# Entity: get

# Description

Retrieves fields and tags describing the specified entity.

# Request

Method	Path
GET	/api/v1/entities/{entity}

# Path Parameters

Name	Description
entity	[Required] Entity name.

# Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
version	string	Return entity tags and fields at the change date, specified in ISO format.

# Response

# Fields

Refer to Response Fields in Entities: List

# Example

# Request

# URI

GET /api/v1/entities/nurswgvml006

# Payload

None.

# curl

curl https://atsd_hostname:8443/api/v1/entities/nurswgvml007 \
 -k --user {username}:{password}

# Response

{
  "name": "nurswgvml007",
  "enabled": true,
  "timeZone": "US/Eastern",
  "lastInsertDate": "2021-01-21T13:19:30.000Z",
  "tags": {
    "environment": "production",
    "os": "Linux",
    "loc_area": "dc1",
    "ip": "10.102.0.6",
    "location": "SVL",
    "monitor.env": "Production",
    "cpu_count": "1"
  },
  "interpolate": "PREVIOUS",
  "label": "NURswgvml007",
  "versionDate": "2020-04-08T06:09:22.813Z"
}

# Additional Examples

GET /api/v1/entities/nurswgvml007?2020-04-01T06:00:00Z

{
  "name": "nurswgvml007",
  "enabled": true,
  "lastInsertDate": "2021-01-21T13:21:00.000Z",
  "tags": {},
  "versionDate": "2016-08-15T08:28:55.262Z"
}