title: "collections"
...
+{% comment %}
+Copyright (C) The Arvados Authors. All rights reserved.
-See "REST methods for working with Arvados resources":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0
+{% endcomment %}
API endpoint base: @https://{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/arvados/v1/collections@
+Object type: @4zz18@
+
+Example UUID: @zzzzz-4zz18-0123456789abcde@
+
+h2. Resource
+
+Collections describe sets of files in terms of data blocks stored in Keep. See "Keep - Content-Addressable Storage":{{site.baseurl}}/architecture/storage.html for details.
+
+Each collection has, in addition to the "Common resource fields":{{site.baseurl}}/api/resources.html:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
+|name|string|||
+|description|text|||
+|properties|hash|User-defined metadata, may be used in queries using "subproperty filters":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html#subpropertyfilters ||
+|portable_data_hash|string|The MD5 sum of the manifest text stripped of block hints other than the size hint.||
+|manifest_text|text|||
+|replication_desired|number|Minimum storage replication level desired for each data block referenced by this collection. A value of @null@ signifies that the site default replication level (typically 2) is desired.|@2@|
+|replication_confirmed|number|Replication level most recently confirmed by the storage system. This field is null when a collection is first created, and is reset to null when the manifest_text changes in a way that introduces a new data block. An integer value indicates the replication level of the _least replicated_ data block in the collection.|@2@, null|
+|replication_confirmed_at|datetime|When @replication_confirmed@ was confirmed. If @replication_confirmed@ is null, this field is also null.||
+|storage_classes_desired|list|An optional list of storage class names where the blocks should be saved. If not provided, the cluster's default storage class(es) will be set.|@['archival']@|
+|storage_classes_confirmed|list|Storage classes most recently confirmed by the storage system. This field is an empty list when a collection is first created.|@'archival']@, @[]@|
+|storage_classes_confirmed_at|datetime|When @storage_classes_confirmed@ was confirmed. If @storage_classes_confirmed@ is @[]@, this field is null.||
+|trash_at|datetime|If @trash_at@ is non-null and in the past, this collection will be hidden from API calls. May be untrashed.||
+|delete_at|datetime|If @delete_at@ is non-null and in the past, the collection may be permanently deleted.||
+|is_trashed|boolean|True if @trash_at@ is in the past, false if not.||
+|current_version_uuid|string|UUID of the collection's current version. On new collections, it'll be equal to the @uuid@ attribute.||
+|version|number|Version number, starting at 1 on new collections. This attribute is read-only.||
+|preserve_version|boolean|When set to true on a current version, it will be persisted. When passing @true@ as part of a bigger update call, both current and newly created versions are persisted.||
+|file_count|number|The total number of files in the collection. This attribute is read-only.||
+|file_size_total|number|The sum of the file sizes in the collection. This attribute is read-only.||
+
+h3. Conditions of creating a Collection
+
+If a new @portable_data_hash@ is specified when creating or updating a Collection, it must match the cryptographic digest of the supplied @manifest_text@.
+
+h3. Side effects of creating a Collection
+
+Referenced blocks are protected from garbage collection in Keep.
+
+Data can be shared with other users via the Arvados permission model.
+
+h2. Methods
+
+See "Common resource methods":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html for more information about @create@, @delete@, @get@, @list@, and @update@.
+
Required arguments are displayed in %{background:#ccffcc}green%.
-h2. create
+Supports federated @get@ only, which may be called with either a uuid or a portable data hash. When requesting a portable data hash which is not available on the home cluster, the query is forwarded to all the clusters listed in @RemoteClusters@ and returns the first successful result.
+
+h3. create
Create a new Collection.
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
|collection|object||query||
-h2. delete
+The new collection's content can be initialized by providing a @manifest_text@ or @splices@ key in the provided @collection@ object (see "splices":#splices below).
-Delete an existing Collection.
+h3. delete
+
+Put a Collection in the trash. This sets the @trash_at@ field to @now@ and @delete_at@ field to @now@ + token TTL. A trashed collection is invisible to most API calls unless the @include_trash@ parameter is true.
Arguments:
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Collection in question.|path||
-h2. get
+h3. get
-Gets a Collection's metadata by UUID.
+Gets a Collection's metadata by UUID or portable data hash. When making a request by portable data hash, attributes other than @portable_data_hash@ and @manifest_text@ are not returned, even when requested explicitly using the @select@ parameter.
Arguments:
table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Collection in question.|path||
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID or portable data hash of the Collection in question.|path||
-h2. list
+h3. list
List collections.
-Arguments:
+See "common resource list method.":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html#index
table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-|limit|integer (default 100)|Maximum number of collections to return.|query||
-|order|string|Order in which to return matching collections.|query||
-|filters|array|Conditions for filtering collections.|query||
-|select|array|Data fields to return in the result list.|query|@["uuid", "manifest_text"]@|
+|include_trash|boolean (default false)|Include trashed collections.|query||
+|include_old_versions|boolean (default false)|Include past versions of the collection(s) being listed, if any.|query||
Note: Because adding access tokens to manifests can be computationally expensive, the @manifest_text@ field is not included in results by default. If you need it, pass a @select@ parameter that includes @manifest_text@.
-h2. update
+h3. update
Update attributes of an existing Collection.
|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Collection in question.|path||
|collection|object||query||
+
+The collection's content can be updated by providing a @manifest_text@ or @splices@ key in the provided @collection@ object (see "splices":#splices below).
+
+h3. untrash
+
+Remove a Collection from the trash. This sets the @trash_at@ and @delete_at@ fields to @null@.
+
+Arguments:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Collection to untrash.|path||
+|ensure_unique_name|boolean (default false)|Rename collection uniquely if untrashing it would fail with a unique name conflict.|query||
+
+
+h3. provenance
+
+Returns a list of objects in the database that directly or indirectly contributed to producing this collection, such as the container request that produced this collection as output.
+
+The general algorithm is:
+
+# Visit the container request that produced this collection (via @output_uuid@ or @log_uuid@ attributes of the container request)
+# Visit the input collections to that container request (via @mounts@ and @container_image@ of the container request)
+# Iterate until there are no more objects to visit
+
+Arguments:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Collection to get provenance.|path||
+
+h3. used_by
+
+Returns a list of objects in the database this collection directly or indirectly contributed to, such as containers that takes this collection as input.
+
+The general algorithm is:
+
+# Visit containers that take this collection as input (via @mounts@ or @container_image@ of the container)
+# Visit collections produced by those containers (via @output@ or @log@ of the container)
+# Iterate until there are no more objects to visit
+
+Arguments:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Collection to get usage.|path||
+
+h2(#splices). Using "splices" to create/update collections
+
+The @splices@ attribute can be used with the @create@ and @update@ APIs to efficiently copy individual files and directory trees from other collections, and copy/rename/delete items within an existing collection, without transferring any file data.
+
+@splices@ keys indicate target paths in the new collection, and values specify sources that should be copied to the target paths.
+* Each target path must be an absolute canonical path beginning with @/@. It must not contain @.@ or @..@ components, consecutive @/@ characters, or a trailing @/@ after the final component.
+* Each source must be either an empty string (signifying that the target path is to be deleted), or @PDH/path@ where @PDH@ is the portable data hash of a collection on the cluster and @/path@ is a file or directory in that collection.
+* In an @update@ request, sources may reference the current portable data hash of the collection being updated.
+
+Example: delete @foo.txt@ from a collection
+
+<notextile><pre>
+"collection": {
+ "splices": {
+ "/foo.txt": ""
+ }
+}
+</pre></notextile>
+
+Example: rename @foo.txt@ to @bar.txt@ in a collection with portable data hash @fa7aeb5140e2848d39b416daeef4ffc5+45@
+
+<notextile><pre>
+"collection": {
+ "splices": {
+ "/foo.txt": "",
+ "/bar.txt": "fa7aeb5140e2848d39b416daeef4ffc5+45/foo.txt"
+ }
+}
+</pre></notextile>
+
+Example: delete current contents, then add content from multiple collections
+
+<notextile><pre>
+"collection": {
+ "splices": {
+ "/": "",
+ "/copy of collection 1": "1f4b0bc7583c2a7f9102c395f4ffc5e3+45/",
+ "/copy of collection 2": "ea10d51bcf88862dbcc36eb292017dfd+45/"
+ }
+}
+</pre></notextile>
+
+Example: replace entire collection with a copy of a subdirectory from another collection
+
+<notextile><pre>
+"collection": {
+ "splices": {
+ "/": "1f4b0bc7583c2a7f9102c395f4ffc5e3+45/subdir"
+ }
+}
+</pre></notextile>
+
+A target path with a non-empty source cannot be the ancestor of another target path in the same request. For example, the following request is invalid:
+
+<notextile><pre>
+"collection": {
+ "splices": {
+ "/foo": "fa7aeb5140e2848d39b416daeef4ffc5+45/",
+ "/foo/this_will_return_an_error": ""
+ }
+}
+</pre></notextile>
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