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

# Fetch Collections

> List every face collection on your app.

<div className="dj-endpoint">
  <span className={`dj-method dj-method-get`}>GET</span>
  <code>/api/v1/face/collections</code>
</div>

Return every face collection created for your app, including each collection’s id, name, `app_id`, and `created_at`.

## Headers

| Header          | Required | Description                                         |
| --------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | Your app's secret key, sent as-is — *not* `Bearer`. |
| `AppId`         | Yes      | The App ID from your dashboard.                     |

## Query parameters

None. The list is scoped to the app tied to the key you call with.

## Response

Returns an `entity.collections` array. Each item has a `collection_id`, `app_id`, `name`, and `created_at`.

| Field                         | Type   | Description                                                                      |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `collections[].collection_id` | string | Unique ID of the collection. Pass this when you enroll, authenticate, or search. |
| `collections[].app_id`        | string | The app this collection belongs to.                                              |
| `collections[].name`          | string | Display name of the collection.                                                  |
| `collections[].created_at`    | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of when the collection was created.                           |

## Errors

| Code  | Meaning                                                                                       |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `401` | Unauthorized — check your key and `AppId` (no `Bearer` prefix).                               |
| `402` | Insufficient wallet balance. [Fund your wallet](/api-reference/core-concepts/wallet-billing). |
| `429` | Too many requests — back off and retry.                                                       |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collections" \
    -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
    -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch("https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collections", {
    headers: {
      Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
      AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
    },
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  ```

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

  res = requests.get(
      "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/face/collections",
      headers={
          "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
          "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
      },
  )
  data = res.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json GET /api/v1/face/collections theme={null}
  {
    "entity": {
      "collections": [
        {
          "collection_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-4789-abcd-ef1234567890",
          "app_id": "65379278cb72d65ba457f93b",
          "name": "Sandbox Collection",
          "created_at": "2026-08-27T10:26:44.798Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>