GET /collections/:collectionkey.format returns the details on collection :collectionkey

• response formats supported: .xml, .json
• query parameters: none
• Curl command line:

  curl -u user:apikey https://4thefile.com/api_v1/collections/ESuVkqZF.xml

• example xml response:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<data>
  <collection_name>4theFile demo</collection_name>
  <collectionkey>ESuVkqZF</collectionkey>
  <created>2010-06-02 14:01:45</created>
  <description>Used to demo how a shareable collection looks in 4theFile</description>
  <email>4thefiledemo</email>
  <moderated>9</moderated>
  <modified>2010-06-02 14:23:20</modified>
  <own>1</own>
  <privacy>1</privacy>
  <resource_count>3</resource_count>
  <resources_link>https://4thefile.com/api_v1/collections/ESuVkqZF/resources.xml</resources_link>
</data>

• field descriptions:
  • email: the collection's submission address @4thefile.com
  • own: 1=collection is owned by you.
  • moderated: 1=none,3=retro-moderation(collection owner is notified of new submissions),5=moderated(resource hidden until collection owner approves, not currently supported),9=closed(no more submissions)
  • privacy: 1=shareable, 5=private(anyone can submit but only owner can list collection contents)
  • resources_link: the GET url to retrieve the resources list via the API in the same format as the current response.