---
title: "GET /atlas/v2/glossary"
method: GET
path: "/atlas/v2/glossary"
---

# GET /atlas/v2/glossary

`GET /atlas/v2/glossary`

Get all glossaries. Recommend using limit/offset to get pagination result.
Recommend using 'ignoreTermsAndCategories=true' and fetch terms/categories
separately using 

 'GET /datamap/api/atlas/v2/glossary/{glossaryId}/terms'
and 

 'GET '/datamap/api/atlas/v2/glossary/{glossaryId}/categories'.

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer
- `sort` string
- `ignoreTermsAndCategories` boolean

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- AtlasGlossary[]
  - `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 - can be active or deleted
    - `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.
  - `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.
  - `categories` AtlasRelatedCategoryHeader[] — An array of categories.
    - `categoryGuid` string — The GUID of the category.
    - `description` string — The description of the category header.
    - `displayText` string — The display text.
    - `parentCategoryGuid` string — The GUID of the parent category.
    - `relationGuid` string — The GUID of the relationship.
  - `language` string — The language of the glossary.
  - `terms` 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.
    - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'OBSOLETE' | 'OTHER' — Status for atlas term relationship
    - `steward` string — The steward of the term.
    - `termGuid` string — The GUID of the term.
  - `usage` string — The usage of the glossary.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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