---
title: "Get a single SDG"
method: GET
path: "/sdgs/{id}"
tags: ["SDGs"]
---

# Get a single SDG

`GET /sdgs/{id}`

Retrieve a single Sustainable Development Goal by its ID (1-17).

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `select` string
- `api_key` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- Sdg — UN Sustainable Development Goal (17 total)
  - `id` string — The OpenAlex ID for this SDG.
  - `display_name` string — The name of the SDG.
  - `description` string — The official UN description of this goal.
  - `ids` object — External identifiers:
    - `openalex` string
    - `un` string
    - `wikidata` string
  - `works_count` integer — The number of works tagged with this SDG.
  - `cited_by_count` integer — Total citations to works tagged with this SDG.
  - `image_url` string — URL to the official SDG icon image.
  - `image_thumbnail_url` string — Smaller version of `image_url`.
  - `works_api_url` string — A URL that returns all works tagged with this SDG.
  - `created_date` string, date — When this SDG was added to OpenAlex (ISO 8601 date).
  - `updated_date` string, date-time — When this SDG was last updated (ISO 8601 datetime).

## Other responses

- `404` — Entity not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

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