---
title: "Changes to Get the ancestor list for an Entity.  The ancestors are the nodes connected \"upstream\" from the current node.  This list traverses all the levels in the graph."
method: GET
path: "/ancestors/{id}"
---

# Changes to Get the ancestor list for an Entity.  The ancestors are the nodes connected "upstream" from the current node.  This list traverses all the levels in the graph.

`GET /ancestors/{id}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.
> 64 revisions in range; 12 not diffed.

## Timeline

Changed in 7 of 64 revisions.

- **2025-03-11** `f501fd04e98c`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2023-12-07** `baf36099f131`: 4 warning
- **2023-12-07** `b5ab67c746f7`: 2 info
- **2023-11-29** `2d0ea8f4f444`: 1 warning, 1 info
- **2023-11-28** `e52647b58e30`: 5 info
- **2023-11-21** `ad851942ac27`: 6 warning
- **2023-11-14** `fceff381ab8a`: 2 info

## Changes

- **2025-03-11** `f501fd04e98c`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the `items/` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/Donor, #/components/schemas/Sample, #/components/schemas/Dataset` from the `items/` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2023-12-07** `baf36099f131`: 4 warning
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/direct_ancestors/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/direct_ancestors/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type_other` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type_other` from the response with the `200` status
- **2023-12-07** `b5ab67c746f7`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/next_revision_uuids` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/previous_revision_uuids` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-11-29** `2d0ea8f4f444`: 1 warning, 1 info
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/creation_action_activity` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/creation_action` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-11-28** `e52647b58e30`: 5 info
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/creation_action_activity` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/direct_ancestors/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/direct_ancestors/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type_other` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type_other` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-11-21** `ad851942ac27`: 6 warning
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/direct_ancestors/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/direct_ancestors/items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type_other` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/next_revision_uuids` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/previous_revision_uuids` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Sample]/specimen_type_other` from the response with the `200` status
- **2023-11-14** `fceff381ab8a`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/next_revision_uuids` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/anyOf[#/components/schemas/Dataset]/previous_revision_uuids` to the response with the `200` status

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/hubmapconsortium/apis/hubmap-entity-api/docs/ancestors/:id/get.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/hubmapconsortium/apis/hubmap-entity-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/hubmapconsortium/apis/hubmap-entity-api/changes/ancestors/:id/get)