---
title: "takes an accession code and returns the reference associated with it."
method: GET
path: "/references/{accession_code}"
---

# takes an accession code and returns the reference associated with it.

`GET /references/{accession_code}`

## Path parameters

- `accession_code` string, required

## Response `200`

found

- Reference
  - `short_name` string
  - `title` string
  - `pub_date` string
  - `publisher` string
  - `url` string
  - `accession_code` string

## Changes

- **2025-05-24** `16a2946a00d0` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/nceas/apis/vegbankapi/changes/references/:accession_code/get.md)

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