> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://gitbook.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://gitbook.com/docs/developers/gitbook-api/api-reference/collections/move-a-collection-to-a-new-position.md).

# Move a collection to a new position.

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```


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