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# Get a knowledge base

GET https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/knowledge_base/{id}

Retrieves the knowledge base's name and use condition.

Reference: https://docs.synthflow.ai/api-reference/platform-api/knowledge-bases/get-knowledge-base

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required)

## Servers

- `https://api.synthflow.ai/v2` (Global, default)
- `https://api.us.synthflow.ai/v2` (United States)
- `https://api.eu.synthflow.ai/v2` (European Union)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required) — Knowledge base ID.

## Response

### 200

200

- `status` (string, optional) — Whether the request was successful.
- `response` (object, optional)
  - `total_records` (integer, optional, default: 0) — The number of retrieved knowledge bases.
  - `knowledge_bases` (list of object, optional)
    - `name` (string, optional) — Knowledge base name.
    - `rag_use_condition` (string, optional) — When this knowledge base should be used.
    - `id` (string, optional) — Knowledge base ID.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "ok",
  "response": {
    "total_records": 1,
    "knowledge_bases": [
      {
        "name": "David",
        "rag_use_condition": "When a user asks for the product list.",
        "id": "1739253053024x397207388602947460"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python get-knowledge-base_example
import requests

url = "https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/knowledge_base/id"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```go get-knowledge-base_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/knowledge_base/id"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby get-knowledge-base_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/knowledge_base/id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java get-knowledge-base_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/knowledge_base/id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```csharp get-knowledge-base_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/knowledge_base/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift get-knowledge-base_example
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.synthflow.ai/v2/knowledge_base/id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```