# Retrieve Domain

To retrieve a domain, perform a `GET` request.

## Endpoint

Use the following endpoint to retrieve a domain: `https://iam.ionos.com/federation/domains/{domainId}`.

## Request

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** The following request contains a sample `domainId`. Replace it with the `domainId` value, whose information you want to retrieve.
{% endhint %}

```bash
curl --location \
--request GET 'https://iam.ionos.com/federation/domains/f181c212-34f1-5843-9bbb-fc2531c7d928' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJraWQiO' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Path Parameters" %}
Below is the list of mandatory path parameter:

| **Body Parameters** | **Type** | **Description**              | **Example**                            |
| ------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `domainId`          | string   | The ID (UUID) of the domain. | `f181c212-34f1-5843-9bbb-fc2531c7d928` |
| {% endtab %}        |          |                              |                                        |

{% tab title="Request Header Parameters" %}
To make authenticated requests to the API, the following fields are mandatory in the request header:

| **Header Parameters** | **Required** | **Type** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| --------------------- | :----------: | :------: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization`       |      yes     |  string  | The Bearer token enables requests to authenticate using a JSON Web Token (JWT). From the DCD, [<mark style="color:blue;">Generate authentication token</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/token-manager#generate-authentication-token). |
| `Content-Type`        |      yes     |  string  | Set this to `application/json`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| {% endtab %}          |              |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| {% endtabs %}         |              |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

## Response

**200 Successful operation**

```bash
{
   "id":"f181c212-34f1-5843-9bbb-fc2531c7d928",
   "type":"domain",
   "href":"/domains/f181c212-34f1-5843-9bbb-fc2531c7d928",
   "metadata":{
      "createdDate":"2020-12-10T13:37:50+01:00",
      "createdBy":"ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
      "createdByUserId":"87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
      "lastModifiedDate":"2020-12-11T13:37:50+01:00",
      "lastModifiedBy":"ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
      "lastModifiedByUserId":"87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
      "resourceURN":"ionos:<product>:<location>:<contract>:<resource-path>",
      "account":123456
   },
   "properties":{
      "domain":"yourcompany.com",
      "status":"REQUESTED",
      "message":"The token provided should be added to the TXT Domain Record, then request to verify the ownership. Important: This is the only time the token will be visible to you, so please take note of it now."
   }
}
```