---
title: "GET /resourceAlias/{alias}"
method: GET
path: "/resourceAlias/{alias}"
tags: ["ListResourceAlias"]
---

# GET /resourceAlias/{alias}

`GET /resourceAlias/{alias}`

Retrieve the metadata of a file or of a container.

## Path parameters

- `alias` string, required

## Query parameters

- `downloadURIValidity` string
- `fields` string
- `length` integer
- `offset` integer
- `option` string[]
- `sort` string

## Headers

- `cookie` string
- `If-None-Match` string

## Response `200`

metadata of a file or of a container

## Other responses

- `304` — NOT MODIFIED Metadata not modified

## Changes

- **2021-11-05** `8f8578e5d4c5` — 3 info
  - for the `query` request parameter `option`, the type/format was generalized from `string`/`` to `array`/``
  - added the optional property `ui:fs/children/items/ui:share` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `ui:share` to the response with the `200` status
- **2021-10-18** `75899b69a09a` — 2 warning, 1 info
  - removed the optional property `ui:fs/children/items/ui:share` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ui:share` from the response with the `200` status
  - for the `query` request parameter `option`, the type/format was generalized from `array`/`` to `string`/``

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/iterate-ch/apis/restfs/changes/resourceAlias/:alias/get.md)

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