---
title: "Updates a flag specifying whether a collection is private or public."
method: POST
path: "/collections/{collection_id}/is_public"
tags: ["Collections"]
---

# Updates a flag specifying whether a collection is private or public.

`POST /collections/{collection_id}/is_public`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1`
- URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1/collections/{collection_id}/is_public`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/docs/collections/:collection_id/is_public/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Updates a flag specifying whether a collection is private or public.

## Path parameters

- `collection_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `is_public` boolean, required: A flag specifying whether a collection is private or public.
  - `permissions` string[]: Collection specific permissions, only used if is_public is true.

## Response `204`

Successful operation

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `default`: Unexpected error

## Changes

- **2026-11-06** `a82a117320f4`: 3 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the optional property `error_type` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `error_type` to the response with the `default` status
- **2026-02-15** `89b0e42b40c0`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `permissions`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/changes/collections/:collection_id/is_public/post.md)

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