> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getcatalog.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Collections

> Get all collections for a vendor with pagination. Collections are ordered by product count.

<Tip>
  **When to use:** Browse vendor collections before fetching products. Use with [`POST /v1/listings`](/v1/api-reference/endpoints/get-listings) to get products from specific collections.
</Tip>

## Request

<ParamField header="x-api-key" type="string" required>
  Your API key for authentication
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="vendor" type="string" required>
  The vendor/brand name to filter by
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="page" type="number" optional>
  Page number for pagination (minimum: 1)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="page_size" type="number" optional>
  Number of collections per page (minimum: 1, maximum: 100, default: 10)
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="collections" type="array">
  Array of collection objects

  <Expandable title="Collection Object">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">
      Unique identifier for the collection
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="url" type="string">
      Collection URL
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="products_total" type="number" optional>
      Total number of products in this collection
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="last_updated_by_catalog" type="string">
      ISO 8601 timestamp when the collection was last updated
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="meta" type="object">
  Pagination metadata

  <Expandable title="Meta Object">
    <ResponseField name="total_items" type="number">
      Total number of collections matching the query
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="total_pages" type="number">
      Total number of pages available
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="current_page" type="number">
      Current page number
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="page_size" type="number">
      Number of items per page
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="has_next" type="boolean">
      Whether there is a next page
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="has_prev" type="boolean">
      Whether there is a previous page
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample dropdown>
  ```powershell cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.getcatalog.ai/v1/collections \
    -H "x-api-key: $CATALOG_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "vendor": "skims.com",
      "page": 1,
      "page_size": 5
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api.getcatalog.ai/v1/collections', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      vendor: 'skims.com',
      page: 1,
      page_size: 5
    })
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(`Found ${data.collections.length} collections`);
  console.log(`Page ${data.meta.current_page} of ${data.meta.total_pages}`);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.post(
      'https://api.getcatalog.ai/v1/collections',
      headers={'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
      json={
          'vendor': 'skims.com',
          'page': 1,
          'page_size': 5
      }
  )

  data = response.json()
  print(f"Found {len(data['collections'])} collections")
  print(f"Page {data['meta']['current_page']} of {data['meta']['total_pages']}")
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "collections": [
      {
        "id": "db1a9fa8-4849-4209-bf13-14e4c176a96e",
        "url": "https://www.skims.com/collections/skims-sale",
        "products_total": 926,
        "last_updated_by_catalog": "2025-11-24T06:17:29.338+00:00"
      },
      {
        "id": "44be194a-eae7-4737-a8d1-963cb4ac5c35",
        "url": "https://www.skims.com/collections/fits-everybody",
        "products_total": 545,
        "last_updated_by_catalog": "2025-11-24T05:36:15.802+00:00"
      },
      {
        "id": "f7540f32-06ce-421b-b134-77d4b2b041b5",
        "url": "https://www.skims.com/collections/clothing",
        "products_total": 419,
        "last_updated_by_catalog": "2025-11-24T05:49:21.729+00:00"
      },
      {
        "id": "897be031-3f73-447d-bd56-5d1c49fef1b9",
        "url": "https://www.skims.com/collections/holiday-shop",
        "products_total": 366,
        "last_updated_by_catalog": "2025-11-24T06:23:03.296+00:00"
      },
      {
        "id": "7f882285-7376-4e92-874e-d35ead59a761",
        "url": "https://www.skims.com/collections/bra-panty-sets",
        "products_total": 346,
        "last_updated_by_catalog": "2025-11-24T05:39:37.42+00:00"
      }
    ],
    "meta": {
      "total_items": 274,
      "total_pages": 55,
      "current_page": 1,
      "page_size": 5,
      "has_next": true,
      "has_prev": false
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>