---
title: "GET /glossary/terms"
method: GET
path: "/glossary/terms"
tags: ["Glossary"]
---

# GET /glossary/terms

`GET /glossary/terms`

Get terms by guids.

## Query parameters

- `guid` string[], required
- `excludeRelationshipTypes` string[]

## Response `200`

OK. An array of glossary terms or an empty list.

- AtlasGlossaryTerm[] — An array of glossary terms or an empty list.
  - `guid` string — The GUID of the object.
  - `classifications` AtlasClassification[] — An array of classifications.
    - `attributes` object — The attributes of the struct.
    - `typeName` string — The name of the type.
    - `lastModifiedTS` string — ETag for concurrency control.
    - `entityGuid` string — The GUID of the entity.
    - `entityStatus` 'ACTIVE' | 'DELETED' — Status of the entity - can be active or deleted. Deleted entities are not removed from Atlas store.
    - `removePropagationsOnEntityDelete` boolean — Determines if propagations will be removed on entity deletion.
    - `validityPeriods` TimeBoundary[] — An array of time boundaries indicating validity periods.
      - `endTime` string — The end of the time boundary.
      - `startTime` string — The start of the time boundary.
      - `timeZone` string — The timezone of the time boundary.
    - `source` string — indicate the source who create the classification detail
    - `sourceDetails` object — more detail on source information
  - `longDescription` string — The long version description.
  - `name` string — The name of the glossary object.
  - `qualifiedName` string — The qualified name of the glossary object.
  - `shortDescription` string — The short version of description.
  - `lastModifiedTS` string — ETag for concurrency control.
  - `createTime` integer — The created time of the record.
  - `createdBy` string — The user who created the record.
  - `updateTime` integer — The update time of the record.
  - `updatedBy` string — The user who updated the record.
  - `abbreviation` string — The abbreviation of the term.
  - `templateName` object[]
  - `anchor` AtlasGlossaryHeader — The glossary header with basic information.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `glossaryGuid` string — The GUID of the glossary.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
  - `antonyms` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers as antonyms.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `status` 'Draft' | 'Approved' | 'Alert' | 'Expired' — Status of the AtlasGlossaryTerm
  - `nickName` string — The nick name of the term.
  - `hierarchyInfo` PurviewObjectId[] — The hierarchy information of the term.
    - `guid` string — The GUID of the object.
    - `typeName` string — The name of the type.
    - `uniqueAttributes` object — The unique attributes of the object.
  - `resources` ResourceLink[] — An array of resource link for term
    - `displayName` string — Display name for url.
    - `url` string — web url. http or https
  - `contacts` object — The dictionary of contacts for terms. Key could be Expert or Steward.
  - `attributes` TermCustomAttributes — The custom attributes of the term, which is map<string,map<string,object>>. The key of the first layer map is term template name.
  - `assignedEntities` AtlasRelatedObjectId[] — An array of related object IDs.
    - `guid` string — The GUID of the object.
    - `typeName` string — The name of the type.
    - `uniqueAttributes` object — The unique attributes of the object.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `entityStatus` 'ACTIVE' | 'DELETED' — Status of the entity - can be active or deleted. Deleted entities are not removed from Atlas store.
    - `relationshipType` string
    - `relationshipAttributes` AtlasStruct — Captures details of struct contents. Not instantiated directly, used only via AtlasEntity, AtlasClassification.
      - `attributes` object — The attributes of the struct.
      - `typeName` string — The name of the type.
      - `lastModifiedTS` string — ETag for concurrency control.
    - `relationshipGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `relationshipStatus` 'ACTIVE' | 'DELETED' — The enum of relationship status.
  - `categories` AtlasTermCategorizationHeader[] — An array of term categorization headers.
    - `categoryGuid` string — The GUID of the category.
    - `description` string — The description of the record.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
  - `classifies` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `examples` string[] — An array of examples.
  - `isA` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers indicating the is-a relationship.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `preferredTerms` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of preferred related term headers.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `preferredToTerms` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers that are preferred to.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `replacedBy` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers that are replaced by.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `replacementTerms` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers for replacement.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `seeAlso` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers for see also.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `synonyms` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers as synonyms.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `translatedTerms` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of translated related term headers.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `translationTerms` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers for translation.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `usage` string — The usage of the term.
  - `validValues` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers as valid values.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `validValuesFor` AtlasRelatedTermHeader[] — An array of related term headers as valid values for other records.
    - `description` string — The description of the related term.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `expression` string — The expression of the term.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
    - `source` string — The source of the term.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — The status of term relationship.
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response describing why the operation failed.

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