> ## Documentation Index
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# Get one knowledge collection by id

> Retrieve one collection, including the embedding model it was created with. An id that is unknown, one in another organisation and a malformed id all give 404.

Returns `404` both for an ID that does not exist and for a collection that belongs to another organization. A malformed ID also returns `404`.

Any role in the organization can read a collection.

<ParamField path="collection_id" type="string" required>
  Collection ID (a UUID).
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>
  Collection ID (a UUID).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string" required>
  Display name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="description" type="string" required>
  Description. Empty string when none was set.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="status" type="string" required>
  `active` or `archived`. An archived collection refuses ingestion and stays readable.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="embedding_model" type="string" required>
  Embedding model, fixed at creation.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="embedding_dimensions" type="integer" required>
  Vector width, fixed at creation.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string" required>
  ISO 8601 timestamp, in UTC.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="updated_at" type="string" required>
  ISO 8601 timestamp, in UTC.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  curl --request GET "$MITHUNAI_URL/arukz/api/v1/knowledge/collections/0b6f2c14-8a3d-4e91-9c77-2f5b1d0a4e88" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $MITHUNAI_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  import os, requests

  collection_id = "0b6f2c14-8a3d-4e91-9c77-2f5b1d0a4e88"
  response = requests.get(
      f"{os.environ['MITHUNAI_URL']}/arukz/api/v1/knowledge/collections/{collection_id}",
      headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MITHUNAI_API_KEY']}"},
      timeout=60,
  )
  response.raise_for_status()
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  const collectionId = '0b6f2c14-8a3d-4e91-9c77-2f5b1d0a4e88'
  const response = await fetch(
    `${process.env.MITHUNAI_URL}/arukz/api/v1/knowledge/collections/${collectionId}`,
    { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MITHUNAI_API_KEY}` } },
  )
  console.log(await response.json())
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  {
    "id": "0b6f2c14-8a3d-4e91-9c77-2f5b1d0a4e88",
    "name": "Product documentation",
    "description": "Public docs and API reference",
    "status": "active",
    "embedding_model": "text-embedding-3-small",
    "embedding_dimensions": 1536,
    "created_at": "2026-09-24T10:15:02.418331",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-24T10:15:02.418331"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  { "code": "not_found", "message": "The knowledge collection was not found." }
  ```
</ResponseExample>