---
title: "GET /about/{uri}/?view=summary"
method: GET
path: "/about/{uri}/?view=summary"
---

# GET /about/{uri}/?view=summary

`GET /about/{uri}/?view=summary`

Returns a list of summary properties for the given resource URI. By default, summary properties are taken from `skos:definition`, `schema:description`, `dc:abstract`, `dc:description`, `dc:summary`. `rdfs:comment`, `dcelements:description`, `obo:UAO_0000115`, `prov:value`, and `sio:hasValue`. Additional summary properties may be specified by the application configuration.

## Path parameters

- `uri` string, uri, required

## Response `200`

A list of tuples (p,o) where p is taken from the list of summary properties and o is the corresponding value

- array[]
  - string[] — The zeroth element of this sub-array is the URI of one of the summary properties and the first element is the string literal that is the value of that property for the resource in question.

## Changes

- **2019-12-18** `de67ef0df46f` — 1 breaking
  - the `items/` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`
- **2019-12-18** `b0a20f88a298` — 1 breaking
  - the `items/` response's property type/format changed from `array`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
- **2019-12-16** `0693369a3c5e` — 1 breaking
  - the `items/` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`
- **2019-12-05** `671978c03280` — 1 breaking
  - the `items/` response's property type/format changed from `array`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
- **2019-12-05** `bc4045d9aea4` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/tetherless-world/apis/whyis/changes/about/:uri/?view=summary/get.md)

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