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# A collection's copies across the multi-store group, with replication sources

> For one of `merchant_id`'s collections, every linked copy in the group's stores (the collection itself included) and which store each copy replicates from. Call it before editing replication for a collection. Empty when the merchant has no group or the collection is not linked. Read-only.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi/lite.json get /multi-store/replication-data/{collection_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Search & Merchandising API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    REST API behind Depict: Search & Merchandising, the native Shopify app:
    onboarding, collections, boost & bury, dashboards, A/B testing and
    multi-store management. Endpoints are served under the /api/lite prefix and
    are authenticated with the Shopify session token that App Bridge issues to
    the embedded app.
servers:
  - url: /api/lite
security:
  - ShopifySessionToken: []
paths:
  /multi-store/replication-data/{collection_id}:
    get:
      summary: >-
        A collection's copies across the multi-store group, with replication
        sources
      description: >-
        For one of `merchant_id`'s collections, every linked copy in the group's
        stores (the collection itself included) and which store each copy
        replicates from. Call it before editing replication for a collection.
        Empty when the merchant has no group or the collection is not linked.
        Read-only.
      operationId: multiStoreReplicationData
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: Shopify collection id in `merchant_id`'s store.
          required: true
          description: Shopify collection id in `merchant_id`'s store.
          name: collection_id
          in: path
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: Lite merchant id, e.g. `shopify-<shop id>`.
          required: true
          description: Lite merchant id, e.g. `shopify-<shop id>`.
          name: merchant_id
          in: query
      responses:
        '200':
          description: One entry per linked copy whose collection still exists.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: >-
                    #/components/schemas/LiteMultiStoreMerchantCollectionReplication
        '400':
          description: '`merchant_id` is missing; `detail` carries zod''s message.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Detail'
        '401':
          description: Not authenticated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Detail'
        '403':
          description: Authenticated, but this identity may not call the API.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Detail'
        '404':
          description: Merchant not found for this caller.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Detail'
        '500':
          description: Internal error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Detail'
components:
  schemas:
    LiteMultiStoreMerchantCollectionReplication:
      type: object
      properties:
        merchant_id:
          type: string
        replication_merchant_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            The store this collection is replicated FROM; null when it is not a
            replica.
        collection:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiteMultiStoreCollection'
      required:
        - merchant_id
        - replication_merchant_id
        - collection
    Detail:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
      required:
        - detail
      description: 'Every 4xx/5xx body: `{detail}`.'
    LiteMultiStoreCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        merchant_id:
          type: string
        collection_id:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        handle:
          type: string
        image_urls:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      required:
        - merchant_id
        - collection_id
        - title
        - handle
        - image_urls
  securitySchemes:
    ShopifySessionToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        Shopify App Bridge session token of the embedded Depict: Search &
        Merchandising app. The shop in the token determines the merchant;
        merchant_id parameters must belong to that shop.

````