---
title: "Read Controlled Vocabulary Term"
method: GET
path: "/vocab/terms/{cvtid}"
tags: ["Vocabularies"]
---

# Read Controlled Vocabulary Term

`GET /vocab/terms/{cvtid}`

Read a controlled vocabulary term.

## Path parameters

- `cvtid` string, required

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/ld+json' | 'application/x-fs-v1+json' | 'application/json' | 'application/rdf+xml' | 'application/x-fs-v1+xml' | 'application/xml', required

## Response `200`

The term is available.

## Other responses

- `404` — The term does not exist.

---

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