---
title: "GET /v2/vals/{val_id}"
method: GET
path: "/v2/vals/{val_id}"
tags: ["vals"]
---

# GET /v2/vals/{val_id}

`GET /v2/vals/{val_id}`

Get a val by id

## Path parameters

- `val_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

A Val

- Val — A Val
  - `name` string, required
  - `id` string, uuid, required — The id of the val
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `privacy` 'public' | 'unlisted' | 'private', required — This resource's privacy setting. Unlisted resources do not appear on profile pages or elsewhere, but you can link to them.
  - `author` object, required
    - `type` union, required
      - 'user'
      - 'org'
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `username` string, nullable, required
  - `imageUrl` string, nullable, required — The URL of this val's image
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `links` object, required
    - `self` string, uri, required — The URL of this resource on this API
    - `html` string, uri, required — The URL of this resource on Val Town

## Changes

- **2026-03-18** `7ca4c991c6cc` — 1 breaking
  - the `privacy` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
- **2025-08-12** `2fa9b43f5225` — 1 info
  - added the required property `author/type` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-05-01** `137af5a9771c` — 1 info
  - added the required property `imageUrl` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-04-23** `1658025a5732` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/val-town/apis/val-town-api/changes/v2/vals/:val_id/get.md)

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