---
title: "Get Pillars"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/knowledge-base/pillars"
tags: ["Knowledge Base"]
---

# Get Pillars

`GET /api/v1/knowledge-base/pillars`

Lists a website's Knowledge Base pillars (excluding archived ones) with approved-fact counts, whether a synthesized document exists, and when each pillar was last researched. Also available as the MCP tool `get_pillars`.

## Query parameters

- `website_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Successful response with the website's pillars, sorted by name

- object
  - `pillars` KnowledgeBasePillar[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `status` 'researching' | 'published' | 'draft', required — Pillar lifecycle status. Archived pillars are not returned.
    - `fact_count` integer, required — Number of approved facts filed under the pillar.
    - `has_document` boolean, required — Whether a synthesized markdown document exists for the pillar.
    - `last_researched_at` string, nullable, required — ISO 8601 timestamp of the last research/synthesis pass, or null.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - Invalid parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `403` — Forbidden - No access to this website, or the Knowledge Base is not enabled for the organization

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