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# Get a data type by ID

GET https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{spaceId}/environments/{environmentId}/data_types/{dataTypeId}

Reference: https://contentful-staging.ferndocs.com/developers/docs/references/experiences-management-api/data-types/get-data-type

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Contentful Management API token

## Request

### Path parameters

- `spaceId` (string, required)
- `environmentId` (string, required)
- `dataTypeId` (string, required)

### Query parameters

- `access_token` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

200

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `definition` (get__spaces__spaceId__environments__environmentId__data_types__dataTypeId__1_200___schema0, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

400

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `requestId` (string, optional)
- `details` (any, optional)
- `i18nContext` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

401

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `requestId` (string, optional)
- `details` (any, optional)
- `i18nContext` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

403

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `requestId` (string, optional)
- `details` (any, optional)
- `i18nContext` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

404

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `requestId` (string, optional)
- `details` (any, optional)
- `i18nContext` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext, optional)

### 409 Conflict Error

409

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `requestId` (string, optional)
- `details` (any, optional)
- `i18nContext` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext, optional)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

422

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `requestId` (string, optional)
- `details` (any, optional)
- `i18nContext` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext, optional)

### 500 Internal Server Error

500

- `sys` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys, required)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `requestId` (string, optional)
- `details` (any, optional)
- `i18nContext` (SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext, optional)

## Types

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaSys

- `id` (string, required)
- `type` ("Error", required)

### get__spaces__spaceId__environments__environmentId__data_types__dataTypeId__1_200___schema0

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContext

- `code` (string, required)
- `pluralCount` (double, optional)
- `parameters` (map from string to SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContextParameters, optional)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema00

- `type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `String`, `Number`, `Integer`, `Boolean`
- `name` (string, optional)
- `required` (boolean, optional)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema01

- `type` ("RichText", required)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `required` (boolean, optional)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema02

- `type` ("Array", required)
- `items` (get__spaces__spaceId__environments__environmentId__data_types__dataTypeId__1_200___schema0, required)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `required` (boolean, optional)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema03

- `type` ("Record", required)
- `fields` (map from string to get__spaces__spaceId__environments__environmentId__data_types__dataTypeId__1_200___schema0, required)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `required` (boolean, optional)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema04

- `type` ("TypeRef", required)
- `ref` (GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema0OneOf4Ref, required)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `required` (boolean, optional)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema05

- `type` ("Literal", required)
- `value` (any, required)
- `valueType` (get__spaces__spaceId__environments__environmentId__data_types__dataTypeId__1_200___schema0, required)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `required` (boolean, optional)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema06

- `type` ("DiscriminatedUnion", required)
- `discriminator` (string, required)
- `members` (list of get__spaces__spaceId__environments__environmentId__data_types__dataTypeId__1_200___schema0, required)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `required` (boolean, optional)

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContextParameters

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema0OneOf4Ref

- `sys` (GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema0OneOf4RefSys, required)

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContextParameters0

- `type` ("string", required)
- `value` (string, required)

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContextParameters1

- `type` ("number", required)
- `value` (double, required)

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContextParameters2

- `type` ("date", required)
- `value` (string, required)

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContextParameters3

- `type` ("array.string", required)
- `value` (list of string, required)

### SpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaI18NContextParameters4

- `type` ("array.number", required)
- `value` (list of double, required)

### GetSpacesSpaceIdEnvironmentsEnvironmentIdDataTypesDataTypeId1200Schema0OneOf4RefSys

- `type` ("ResourceLink", required)
- `linkType` (string, required)
- `urn` (string, required)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "sys": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "name": "string",
  "definition": {
    "name": "string",
    "required": true,
    "type": "String"
  }
}
```