# collections describe ## Synopsis ```shell omics publisher collections describe [COLLECTION_ID...] ``` ## Description Describe one or more collections, returning detailed information about each collection including metadata, tags, and configuration. ## Examples Describe a single collection by ID. ```shell omics publisher collections describe my-collection ``` Describe a collection by slug name. ```shell omics publisher collections describe cancer-genomics ``` Describe multiple collections at once. ```shell omics publisher collections describe my-collection cancer-genomics genomic-variants ``` ## Positional Arguments ### `COLLECTION_ID` The ID or slug name of the target collection. You can specify multiple collection IDs or slugs to describe multiple collections at once. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.omics.ai/products/command-line-interface/reference/publisher/collections-describe.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.