---
title: "GET /?view=describe"
method: GET
path: "/?view=describe"
---

# GET /?view=describe

`GET /?view=describe`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/tetherless-world/apis/whyis/docs/%3Fview=describe/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `uri` string, uri, required

## Response `200`

Returns a JSON-LD representation of this nanpublication.

- unknown[]
  - unknown

## Changes

- **2019-12-05** `671978c03280`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2019-12-05** `bc4045d9aea4`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2019-11-22** `5c28f4e4eae9`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2019-11-19** `76aba0169ecc`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/tetherless-world/apis/whyis/changes/%3Fview=describe/get.md)

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