---
title: "Get data for a debate section"
method: GET
path: "/debates/debate/{debateSectionExtId}.{format}"
tags: ["Debates"]
---

# Get data for a debate section

`GET /debates/debate/{debateSectionExtId}.{format}`

Get data (debate title, date, location, house and a record of each member’s contribution) related to a debate section.

## Path parameters

- `debateSectionExtId` string, required
- `format` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- Debate
  - `Overview` DebateOverview
    - `Id` integer
    - `ExtId` string
    - `Title` string
    - `HRSTag` string
    - `Date` string, date-time
    - `Location` string
    - `House` string
    - `Source` 'RollingHansard' | 'DailyHansard' | 'BoundVolume' | 'Historic'
    - `VolumeNo` integer
    - `ContentLastUpdated` string, date-time
    - `DebateTypeId` integer
    - `SectionType` integer
    - `NextDebateExtId` string
    - `NextDebateTitle` string
    - `PreviousDebateExtId` string
    - `PreviousDebateTitle` string
  - `Navigator` SectionTreeItem[]
    - `Id` integer
    - `Title` string
    - `ParentId` integer
    - `SortOrder` integer
    - `ExternalId` string
    - `HRSTag` string
    - `HansardSection` string
    - `Timecode` string, date-time
  - `Items` DebateItem[]
    - `ItemType` string
    - `ItemId` integer
    - `MemberId` integer
    - `AttributedTo` string
    - `Value` string
    - `OrderInSection` integer
    - `Timecode` string, date-time
    - `ExternalId` string
    - `HRSTag` string
    - `HansardSection` string
    - `UIN` string
    - `IsReiteration` boolean
  - `ChildDebates` Debate[]

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