# OSF Collection Providers API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-collection-providers-api/  
**Provider:** OSF — https://apis.io/providers/osf/  
**Base URL:** https://api.osf.io  
**Documentation:** https://developer.osf.io

OSF Collection Providers API is one of 41 APIs that [OSF](https://apis.io/providers/osf/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Collection Providers. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

A Collection Submissions Provider represents the data for moderators and admins for a group of collections. It acts as a central hub for managing all collection submissions within various collections, ensuring that the moderation process is handled efficiently and consistently across different collections. The Collection Submissions Provider holds important information, such as the list of moderators and admins, and the moderation rules for all collections under its umbrella. Historical data about past collection submissions and their states is saved via Collection Submission Actions. Through the Collection Submissions Provider, moderators can oversee the state of all submissions in collections they manage, ensuring that each submission follows the appropriate state transitions and adheres to the standards set for collection submissions. It aids in providing transparency and order to the process of managing collections and ensures that moderators and admins have the tools and information they need to effectively manage collection submissions.

## Operations (13)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/providers/collections/` | List Collections Providers |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/` | Collections Providers Detail |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/licenses/` | Collections Providers Licenses List |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/taxonomies/` | List Taxonomies for a Collection Provider (Deprecated) |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/taxonomies/highlighted/` | List Highlighted Taxonomies for a Collection Provider (Deprecated) |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/submissions/` | Collections Providers Submissions List |
| GET | `/provider/collections/{provider_id}/subjects/` | Collections Providers Subject List |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/subjects/highlighted/` | Collections Providers Highlighted Subject List |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/` | List Moderators for a Collection Provider |
| POST | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/` | Add a Moderator to a Collection Provider |
| GET | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/{moderator_id}/` | Retrieve a Moderator for a Collection Provider |
| PATCH | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/{moderator_id}/` | Update a Moderator's Permission Group for a Collection Provider |
| DELETE | `/providers/collections/{provider_id}/moderators/{moderator_id}/` | Remove a Moderator from a Collection Provider |

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/osf/openapi/osf-collection-providers-api-openapi.yml

## Other OSF APIs (12)

- [OSF API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-api/)
- [OSF Actions API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-actions-api/)
- [OSF Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-applications-api/)
- [OSF Base API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-base-api/)
- [OSF CEDAR Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-cedar-metadata-api/)
- [OSF Citations API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-citations-api/)
- [OSF Collection Submission Actions API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-collection-submission-actions-api/)
- [OSF Collection Submissions API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-collection-submissions-api/)
- [OSF Collections API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-collections-api/)
- [OSF Comments API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-comments-api/)
- [OSF Contributors API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-contributors-api/)
- [OSF Custom Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/osf/osf-custom-metadata-api/)

## Tags

Collection Providers

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