---
title: "Get a specification."
method: GET
path: "/specification/{specification}"
tags: ["Domain management"]
---

# Get a specification.

`GET /specification/{specification}`

## Path parameters

- `specification` string, required

## Response `200`

Specification retrieved.

- Specification — A specification.
  - `shortName` string, required — The specification's short name.
  - `fullName` string, required — The specification's full name.
  - `description` string — The specification's description.
  - `reportMetadata` string — The specification's additional metadata for XML reports.
  - `hidden` boolean — Whether the specification should be hidden.
  - `displayOrder` number — The specification's display order relative to other groups and specifications.
  - `apiKey` string, required — The specification's API key.

## Other responses

- `429` — Call rate limit threshold exceeded for this operation.
- `default` — The received request was invalid.

## Changes

> 29 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-03-19** `7637660a4a6b` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2025-08-05** `d4d8abc40bb2` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2022-06-27** `06f633c06bcd` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ec-jrc/apis/interoperability-test-bed-rest-api/changes/specification/:specification/get.md)

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