---
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` object[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 1 breaking, 2 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/GenerationSummary, subschema #2` to the `main_generation` response property `oneOf` list for the response status `200`
  - api operation id `api_v2_region_retrieve` removed and replaced with `region_retrieve`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/GenerationSummary` from the `main_generation` response property `allOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `region_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_region_retrieve`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 6 breaking
  - the `locations/items/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `main_generation/allOf[#/components/schemas/GenerationSummary]/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `names/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - …2 more
- **2024-05-10** `88897cce8edf` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type/format was generalized from `integer`/`` to `string`/``
- **2024-03-02** `9f9bcb858ae9` — 1 breaking
  - the `version_groups` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`

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

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