---
title: "Retrieve a raw project snippet"
method: GET
path: "/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}/raw"
tags: ["snippets"]
---

# Retrieve a raw project snippet

`GET /api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}/raw`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}/raw`
- Auth: none declared

Retrieves the raw contents of a specified project snippet as plain text

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `snippet_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Retrieve a raw project snippet

- APIEntitiesProjectSnippet: API_Entities_ProjectSnippet model
  - `id` integer, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `visibility` string, required
  - `author` APIEntitiesUserBasic, required: API_Entities_UserBasic model
    - `id` integer, required
    - `username` string, required
    - `public_email` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `state` string, required
    - `locked` boolean, required
    - `avatar_url` string, required
    - `avatar_path` string
    - `custom_attributes` APIEntitiesCustomAttribute[]
      - `key` string, required
      - `value` string, required
    - `web_url` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `project_id` integer, required
  - `web_url` string, required
  - `raw_url` string, required
  - `ssh_url_to_repo` string
  - `http_url_to_repo` string
  - `file_name` string, required
  - `files` object[], required
  - `imported` boolean, required
  - `imported_from` string, required
  - `repository_storage` string

## Other responses

- `404`: Not found

---

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