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

# Get Collection

> Get a collection

<Info>
  **Product**: Video Datalake
  **Host**: `https://api.memories.ai/datalake/v1`
  **Auth**: `Authorization: sk-mai-...`
</Info>

Fetch one collection by ID. `video_count` is live.

<Note>
  **Pricing:** Free — management / read (no charge). · See [Pricing](/datalake/pricing) for the full model.
</Note>

## Response Fields

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">Collection ID.</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="video_count" type="integer">Live video count.</ResponseField>


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /datalake/v1/collections/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Memories.ai DataLake API 2.0
  version: 2026-08
  description: OpenAPI mapping used by Mintlify Try it for the DataLake API 2.0 docs.
servers:
  - url: https://api.memories.ai
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /datalake/v1/collections/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Collections
      summary: Get a collection
      description: Fetch one collection by ID. `video_count` is live.
      operationId: get_collection
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Collection ID (`col_` prefix).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: col_xxx
                name: my-set
                embedding_model: OmniRetriever
                enabled_detectors: []
                face_recognition_enabled: false
                video_count: 12
                metadata: {}
                created_at: '2026-07-18T02:00:00Z'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Send `Authorization: sk-mai-...`'

````