---
method: POST
path: /api/dashboard/restore-system-collection
auth: jwt
area: dashboard
---
<!-- source: internal/handlers/dashboard.go:132 DashboardHandler.RestoreSystemCollection -->

# Restore System Collection

Resets a system collection to its default state, removing user customizations.

## Example request

```json example-request
{
  "collection_name": "Continue Reading",
  "reset_type": "full"
}
```

## Example response

```json example-response
{
  "message": "System collection restored to defaults"
}
```

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| ----- | ---- | -------- | ----- |
| collection_name | string | Yes | One of `Continue Reading`, `Recently Added`, `Recently Read`, `Not Started`, `Continue Series` |
| reset_type | string | No | `full` (default) or `keep_books` |

## Errors

| Status | Body | When |
| ------ | ---- | ---- |
| 400 | `{"error": "Invalid request"}` / `{"error": "collection_name required"}` / `{"error": "Invalid system collection name"}` / `{"error": "reset_type must be 'full' or 'keep_books'"}` | malformed body or invalid values |
| 500 | `{"error": "Failed to restore system collection"}` | unexpected server error |