---
title: "Retrieve a distribution zone"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/distributions/{id}"
tags: ["Distributions"]
---

# Retrieve a distribution zone

`GET /api/v1/distributions/{id}`

Get a zone

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `data` Zone
    - `id` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `slug` string, required
    - `tdwg_code` string, required
    - `tdwg_level` integer, required
    - `species_count` integer, required
    - `links` object, required
      - `self` string, required
      - `plants` string, required
      - `species` string, required
    - `parent` object, nullable
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `slug` string
      - `tdwg_code` string
      - `tdwg_level` integer
      - `species_count` integer
      - `links` object
        - `self` string, required
        - `plants` string, required
        - `species` string, required
    - `children` object[]
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `slug` string
      - `tdwg_code` string
      - `tdwg_level` integer
      - `species_count` integer
      - `links` object
        - `self` string, required
        - `plants` string, required
        - `species` string, required
  - `meta` object
    - `last_modified` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Invalid credentials

## Changes

- **2020-08-10** (v1) `3d0b90549625` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2020-08-10** (v1) `9331c6c48cb2` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2020-07-23** (v1) `c11131d2aa30` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `data/children` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/parent` to the response with the `200` status
- **2020-07-15** (v1) `15d88532a85a` — 2 warning
  - removed the optional property `data/children` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data/parent` from the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/treflehq/apis/trefle-api-v1/changes/api/v1/distributions/:id/get.md)

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