---
title: "Get reference"
method: GET
path: "/references/{rf_code}"
tags: ["References"]
---

# Get reference

`GET /references/{rf_code}`

Retrieve a single reference using its `rf_code`.

## Path parameters

- `rf_code` string, required

## Query parameters

- `with_nested` boolean
- `create_parquet` boolean

## Response `200`

Matching reference(s)

- Reference
  - `rf_code` string — VegBank reference identifier
  - `rf_label` string — Label for the reference
  - `short_name` string — Concise or abbreviated name that describes the resource being documented
  - `full_citation` string — Full text of the reference citation
  - `reference_type` string — Type of reference
  - `title` string — Formal title given to the work by its author or publisher, providing a description of the resource sufficient to differentiate it from other similar resources
  - `publication_date` string, date — Date that the resource was published
  - `total_pages` integer — Total number of pages in the resource being described
  - `publisher` string — Organization that physically put together the report and publishes it
  - `publication_place` string — Location where the work was published
  - `degree` string — Name or degree level for which the thesis was completed
  - `isbn` string — The ISBN, or International Standard Book Number that has been assigned to this literature resource
  - `url` string — URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifying where the resource and/or additional information about it is (or was) available
  - `doi` string — DOI (Digital Object Identifier) serving as the persistent identifier for the resource
  - `journal` string — Name of the journal, magazine, etc. in which the article was published

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid Parameters

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