# Fetch connection detail

```
GET https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/entities/:entity_id/connections/:id
```

Retrieves the details of a connection that has previously been created. Supply the unique connection ID that was returned from your previous request, and Bookkeep will return the corresponding connection information.

## Request

### Path Parameters

**entity_id** string required  
Unique identifier for the Entity object.

**id** string required  
Unique identifier for the object.

## Responses

- 200  
- 401  
- 404

Returns a connection if a valid identifier was provided, and returns an error otherwise.

- application/json

- Schema

**Schema**

**object**

**Default value:** `connection`

**Example:** `connection`

**id** string  
Unique identifier for the Connection object.

**Example:** `KVj1e7pGA85d`

**name** string nullable  
Name of Connection.

**Example:** `ronsflowers.myshopify.com`

**provider** string nullable  
Name of connection provider.

**Example:** `shopify`

**reports** string[] nullable  
Array of report names for this connection.

**Example:** `[
    "shopify_ecommerce",
    "shopify_payments_deposit",
    "shopify_cogs"
]`

```json
{
  "object": "connection",
  "id": "KVj1e7pGA85d",
  "name": "ronsflowers.myshopify.com",
  "provider": "shopify",
  "reports": [
    "shopify_ecommerce",
    "shopify_payments_deposit",
    "shopify_cogs"
  ]
}
```

HTTP Basic: Access denied.

Returns an error if an invalid identifier was provided.

- application/json

- Schema

**Schema**

**error** object

**message** string

**Example:** `Unrecognized request URL`

**type** string

**Example:** `invalid_request_error`

```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Unrecognized request URL",
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}
```

#### Authorization: http

``` 
name: basic 
type: http 
description: The Bookkeep API uses API keys to authenticate requests. You can view and manage your API keys in the Bookkeep Developer Dashboard. Your API keys carry many privileges, so be sure to keep them secure! Do not share your secret API keys in publicly accessible areas such as GitHub, client-side code, and so forth. Authentication to the API is performed via HTTP Basic Auth. Provide your Publishable key as the basic auth username value and your Secret key as the basic auth password value. All API requests must be made over HTTPS. Calls made over plain HTTP will fail. API requests without authentication will also fail.
```

```bash
curl -L -X GET 'https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/entities' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic ZGlsaXAuYmFpcmFnaUBib29ra2VlcC5jbzpXLlM4NVZGbkJyeEY2QmI='
```

- curl  
- nodejs  
- python  
- ruby  
- csharp  
- php

- CURL

```bash
curl -L 'https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/entities/:entity_id/connections/:id' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic PHVzZXJuYW1lPjo8cGFzc3dvcmQ+'
```

---

Base URL

https://api.bookkeep.com

Auth

Username

Password

Parameters

entity_id — path required

id — path required

Send API Request

Response Clear

Click the `Send API Request` button above and see the response here!