---
title: "Read glossary entry"
method: GET
path: "/glossary-api/v3/accounts/{accountUid}/glossaries/{glossaryUid}/entries/{entryUid}"
tags: ["Glossary API"]
---

# Read glossary entry

`GET /glossary-api/v3/accounts/{accountUid}/glossaries/{glossaryUid}/entries/{entryUid}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smartling.com`
- URL: `https://api.smartling.com/glossary-api/v3/accounts/{accountUid}/glossaries/{glossaryUid}/entries/{entryUid}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Read glossary entry endpoint.

## Path parameters

- `accountUid` string, required
- `glossaryUid` string, uuid, required
- `entryUid` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

- GlossaryEntryDetailedResponsePTO
  - `response` object, required
    - `code` 'SUCCESS', required: Indicates whether the response was successful or what error has occurred.
    - `data` GlossaryEntryDetailedResponse: Glossary entry response. Which provides translation request details in extended form.
      - `entryUid` string: Glossary entry uid.
      - `glossaryUid` string: Glossary uid.
      - `definition` string: Glossary entry definition.
      - `partOfSpeech` string: Glossary entry part of speech value.
      - `labelUids` string[]: Assigned label uuids.
      - `translations` GlossaryEntryTranslationPTO[]: Translations collection.
        - `localeId` string: Locale identifier. Either a 2-letter language code (`en`) or a language-region pair (`en-US`). The language part is always lowercase; the region part is always uppercase.
        - `fallbackLocaleId` string: Locale identifier. Either a 2-letter language code (`en`) or a language-region pair (`en-US`). The language part is always lowercase; the region part is always uppercase.
        - `term` string: Glossary translation term.
        - `notes` string: Glossary translation notes.
        - `caseSensitive` boolean: Glossary entry translation caseSensitive property.
        - `exactMatch` boolean: Glossary entry translation exactMatch property.
        - `doNotTranslate` boolean: Glossary entry translation doNotTranslate property.
        - `disabled` boolean: Glossary entry translation disabled property.
        - `variants` string[]: Term variants/synonyms.
        - `customFieldValues` EntryTranslationCustomFieldValuePTO[]: Translation level, assigned custom fields values.
          - `fieldUid` string: Custom field uid.
          - `fieldName` string: Custom field name.
          - `fieldValue` string: Custom field value.
          - `localeId` string: Locale identifier. Either a 2-letter language code (`en`) or a language-region pair (`en-US`). The language part is always lowercase; the region part is always uppercase.
        - `requestTranslationStatus` EntryTranslationInProgressPTO: Holds meta-information about translation that is in progress.
          - `localeId` string: Locale identifier. Either a 2-letter language code (`en`) or a language-region pair (`en-US`). The language part is always lowercase; the region part is always uppercase.
          - `requestDateTime` string, date-time: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp.
          - `requestUserUid` string: Unique identifier of a user — 12 lowercase alphanumeric characters.
        - `createdByUserUid` string: Unique identifier of a user — 12 lowercase alphanumeric characters.
        - `modifiedByUserUid` string: Unique identifier of a user — 12 lowercase alphanumeric characters.
        - `createdDate` string, date-time: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp.
        - `modifiedDate` string, date-time: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp.
      - `customFieldValues` EntryCustomFieldValuePTO[]: Assigned custom field values.
        - `fieldUid` string: Custom field uid.
        - `fieldName` string: Custom field name.
        - `fieldValue` string: Custom field value.
      - `archived` boolean: Archived flag.
      - `mtOptimizedLabel` 'Not MT-Compatible' | 'MT-Compatible' | 'MT-Compatibility pending': MT-compatibility state of the entry.
      - `suggestionStatus` 'SUGGESTED' | 'APPROVED': Suggestion status of the entry. Omitted for standard (non-suggested) entries.
      - `createdByUserUid` string: Unique identifier of a user — 12 lowercase alphanumeric characters.
      - `modifiedByUserUid` string: Unique identifier of a user — 12 lowercase alphanumeric characters.
      - `createdDate` string, date-time: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp.
      - `modifiedDate` string, date-time: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp.
      - `requestTranslationStatuses` object: Request translation details in detailed form. Please note that translation locale id will be used as a key.

## Other responses

- `400`: Provided request parameters are invalid.
- `401`: Provided credentials are not valid.
- `403`: Access denied.
- `404`: Resource not found.
- `429`: Too many simultaneous API requests.
- `500`: Unexpected error.

## Changes

- **2026-10-26** `0da6569bfcb7`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse, subschema #2` from the response body `allOf` list for the response status `200`
  - added the required property `response` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-10-17** `2cd7a8215799`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/smartling/apis/smartling-rest-api-reference/changes/glossary-api/v3/accounts/:accountUid/glossaries/:glossaryUid/entries/:entryUid/get.md)

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