---
title: "Changes to Get the list of children directly connected to an Entity.  The children are the nodes one level below the current node.  This list only returns the items one level below in the graph."
method: GET
path: "/children/{id}"
---

# Changes to Get the list of children directly connected to an Entity.  The children are the nodes one level below the current node.  This list only returns the items one level below in the graph.

`GET /children/{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/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/children/:id/get.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/hubmapconsortium/apis/hubmap-entity-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/hubmapconsortium/apis/hubmap-entity-api/changes/children/:id/get)