---
title: "Get Knowledge Sources"
method: GET
path: "/v2.0/knowledgestores/{knowledgeStoreId}/sources"
tags: ["Knowledge Sources"]
---

# Get Knowledge Sources

`GET /v2.0/knowledgestores/{knowledgeStoreId}/sources`

Gets Knowledge Sources from a Knowledge Store. By default, 25 Knowledge Sources are returned. You can change this number using the `limit` parameter.

## Path parameters

- `knowledgeStoreId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `filter` string
- `limit` integer
- `skip` integer
- `sort` string
- `next` string
- `previous` string

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/json' | 'application/hal+json' | 'application/xml' | 'text/xml' | 'text/csv'

## Response `200`

Returns array of a KnowledgeSource metadata objects

- object
  - `items` object[]
    - `name` string — The name of the KnowledgeSource
    - `description` string — The description about what the knowledge source contains
    - `type` 'url' | 'manual' | 'pdf' | 'txt' | 'ctxt' | 'extension' — The type of source for the Knowledge store
    - `metaData` object
      - `tags` string[]
    - `data` object — Custom metadata object to store additional information in the KnowledgeSource
    - `chunkCount` integer
    - `status` 'ready' | 'ingesting' | 'disabled'
    - `connectorReference` string, uuid — The connector Id associated with the KnowledgeSource. This is only applicable for KnowledgeSources of type "extension"
    - `referenceId` string, uuid
    - `_id` string
    - `createdAt` integer — Unix-timestamp
    - `lastChanged` integer — Unix-timestamp
    - `createdBy` string
    - `lastChangedBy` string
  - `total` integer
  - `nextCursor` string
  - `previousCursor` string

## Other responses

- `400` — The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error (e.g., malformed request syntax, invalid request message framing, or deceptive request routing)
- `401` — The request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials for the target resource.
- `402` — Upgrade your Plan to increase your Quota.
- `403` — The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.
- `404` — The origin server did not find a current representation for the target resource or is not willing to disclose that one exists.
- `405` — The method received in the request-line is known by the origin server but not supported by the target resource.
- `409` — The request conflicts with current state of the server.
- `413` — The request entity is larger than limits defined by server.
- `500` — The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.
- `501` — The server does not support the functionality required to fulfill the request.
- `502` — The server, while acting as a gateway or proxy, received an invalid response from an inbound server it accessed while attempting to fulfill the request.
- `503` — The server is not ready to handle the request.
- `504` — The server, while acting as a gateway or proxy, did not receive a timely response from an upstream server it needed to access in order to complete the request.

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