---
title: "Get Source Connection"
method: GET
path: "/source-connections/{source_connection_id}"
tags: ["source-connections"]
---

# Get Source Connection

`GET /source-connections/{source_connection_id}`

Retrieve details of a specific source connection.

Returns complete information about the connection including:
- Configuration settings
- Authentication status
- Sync schedule and history
- Entity statistics

## Path parameters

- `source_connection_id` string, uuid, required — Unique identifier of the source connection (UUID)

## Response `200`

Source connection details

- SourceConnection — Complete source connection details including auth, config, sync status, and entities. This schema provides full information about a source connection, suitable for detail views and monitoring sync progress.
  - `id` string, uuid, required — Unique identifier of the source connection
  - `organization_id` string, uuid, required — Organization this connection belongs to
  - `name` string, required — Display name of the connection
  - `description` string, nullable — Optional description of the connection's purpose
  - `short_name` string, required — Source type identifier
  - `readable_collection_id` string, required — Collection this connection belongs to
  - `status` 'active' | 'pending_auth' | 'syncing' | 'error' | 'inactive' | 'pending_sync', required — Source connection status enum - represents overall connection state.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When the connection was created (ISO 8601)
  - `modified_at` string, date-time, required — When the connection was last modified (ISO 8601)
  - `auth` AuthenticationDetails, required — Authentication information.
    - `method` 'direct' | 'oauth_browser' | 'oauth_token' | 'oauth_byoc' | 'auth_provider', required — Authentication methods for source connections.
    - `authenticated` boolean, required
    - `authenticated_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `expires_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `auth_url` string, nullable — For pending OAuth flows
    - `auth_url_expires` string, date-time, nullable
    - `redirect_url` string, nullable
    - `claim_token` string, nullable — One-time token to verify OAuth flow ownership. Only returned when creating an OAuth browser connection.
    - `provider_readable_id` string, nullable
    - `provider_id` string, nullable
  - `config` object, nullable — Source-specific configuration values
  - `schedule` ScheduleDetails — Schedule information.
    - `cron` string, nullable
    - `next_run` string, date-time, nullable
    - `continuous` boolean
    - `cursor_field` string, nullable
    - `cursor_value` unknown
  - `sync` SyncDetails — Sync execution details.
    - `total_runs` integer
    - `successful_runs` integer
    - `failed_runs` integer
    - `last_job` SyncJobDetails — Sync job details.
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `status` 'created' | 'pending' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'cancelling' | 'cancelled', required — Sync job status enum.
      - `started_at` string, date-time, nullable
      - `completed_at` string, date-time, nullable
      - `duration_seconds` number, nullable
      - `entities_inserted` integer
      - `entities_updated` integer
      - `entities_deleted` integer
      - `entities_failed` integer
      - `error` string, nullable
  - `sync_id` string, uuid, nullable — ID of the associated sync (internal use)
  - `entities` EntitySummary — Entity state summary.
    - `total_entities` integer
    - `by_type` object
  - `federated_search` boolean — Whether this source uses federated (real-time) search instead of syncing

## Other responses

- `404` — Source Connection Not Found
- `422` — Validation Error
- `429` — Rate Limit Exceeded

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