> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prefect.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# collections
# `prefect.client.collections`
## Functions
### `get_collections_metadata_client`
```python theme={null}
get_collections_metadata_client(httpx_settings: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> 'CollectionsMetadataClient'
```
Creates a client that can be used to fetch metadata for
Prefect collections.
Will return a `CloudClient` if profile is set to connect
to Prefect Cloud, otherwise will return an `OrchestrationClient`.
## Classes
### `CollectionsMetadataClient`
**Methods:**
#### `read_worker_metadata`
```python theme={null}
read_worker_metadata(self) -> Dict[str, Any]
```