Get collection by ID

Retrieve detailed information about a specific collection by its ID.

This endpoint returns all metadata for the collection, including its name and configuration.

Use cases:

  • Displaying collection details in UI
  • Validating collection existence before creating scenes
  • Fetching collection metadata for integrations
GET
/api/v1/collections/{collectionId}
AuthorizationBearer <token>

The API will use the Authorization: Bearer <your-key> header for requests.

In: header

Path Parameters

collectionId*string

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://api.excalidraw.com/api/v1/collections/string"
{
  "id": "string",
  "isDefault": true,
  "workspace": "string",
  "creator": "string",
  "updater": "string",
  "teams": [
    "string"
  ],
  "created": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "sortOrder": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "updated": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "isDeleted": true,
  "emoji": {
    "id": "string",
    "native": "string",
    "unified": "string"
  },
  "deletedAt": 0
}
{
  "statusCode": 401,
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "string"
}
{
  "statusCode": 403,
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "string"
}