---
title: "Continent by ID"
method: GET
path: "/continents/{id}"
tags: ["Geography"]
---

# Continent by ID

`GET /continents/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-dev.despegar.com/v3`
- URL: `https://api-dev.despegar.com/v3/continents/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-apikey`

Returns the details of a specific continent identified by its internal numeric ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `product` string, required
- `language` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `id` string: Internal numeric identifier of the continent.
  - `gid` string: Global identifier combining type and id. E.g.: `CON_30002`.
  - `code` string: Internal code of the continent. E.g.: `AF`, `EU`, `SA`.
  - `descriptions` object: Localized continent names keyed by language code. E.g.: `{ "es": "África", "pt": "África", "en": "Africa" }`.
  - `configurations` string[]: List of product and platform configurations in which this continent is available.
  - `pictures` object[]: List of pictures associated with the continent. Always empty for continents.
  - `last_update_date` string, date-time: Date and time of the last update to this record.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request. A required parameter is missing or invalid.
- `401`: Unauthorized. The request is missing a valid API key.
- `404`: Not Found. No continent found for the given ID.
- `500`: Internal Server Error.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/despegar/apis/geography-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/despegar/apis/geography-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/despegar/apis/geography-api/revisions/68ba7194d527?raw)