---
title: "Specific asset"
method: GET
path: "/assets/{asset}"
tags: ["Cardano » Assets"]
---

# Specific asset

`GET /assets/{asset}`

Information about a specific asset

## Path parameters

- `asset` string, required

## Response `200`

Return the information about a specific asset

- Asset
  - `asset` string, required — Hex-encoded asset full name
  - `policy_id` string, required — Policy ID of the asset
  - `asset_name` string, nullable, required — Hex-encoded asset name of the asset
  - `fingerprint` string, required — CIP14 based user-facing fingerprint
  - `quantity` string, required — Current asset quantity
  - `initial_mint_tx_hash` string, required — ID of the initial minting transaction
  - `mint_or_burn_count` integer, required — Count of mint and burn transactions
  - `onchain_metadata` object, nullable, required — On-chain metadata which SHOULD adhere to the valid standards, based on which we perform the look up and display the asset (best effort)
  - `onchain_metadata_standard` 'CIP25v1' | 'CIP25v2' | 'CIP68v1' | 'CIP68v2' | 'CIP68v3', nullable — If on-chain metadata passes validation, we display the standard under which it is valid
  - `onchain_metadata_extra` string, nullable — Arbitrary plutus data (CIP68).
  - `metadata` object, nullable, required — Off-chain metadata fetched from GitHub based on network. Mainnet: https://github.com/cardano-foundation/cardano-token-registry/ Testnet: https://github.com/input-output-hk/metadata-registry-testnet/
    - `name` string, required — Asset name
    - `description` string, required — Asset description
    - `ticker` string, nullable, required
    - `url` string, nullable, required — Asset website
    - `logo` string, nullable, required — Base64 encoded logo of the asset
    - `decimals` integer, nullable, required — Number of decimal places of the asset unit

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `403` — Authentication secret is missing or invalid
- `404` — Component not found
- `418` — IP has been auto-banned for extensive sending of requests after usage limit has been reached
- `429` — Usage limit reached
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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