---
title: "Get region"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/region/{id}/"
tags: ["location"]
---

# Get region

`GET /api/v2/region/{id}/`

A region is an organized area of the Pokémon world. Most often, the main difference between regions is the species of Pokémon that can be encountered within them.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- RegionDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `locations` LocationSummary[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `main_generation` GenerationSummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `names` RegionName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `pokedexes` PokedexSummary[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `version_groups` VersionGroupSummary[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

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- **2024-02-24** `c0b00c7eff36` — 2 breaking, 6 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type/format was changed from `string`/`` to `integer`/``
  - the `version_groups` response's property type/format changed from `array`/`` to `string`/`` for status `200`
  - the endpoint scheme security `basicAuth` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `cookieAuth` was added to the API
  - …4 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/pokeapi/apis/poke-api/changes/api/v2/region/:id/get.md)

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