diff --git a/bgg_connection.py b/bgg_connection.py
index 66086b3..775df68 100644
--- a/bgg_connection.py
+++ b/bgg_connection.py
@@ -13,42 +13,60 @@ def url_to_xml_object(url: HttpUrl) -> ET.Element:
     root = ET.fromstring(r.content)
     return root
 
-#Requires single boardgame XML 'item' from bgg api
+#Requires single boardgame XML 'item' from bgg api on /thing
 def convert_xml_to_boardgame(boardgame_xml: ET.Element) -> BoardGame:
 
     boardgame_type = boardgame_xml.get('type')
 
+    boardgame_dict = {
+        "id" : boardgame_xml.get('id'),
+        "name" : boardgame_xml.find('name').get('value'),
+        "description" : boardgame_xml.find('description').text,
+        "image_url" : boardgame_xml.find('image').text,
+        "thumbnail_url" : boardgame_xml.find('thumbnail').text,
+        "year_published" : int(boardgame_xml.find('yearpublished').get('value')),
+        "min_players" : int(boardgame_xml.find('minplayers').get('value')),
+        "max_players" : int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplayers').get('value')),
+        "min_playing_time" : int(boardgame_xml.find('minplaytime').get('value')),
+        "max_playing_time" : int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplaytime').get('value')),
+        "min_age" : int(boardgame_xml.find('minage').get('value')),
+        "all_expansion_ids" : [0,1,2,3]
+    }
+
     match boardgame_type:
         case "boardgame":
-            boardgame = BoardGame(
-                id = boardgame_xml.get('id'),
-                name = boardgame_xml.find('name').get('value'),
-                description = boardgame_xml.find('description').text,
-                image_url = boardgame_xml.find('image').text,
-                thumbnail_url = boardgame_xml.find('thumbnail').text,
-                year_published = int(boardgame_xml.find('yearpublished').get('value')),
-                min_players = int(boardgame_xml.find('minplayers').get('value')),
-                max_players = int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplayers').get('value')),
-                min_playing_time = int(boardgame_xml.find('minplaytime').get('value')),
-                max_playing_time = int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplaytime').get('value')),
-                min_age = int(boardgame_xml.find('minage').get('value')),
-                all_expansion_ids = [0,1,2,3]
-            )
+            boardgame = BoardGame(**boardgame_dict)
         case "boardgameexpansion":
-            boardgame = BoardGameExpansion(
-                id = boardgame_xml.get('id'),
-                name = boardgame_xml.find('name').get('value'),
-                description = boardgame_xml.find('description').text,
-                image_url = boardgame_xml.find('image').text,
-                thumbnail_url = boardgame_xml.find('thumbnail').text,
-                year_published = int(boardgame_xml.find('yearpublished').get('value')),
-                min_players = int(boardgame_xml.find('minplayers').get('value')),
-                max_players = int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplayers').get('value')),
-                min_playing_time = int(boardgame_xml.find('minplaytime').get('value')),
-                max_playing_time = int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplaytime').get('value')),
-                min_age = int(boardgame_xml.find('minage').get('value')),
-                all_expansion_ids = [0,1,2,3]
-            )
+            boardgame = BoardGameExpansion(**boardgame_dict)
+
+    
+
+    return boardgame
+
+def convert_collection_xml_to_boardgame(boardgame_xml: ET.Element) -> BoardGame:
+
+    boardgame_type = boardgame_xml.get('subtype')
+
+    boardgame_dict = {
+        "id" : boardgame_xml.get('objectid'),
+        "name" : boardgame_xml.find('name').get('value'),
+        "description" : boardgame_xml.find('description').text,
+        "image_url" : boardgame_xml.find('image').text,
+        "thumbnail_url" : boardgame_xml.find('thumbnail').text,
+        "year_published" : int(boardgame_xml.find('yearpublished').get('value')),
+        "min_players" : int(boardgame_xml.find('minplayers').get('value')),
+        "max_players" : int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplayers').get('value')),
+        "min_playing_time" : int(boardgame_xml.find('minplaytime').get('value')),
+        "max_playing_time" : int(boardgame_xml.find('maxplaytime').get('value')),
+        "min_age" : int(boardgame_xml.find('minage').get('value')),
+        "all_expansion_ids" : [0,1,2,3]
+    }
+
+    match boardgame_type:
+        case "boardgame":
+            boardgame = BoardGame(**boardgame_dict)
+        case "boardgameexpansion":
+            boardgame = BoardGameExpansion(**boardgame_dict)
 
     
 
@@ -62,6 +80,21 @@ def get_boardgame(boardgame_id: int) -> BoardGame:
 
     return requested_boardgame
 
+def get_user_owned_collection() -> list[BoardGame]:
+    url = 'https://boardgamegeek.com/xmlapi2/collection?username={}&own=1&stats=1&excludesubtype=boardgameexpansion&showprivate=1&version=1'.format(auth_manager.username)
+    collection_xml = url_to_xml_object(url)
+
+    print(collection_xml.tag)
+
+    owned_collection_list: list[BoardGame] = []
+
+    for boardgame_item in collection_xml:
+        boardgame = convert_xml_to_boardgame(boardgame_item)
+        owned_collection_list.append(boardgame)
+
+    return owned_collection_list
+
+
 def load_authenticated_bgg_session(username: str, password: str) -> requests.Session:
     global authenticated_session
 
@@ -80,7 +113,5 @@ def load_authenticated_bgg_session(username: str, password: str) -> requests.Ses
     login_response = authenticated_session.post(login_url, json=post_data)
 
     assert login_response.status_code == 204, "Login failed!"
-
-
-    
+   
 load_authenticated_bgg_session(auth_manager.username, auth_manager.password)
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 97993e8..2675452 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from typing import Union
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 from classes.boardgame import BoardGame, BoardGameExpansion
-from bgg_connection import get_boardgame
+from bgg_connection import get_boardgame, get_user_owned_collection
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@ def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
 @app.get("/boardgame/{boardgame_id}", response_model=BoardGame)
 def get_boardgame_by_id(boardgame_id: int):
     requested_boardgame: BoardGame = get_boardgame(boardgame_id)
-    return requested_boardgame
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+    return requested_boardgame
+
+@app.get("/collection", response_model=list[BoardGame])
+def get_owned_collection():
+    requested_collection: list[BoardGame] = get_user_owned_collection()
+    return requested_collection
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