---
title: "Get the description for a token by symbol"
method: GET
path: "/v1/tokens/{symbol}/description"
tags: ["tokens"]
---

# Get the description for a token by symbol

`GET /v1/tokens/{symbol}/description`

## Path parameters

- `symbol` string, required

## Query parameters

- `locale` 'en' | 'fr' | 'th' | 'ko' | 'ja' | 'zh-CN'

## Response `200`

Successful response

- TokenDescription, nullable
  - `symbol` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `tagline` string, nullable, required
  - `marketCap` number, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input data
- `401` — Authorization not provided
- `403` — Insufficient access
- `404` — Resource not found
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-08-28** `792ac9f54322` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `locale`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/legend/apis/legend-api/changes/v1/tokens/:symbol/description/get.md)

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