---
title: "Get egg group"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/egg-group/{id}/"
tags: ["pokemon"]
---

# Get egg group

`GET /api/v2/egg-group/{id}/`

Egg Groups are categories which determine which Pokémon are able to interbreed. Pokémon may belong to either one or two Egg Groups. Check out [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Egg_Group) for greater detail.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- EggGroupDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `names` EggGroupName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `pokemon_species` PokemonSpeciesSummary[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-08-08** `0bfa5b75c167` — 1 breaking, 4 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the required property `id` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `name` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `names` to the response with the `200` status
  - …1 more
- **2026-08-08** `fe58d471586f` — 5 breaking
  - the response's body type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `id` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `name` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `names` from the response with the `200` status
  - …1 more
- **2026-07-17** `dc32de6001cf` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `basicAuth` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `cookieAuth` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 1 info
  - api operation id `api_v2_egg_group_retrieve` removed and replaced with `egg_group_retrieve`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `egg_group_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_egg_group_retrieve`

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

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