---
title: "Get pad text"
method: GET
path: "/admin/api/pads/{padId}/text"
tags: ["Pads"]
---

# Get pad text

`GET /admin/api/pads/{padId}/text`

Returns the current text of a pad, optionally for a specific revision

## Path parameters

- `padId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `rev` string

## Response `200`

OK

- PadTextResponse
  - `text` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/ether/apis/etherpad-go-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/ether/apis/etherpad-go-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/ether/etherpad-go-api/versions/6f3a072916e8/schema)