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Delete a collection

DELETE
/v2/asset_management/{cloud_name}/collections/{collection_id}

Deletes a collection. The caller must be allowed to update the collection; the underlying assets are not modified or deleted.

Authorization

AuthorizationBasic <token>

Basic authentication using Cloudinary API Key and API Secret.

In: header

Path Parameters

cloud_name*string

The cloud name of your Cloudinary product environment.

collection_id*string

External ID of the collection to retrieve, update, or delete.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X DELETE "https://example.com/v2/asset_management/demo/collections/col_8f3a2b1c9d4e"
{  "message": "Collection deleted successfully."}

Get a collection GET

Returns a single collection by its external ID.

Update a collection PUT

Updates a collection's name, description, and (for dynamic collections) configuration. Only the fields you include in the request are changed. The caller must be allowed to update the collection. A collection's type (manual/dynamic) is fixed at creation and can't be changed.