Observation Collection Instance – Django REST framework

Get a list of Collections objects. Collections have a 1:1 mapping with Observations.

### Available end points:

- `/observationcollections/` - Will list all Collections in the database
- `/observationcollections.json` - Will return all Collections in json format
- `/observationcollections/<object_id>/` - Returns Collections object with that id

### Available Methods:

- `GET`
- `HEAD`

### Available filters:

- `uuid`
- `title`
- `keywords`
- `discoveryKeywords`
- `publicationState`

### How to use filters:

- `/observationcollections/?uuid=ab4ca8d019d148f78afba1cd20872bdd`

- `/observationcollections.json?publicationState=citable`

GET /api/v2/observationcollections/43875/?format=api

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "ob_id": 43875,
    "uuid": "36756ff1928f4a1684902b470cda774e",
    "title": "Wessex convection experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST)",
    "abstract": "A collection of groundbased and airborne datasets gathered to capture turbulent processes in the atmosphere at a range of fine spatial and temporal scales for the Wessex convection experiment - Observing the Evolving Structures of Turbulence (WOEST) project during summer 2023. This multi-instrument collection is used to evaluate simulations of turbulence and dynamics in convective clouds and how the structure and evolution of the boundary layer influences moist convective turbulence at a range of scales.",
    "keywords": "WOEST, WESCON, radar",
    "discoveryKeywords": [],
    "publicationState": "published",
    "dataPublishedTime": "2025-08-06T09:25:56",
    "doiPublishedTime": null,
    "member": [
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/43685/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/43721/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/43847/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/43882/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44090/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44106/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44109/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44159/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44184/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44187/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44190/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44193/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44197/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44199/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44241/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44290/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44301/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44513/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observations/44666/?format=api"
    ],
    "identifier_set": [],
    "responsiblepartyinfo_set": [
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213916/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/209736/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/209737/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/209738/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/209739/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/209740/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/209741/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/209742/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213917/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213918/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213919/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213920/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213921/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213922/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213923/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213924/?format=api",
        "https://api.catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/213925/?format=api"
    ]
}