diff --git a/__tests__/__mocks__/data/mockApiResponses.tsx b/__tests__/__mocks__/data/mockApiResponses.tsx
index 54589e4e..d781a2cb 100644
--- a/__tests__/__mocks__/data/mockApiResponses.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/__mocks__/data/mockApiResponses.tsx
@@ -293,3 +293,456 @@ export const mockItemResponse = {
     },
   },
 };
+
+export const mockCollectionsResponse = {
+  headers: { status: "success", code: "200", message: "ok" },
+  numResults: "954924",
+  page: "1",
+  perPage: "40",
+  collection: [
+    {
+      uuid: "60932400-20f2-0138-8583-05c43d448773",
+      title: "Posada Collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/posada-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58270299",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 34,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "724303e0-c6bb-012f-afbd-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "MAVO",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/mavo#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "6b6532b0-5df7-013b-36f8-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Austin Hansen photograph collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/austin-hansen-photograph-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58300996",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 65,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "5b996640-c31c-0139-0bac-0242ac110004",
+      title:
+        "Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-papers#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 55,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "d3802d10-f49a-0139-3bff-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Friedman-Abeles photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/friedman-abeles-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58498722",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Farm Security Administration Photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/farm-security-administration-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "1952272",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 36,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "812e5770-c60c-012f-7167-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Changing New York",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/changing-new-york#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58447105",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 37,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "f7ffc990-c5ae-012f-eb75-58d385a7bc34",
+      title:
+        "The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-black-experience-in-childrens-books-selections-from-augusta-bakers#/?tab=about",
+      imageID: "56958645",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 153,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "60932400-20f2-0138-8583-05c43d448773",
+      title: "Posada Collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/posada-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58270299",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 34,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "724303e0-c6bb-012f-afbd-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "MAVO",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/mavo#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "6b6532b0-5df7-013b-36f8-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Austin Hansen photograph collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/austin-hansen-photograph-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58300996",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 65,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "5b996640-c31c-0139-0bac-0242ac110004",
+      title:
+        "Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-papers#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 55,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "d3802d10-f49a-0139-3bff-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Friedman-Abeles photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/friedman-abeles-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58498722",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Farm Security Administration Photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/farm-security-administration-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "1952272",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 36,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "812e5770-c60c-012f-7167-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Changing New York",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/changing-new-york#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58447105",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 37,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "f7ffc990-c5ae-012f-eb75-58d385a7bc34",
+      title:
+        "The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-black-experience-in-childrens-books-selections-from-augusta-bakers#/?tab=about",
+      imageID: "56958645",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 153,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "60932400-20f2-0138-8583-05c43d448773",
+      title: "Posada Collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/posada-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58270299",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 34,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "724303e0-c6bb-012f-afbd-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "MAVO",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/mavo#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "6b6532b0-5df7-013b-36f8-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Austin Hansen photograph collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/austin-hansen-photograph-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58300996",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 65,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "5b996640-c31c-0139-0bac-0242ac110004",
+      title:
+        "Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-papers#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 55,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "d3802d10-f49a-0139-3bff-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Friedman-Abeles photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/friedman-abeles-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58498722",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Farm Security Administration Photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/farm-security-administration-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "1952272",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 36,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "812e5770-c60c-012f-7167-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Changing New York",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/changing-new-york#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58447105",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 37,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "f7ffc990-c5ae-012f-eb75-58d385a7bc34",
+      title:
+        "The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-black-experience-in-childrens-books-selections-from-augusta-bakers#/?tab=about",
+      imageID: "56958645",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 153,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "60932400-20f2-0138-8583-05c43d448773",
+      title: "Posada Collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/posada-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58270299",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 34,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "724303e0-c6bb-012f-afbd-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "MAVO",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/mavo#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "6b6532b0-5df7-013b-36f8-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Austin Hansen photograph collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/austin-hansen-photograph-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58300996",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 65,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "5b996640-c31c-0139-0bac-0242ac110004",
+      title:
+        "Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-papers#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 55,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "d3802d10-f49a-0139-3bff-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Friedman-Abeles photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/friedman-abeles-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58498722",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Farm Security Administration Photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/farm-security-administration-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "1952272",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 36,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "812e5770-c60c-012f-7167-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Changing New York",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/changing-new-york#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58447105",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 37,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "f7ffc990-c5ae-012f-eb75-58d385a7bc34",
+      title:
+        "The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-black-experience-in-childrens-books-selections-from-augusta-bakers#/?tab=about",
+      imageID: "56958645",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 153,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "60932400-20f2-0138-8583-05c43d448773",
+      title: "Posada Collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/posada-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58270299",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 34,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "724303e0-c6bb-012f-afbd-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "MAVO",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/mavo#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "6b6532b0-5df7-013b-36f8-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Austin Hansen photograph collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/austin-hansen-photograph-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58300996",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 65,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "5b996640-c31c-0139-0bac-0242ac110004",
+      title:
+        "Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-papers#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 55,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "d3802d10-f49a-0139-3bff-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Friedman-Abeles photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/friedman-abeles-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58498722",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Farm Security Administration Photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/farm-security-administration-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "1952272",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 36,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "812e5770-c60c-012f-7167-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Changing New York",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/changing-new-york#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58447105",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 37,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "f7ffc990-c5ae-012f-eb75-58d385a7bc34",
+      title:
+        "The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-black-experience-in-childrens-books-selections-from-augusta-bakers#/?tab=about",
+      imageID: "56958645",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 153,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "60932400-20f2-0138-8583-05c43d448773",
+      title: "Posada Collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/posada-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58270299",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 34,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "724303e0-c6bb-012f-afbd-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "MAVO",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/mavo#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "6b6532b0-5df7-013b-36f8-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Austin Hansen photograph collection",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/austin-hansen-photograph-collection#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58300996",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 65,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "5b996640-c31c-0139-0bac-0242ac110004",
+      title:
+        "Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/arthur-alfonso-schomburg-papers#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: null,
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 55,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: true,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "d3802d10-f49a-0139-3bff-0242ac110002",
+      title: "Friedman-Abeles photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/friedman-abeles-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58498722",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 35,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Farm Security Administration Photographs",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/farm-security-administration-photographs#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "1952272",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 36,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "812e5770-c60c-012f-7167-58d385a7bc34",
+      title: "Changing New York",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/changing-new-york#/?tab=navigation",
+      imageID: "58447105",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 37,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+    {
+      uuid: "f7ffc990-c5ae-012f-eb75-58d385a7bc34",
+      title:
+        "The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies",
+      url: "https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-black-experience-in-childrens-books-selections-from-augusta-bakers#/?tab=about",
+      imageID: "56958645",
+      numberOfDigitizedItems: 153,
+      containsOnSiteMaterials: false,
+      containsAVMaterial: false,
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/app/src/utils/apiHelpers.test.tsx b/app/src/utils/apiHelpers.test.tsx
index 56c0cf6c..462eda27 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/apiHelpers.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/utils/apiHelpers.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import defaultFeaturedItem from "../data/defaultFeaturedItemData";
 import {
   mockFeaturedItemResponse,
   mockItemResponse,
+  mockCollectionsResponse,
 } from "__tests__/__mocks__/data/mockApiResponses";
 
 jest.mock("./fetchApi");
@@ -371,18 +372,42 @@ describe("getItemData", () => {
   });
 });
 
-// describe("getCollectionsData", () => {
-//   it("returns expected results", async () => {
-//     (fetchApi as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce(
-//       Promise.resolve(getCollectionsData)
-//     );
-//     const collections = await getCollectionsData("uuid1");
-//     expect(fetchApi as jest.Mock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-//      `${process.env.API_URL}/api/v2/collections?page=1&per_page=48&sort=&q=`
-//     );
-
-//     expect(collections).toEqual(mockPaginatedCollections);
-//     expect(collections).toHaveProperty("capture");
-//     expect(collections).toHaveProperty("mods");
-//   });
-// });
+describe("getCollectionsData", () => {
+  it("returns expected results", async () => {
+    (fetchApi as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      Promise.resolve(mockCollectionsResponse)
+    );
+    const collections = await getCollectionsData({
+      keyword: "cat",
+      sortID: "date-asc",
+      pageNum: "2",
+    });
+
+    expect(fetchApi as jest.Mock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      `${process.env.API_URL}/api/v2/collections?page=2&per_page=48&sort=date ASC&q=cat`
+    );
+
+    expect(collections).toEqual(mockCollectionsResponse);
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("collection");
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("perPage");
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("page");
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("numResults");
+  });
+
+  it("returns default search when given no params", async () => {
+    (fetchApi as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      Promise.resolve(mockCollectionsResponse)
+    );
+    const collections = await getCollectionsData();
+
+    expect(fetchApi as jest.Mock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      `${process.env.API_URL}/api/v2/collections?page=1&per_page=48&sort=date DESC&q=`
+    );
+
+    expect(collections).toEqual(mockCollectionsResponse);
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("collection");
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("perPage");
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("page");
+    expect(collections).toHaveProperty("numResults");
+  });
+});