---
title: "Retrieve all databases for a source"
method: GET
path: "/sources/{id}/dbs/"
tags: ["databases"]
---

# Retrieve all databases for a source

`GET /sources/{id}/dbs/`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Listing of all databases for a source

- Databases
  - `databases` Database[], required
    - `name` string, required — The identifying name of the database
    - `duration` string — the duration of the default retention policy
    - `replication` integer — how many copies of the data are stored in the cluster
    - `shardDuration` string — the interval spanned by each shard group
    - `retentionPolicies` RetentionPolicy[]
      - `name` string, required — The identifying name of the retention policy
      - `duration` string, required — the duration of the retention policy
      - `replication` integer, required — how many copies of the data are stored in the cluster
      - `shardDuration` string — the interval spanned by each shard group
      - `default` boolean — Indicates whether this retention policy should be the default
      - `links` object
        - `self` string, url — Self link mapping to this resource
    - `links` object
      - `self` string, url — Self link mapping to this resource
      - `rps` string, url — Link to retention policies for this database
      - `measurements` string, url — Link to measurements for this database

## Other responses

- `404` — Data source id does not exist.
- `default` — A processing or an unexpected error.

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