 1 info
  - the `displayName` response property's maxLength was increased from `50` to `90` for the response status `default`
  - the `name` response property's maxLength was increased from `39` to `90` for the response status `default`
  - the `name` response's property pattern was changed from `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,38}` to `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,89}` for the status `default`
- **2026-05-14** `5ee1a2809632` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `metadata` to the response with the `default` status
- **2025-05-05** `7a89c3c933f1` — 1 breaking, 5 warning, 1 info
  - the `topic` response property's maxLength was unset from `255` for the response status `default`
  - removed the optional property `entries/items/categories/items/aiManaged` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `entries/items/categories/items/curator` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `entries/items/categories/items/metadata` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `entries/items/curator` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `metadata` from the response with the `default` status
  - the `name` response's property pattern was changed from `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,89}` to `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,38}` for the status `default`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/dockstore/apis/dockstore-api/docs/organizations/:organizationId/collections/:collectionId/get.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/dockstore/apis/dockstore-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/dockstore/apis/dockstore-api/changes/organizations/:organizationId/collections/:collectionId/get)