---
title: "GET /facelists/{faceListId}"
method: GET
path: "/facelists/{faceListId}"
---

# GET /facelists/{faceListId}

`GET /facelists/{faceListId}`

Retrieve a face list’s faceListId, name, userData, recognitionModel and faces in the face list.

## Path parameters

- `faceListId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `returnRecognitionModel` boolean

## Response `200`

A successful call returns the face list's information.

- FaceList — A combination of user defined name and user specified data for the person, largePersonGroup/personGroup, and largeFaceList/faceList.
  - `name` string — User defined name, maximum length is 128.
  - `userData` string — User specified data. Length should not exceed 16KB.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response.

## Changes

- **2019-03-25** `37a7900a44ee` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `returnRecognitionModel`
- **2017-12-28** `e67414f9aeba` — 1 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `returnRecognitionModel`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/changes/facelists/:faceListId/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/revisions/365eeb26c85a?raw)