---
title: "Get a topic"
method: GET
path: "/topics/{owner}/{topicUuid}"
tags: ["topics and comments - resource"]
---

# Get a topic

`GET /topics/{owner}/{topicUuid}`

Access an individual topic using this API by providing the owner's identifier and the unique topic UUID. This API ensures user permissions are validated for visibility and access to the specified topic.

## Path parameters

- `owner` string, required
- `topicUuid` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

default response

- PublicTopicDto
  - `defaultTopic` boolean — True if this is the default topic for the specified resource. There should only be 1 topic with this field set per resource. Must be provided while creating a topic only.
  - `resource` PublicResource
    - `owner` string, required — ID of an organization that owns the resource
    - `type` 'ANALYSIS' | 'CATALOG' | 'COLUMN' | 'DATABASE' | 'DATASET' | 'DATASET_INSIGHT' | 'GLOSSARY' | 'GROUP' | 'METADATA_RESOURCE' | 'TABLE', required
  - `title` string
  - `topicId` string — Short friendly form of a topic id that uniquely identifies the topic within a resource.
  - `topicSlug` string — Short friendly form of a topic title.
  - `topicUuid` string, uuid — Unique id of the topic generated while create new one. Returned for reference but must be provided through URL only.
  - `visibility` 'DISCOVERABLE' | 'OPEN' | 'PRIVATE' — Topic visibility. The field is required.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/data/apis/data-world-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/data/apis/data-world-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/data/data-world-public-api/versions/0a0cb1f94dad/schema)