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What are Collections?

Collections help you categorize and manage your user-generated content with custom tags. Whether you're organizing content by product lines, seasonal campaigns, color palettes, content types, geographic locations, brand initiatives, hashtags, or social profiles, Collections give you the flexibility to structure your UGC library exactly how you need it.

Collections can also be used as a filter in Campaigns — in a campaign's Content tab, you can filter content by the Collection it belongs to.

Creating a Collection

Click the Bookmark icon below the asset you want to use to start your new Collection.
Give your new Collection a name in the space provided.
Click on Create: {collection_name}

💡 Tip: You can also create a new Collection while adding items in bulk — select your items, click Actions in the bulk action bar (or press Command+K / Control+K), choose Add Collections, type the new Collection's name, and click Create: {collection_name}. The Collection is created and the selected items are added to it in one step.

Adding an Individual Asset to a Collection

Click the Bookmark icon below the asset you want to add to your Collection.
Select your Collection from the list.

💡 Tip: Use the search feature to quickly find a specific collection. There is also a "Recent" section to add content to recently used collections faster.

Adding Multiple Assets to Your Collection at the Same Time

Hover over any asset and click the checkbox in the top left corner.
Continue selecting the other assets you want to add. The bulk action bar appears at the bottom of your screen.
Click Actions in the bulk action bar (or press Command+K on Mac / Control+K on Windows) and choose Add Collections.
Select the Collection name where you want your assets to appear.

You can add assets to multiple Collections at once by selecting several from the list.

Removing Single or Multiple Assets from a Collection

Choose the Collection where the asset is added to from the left side bar.
Select all the assets you want to remove from the Collection.
Click Actions in the bulk action bar, or hit Cmd + K (Mac) / Ctrl + K (Windows/Linux) on your keyboard.
Select Remove Collections.

Changing Your Collection Name

From the left sidebar, look for the Collection you want to rename.
Click on the three dots beside the Collection name and click Rename Collection.
Type in your new Collection name.
Click Save. Your new Collection name will appear immediately.

Renaming a Collection also renames its underlying UGC tag, so the new name shows anywhere that tag is used, including the Collections filter in a campaign's Content tab.

Importing and Exporting from a Collection

Opening a Collection takes you to the Content view with a Collections filter already applied, so the content view's tools work the same way inside it — filtering, sorting and search included.

The three dots (...) in the upper right hold both options:

Export CSV — exports the content you are currently seeing. Exported files are for reporting — they aren't in the format Archive's CSV import accepts, so an exported file can't be uploaded back into Archive (or into another workspace) directly. For the other places you can export from, and the columns each export includes, see CSV Export Options in Archive.
Import as... — brings content into Archive from Media, a CSV file or a UGC link, the same way it works from the Content view. See Importing Content from Media, Importing Content via CSV File and Importing Content from UGC Links.

Imports and exports are listed in the Operations Center, where you can follow their progress.

Sharing Your Collection with Someone Else

From the left sidebar, hover over the Collection you want to share.
Click on the three dots beside the Collection name and choose Copy public link.
Your custom URL will be copied to your clipboard automatically so you can paste it into a browser, email, or text.

Recipients can view the shared Collection even without an Archive account, and can't see anything else in your workspace.

Content Count on Public Links

When you share a Collection using a public link, the shared view displays the count of content items included in that Collection. This gives recipients a quick overview of the Collection's size before they explore it.

Deleting Your Collection

🚨 Important: Deleting a Collection is permanent and cannot be undone. Once deleted, the Collection cannot be restored — even by Archive Support. Double-check that you have the right Collection selected before confirming, especially if it has been built up over time or shared with teammates.

From the left sidebar, look for the Collection you want to delete.
Click on the three dots beside the Collection name and choose Delete Collection from the list.
Confirm the deletion by clicking on the Delete button.

Deleting a Collection doesn't delete the UGC items — they stay in your library and in any other Collections they belong to.

Adding a Collection to a Group

From the left sidebar, look for the Collection you want to add to a group.
Click on the three dots beside the Collection name and choose Add to Group.
Pick the Group from the list, or use the search field to find it.

Setting Up Slack Alerts for a Collection

From the left sidebar, look for the Collection you want to set up Slack Notifications for.
Click on the three dots beside the Collection name and choose Add Slack Alert from the list.

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