---
title: "Retrieves a Source site by its ID"
method: GET
path: "/source-sites/{sourceSiteId}"
tags: ["Source Sites"]
---

# Retrieves a Source site by its ID

`GET /source-sites/{sourceSiteId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.acquia.com/v3`
- URL: `https://api.acquia.com/v3/source-sites/{sourceSiteId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/acquia/apis/acquia-cloud-platform-api/docs/source-sites/:sourceSiteId/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the details of a Source CMS site including its current provisioning status.

## Path parameters

- `sourceSiteId` string, required

## Response `200`

Source site details

- object: A Source CMS site resource
  - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the Source site
  - `label` string, required: The human-readable label of the site. Must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and spaces.
  - `subscription_id` string, required: The unique identifier of the subscription this site belongs to
  - `status` 'provisioning' | 'ready' | 'failed', required: The current provisioning status of the site
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required: ISO 8601 datetime when the site was created
  - `_links` object, required: HAL links for the resource
    - `self` SourcePlatformAPIHalLink, required: HAL link object
      - `href` union, required: The target URI of the link (can be a URI or URI template)
        - string, uri
        - string, uri-template
      - `templated` boolean: Whether the link is a URI template
      - `type` string: Hint about the media type expected when dereferencing the target resource
      - `deprecation` string: A URL to a resource that provides deprecation information
      - `name` string: A secondary key for selecting links
      - `profile` string: A URI that hints about the profile of the target resource
      - `title` string: A human-readable identifier for the link
      - `hreflang` string: The language of the target resource
    - `parent` SourcePlatformAPIHalLink: HAL link object
      - `href` union, required: The target URI of the link (can be a URI or URI template)
        - string, uri
        - string, uri-template
      - `templated` boolean: Whether the link is a URI template
      - `type` string: Hint about the media type expected when dereferencing the target resource
      - `deprecation` string: A URL to a resource that provides deprecation information
      - `name` string: A secondary key for selecting links
      - `profile` string: A URI that hints about the profile of the target resource
      - `title` string: A human-readable identifier for the link
      - `hreflang` string: The language of the target resource
  - `_embedded` object: Embedded resources (optional)

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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