---
title: "Retrieve an entity"
method: GET
path: "/entity-collections/{entity_collection_id}/entities/{entity_id}"
tags: ["entityCollections > entities"]
---

# Retrieve an entity

`GET /entity-collections/{entity_collection_id}/entities/{entity_id}`

This method retrieves details about the specified entity.

## Path parameters

- `entity_collection_id` string, required
- `entity_id` string, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

The entity has been successfully retrieved.

- Entity — An object that represents an entity with associated assets.
  - `_id` string — The unique identifier of the entity.
  - `entity_collection_id` string — The unique identifier of the entity collection this entity belongs to.
  - `name` string — The name of the entity.
  - `description` string — A description of the entity.
  - `metadata` EntityMetadata — Custom metadata for the entity.
  - `asset_ids` string[] — An array of asset IDs associated with the entity.
  - `status` 'processing' | 'ready' — The current status of the entity creation process. **Values**: - `processing`: The entity is being processed and is not yet ready for use in searches. - `ready`: The entity is fully processed and can be used in search queries.
  - `created_at` string, date-time — The date and time, in RFC 3339 format (“YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ”), when the entity was created.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time — The date and time, in RFC 3339 format (“YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ”), when the entity was last updated.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request has failed.

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