---
title: "Retrieve the metadata of the specified algorithm."
method: GET
path: "/algorithms/{algorithmId}"
tags: ["Algorithms"]
---

# Retrieve the metadata of the specified algorithm.

`GET /algorithms/{algorithmId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.chloris.earth` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://app.chloris.earth/algorithms/{algorithmId}`
- Auth: API key in query parameter `access_token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/chloris/apis/chloris-geospatial-s-dynamic-tiler/docs/algorithms/:algorithmId/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Retrieve the metadata of the specified algorithm.

## Path parameters

- `algorithmId` 'hillshade' | 'contours' | 'normalizedIndex' | 'terrarium' | 'terrainrgb', required: Algorithm name

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- AlgorithmMetadata: Algorithm metadata.
  - `title` string, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `inputs` object, required
  - `outputs` object, required
  - `parameters` object, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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