---
title: "GET /api/index/{title}"
method: GET
path: "/api/index/{title}"
tags: ["Index"]
---

# GET /api/index/{title}

`GET /api/index/{title}`

Returns metadata for a single index (work) by title. This includes categories, schema (text structure), authors, descriptive copy, and ordering hints.

## Path parameters

- `title` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- IndexJSON — Index (work) metadata: title, categories, schema (text structure), order, authors, and descriptive copy.
  - `title` string
  - `heTitle` string
  - `categories` string[]
  - `schema` object — Structural schema describing how the text is divided.
  - `order` integer[]
  - `authors` object[]
    - `en` string — Author's English name.
    - `he` string — Author's Hebrew name.
    - `slug` string — Author's Sefaria topic slug.
  - `enDesc` string
  - `heDesc` string
  - `enShortDesc` string
  - `heShortDesc` string
  - `pubDate` integer[]
  - `compDate` integer[]
  - `compPlace` string
  - `pubPlace` string

---

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