---
title: "GET /v2/vals/{val_id}"
method: GET
path: "/v2/vals/{val_id}"
tags: ["vals"]
---

# GET /v2/vals/{val_id}

`GET /v2/vals/{val_id}`

Get a val by id

## Path parameters

- `val_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

A Val

- Val — A Val
  - `name` string, required
  - `id` string, uuid, required — The id of the val
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `privacy` 'public' | 'unlisted' | 'private', required — This resource's privacy setting. Unlisted resources do not appear on profile pages or elsewhere, but you can link to them.
  - `author` object, required
    - `type` union, required
      - 'user'
      - 'org'
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `username` string, nullable, required
  - `imageUrl` string, nullable, required — The URL of this val's image
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `links` object, required
    - `self` string, uri, required — The URL of this resource on this API
    - `html` string, uri, required — The URL of this resource on Val Town

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