# Dataset.collections

```python
def Dataset.collections(
    availability: bool | None = None,
    count: bool | None = None,
) -> dict[str, Collection]
```

List the available collections in a dataset.

Collection availability and datapoint counts are always returned. The `availability` and `count` arguments are deprecated and no longer affect the response.

## Parameters

**availability**

`bool | None`

Deprecated. Collection availability is always returned.

**count**

`bool | None`

Deprecated. Collection datapoint counts are always returned.

## Returns

A dictionary mapping collection names to collection objects.

```python title="Python"
collections = dataset.collections()
```