---
title: "Trigger a retrieval of the content for the specified source"
method: POST
path: "/sources/{id}/retrieve"
tags: ["Source"]
---

# Trigger a retrieval of the content for the specified source

`POST /sources/{id}/retrieve`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:3001/api`
- URL: `http://localhost:3001/api/sources/{id}/retrieve`
- Auth: none declared

## Response `200`

OK

- Retrieval: Output of the retrieval lambda function.
  - `bucket` string: S3 bucket name where the source content was stored
  - `key` string: S3 key of the source content
  - `upload_id` string: Upload ID correpsonding to this retrieval

## Other responses

- `400`: Malformed request
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2022-04-19** `7b73390be316`: 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `403`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/globaldothealth/apis/global-health-curator-service-api/changes/sources/:id/retrieve/post.md)

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