---
title: "get data from an hdf dataset"
method: GET
path: "/hdf/data/{fpath}"
---

# get data from an hdf dataset

`GET /hdf/data/{fpath}`

get raw array data from one hdf dataset, as a json blob

## Response `200`

a chunk of raw array data from an hdf dataset. May be of any dimensionality

- union[] — a chunk of raw array data from an hdf dataset. May be of any dimensionality
  - union
    - number
    - Data — recursive

## Other responses

- `400` — the request was malformed; url should be of the format `"fpath?uri=uri"`
- `401` — the request did not specify a file that `h5py` could understand
- `403` — the request specified a file that does not exist
- `500` — found and opened file, error getting contents from object specified by the uri

## Changes

- **2020-12-16** `b1378ccddf8a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2019-07-25** `99123c1740e3` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/jupyter-server/apis/jupyterlab-hdf5-proxy/changes/hdf/data/:fpath/get.md)

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