List collections

Returns the collections in your help center, newest first.

GET /v1/collections

Bearer token scope content:read

curl 'https://api.ferndesk.com/v1/collections?start_cursor=eyJ2IjoxLCJrIjpbIjIwMjYtMDEtMDEiLCJhcnRfMSJdfQ&page_size=20' \
  --request GET \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "col_01JXYA6ABN52",
      "helpdeskId": "help_01JXYA7B3T7G",
      "sectionId": "sect_01JXYA4T1JNT",
      "parentCollectionId": "parent_collection_01JXY9AZK4KV",
      "title": "Authentication",
      "subtitle": "API key and token flows",
      "shortId": "C0L123",
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T18:25:43.511Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-15T18:25:43.511Z",
      "translations": []
    }
  ],
  "has_more": true,
  "next_cursor": "eyJ2IjoxLCJrIjpbIjIwMjYtMDEtMDEiLCJhcnRfMSJdfQ"
}

Cursor-paginated collections

Query parameters

· 2

start_cursor string

Opaque cursor taken from the previous response’s next_cursor.

page_size integer · min: 1· max: 100· default: 20

Items per page.

Query parameters

Responses