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Retrieve catalog object

GET /v2/catalog/object/{object_id}

Returns a single CatalogItem as a CatalogObject based on the provided ID.

The returned object includes all of the relevant CatalogItem information including: CatalogItemVariation children, references to its CatalogModifierList objects, and the ids of any CatalogTax objects that apply to it.

Permissions
ITEMS_READ
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Path Parameters

Example code
Name Description
object_id
string
Required

The object ID of any type of catalog objects to be retrieved.

Query Parameters
Name Description
include_related_objects
boolean

If true, the response will include additional objects that are related to the requested object, as follows:

If the object field of the response contains a CatalogItem, its associated CatalogCategory, CatalogTax, CatalogImage and CatalogModifierList objects will be returned in the related_objects field of the response. If the object field of the response contains a CatalogItemVariation, its parent CatalogItem will be returned in the related_objects field of the response.

Default value: false
catalog_version
integer (64-bit)
Beta

Requests objects as of a specific version of the catalog. This allows you to retrieve historical versions of objects. The value to retrieve a specific version of an object can be found in the version field of CatalogObjects.

Response Fields
Name Description
errors
Error [ ]

Any errors that occurred during the request.
object
CatalogObject

The CatalogObjects returned.
related_objects
CatalogObject [ ]

A list of CatalogObjects referenced by the object in the object field.

Examples

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GET /v2/catalog/object/{object_id}
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curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/catalog/object/W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI \
  -H 'Square-Version: 2021-04-21' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
Response JSON 
{
  "object": {
    "type": "ITEM",
    "id": "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
    "updated_at": "2016-11-16T22:25:24.878Z",
    "version": 1479335124878,
    "is_deleted": false,
    "present_at_all_locations": true,
    "item_data": {
      "name": "Tea",
      "description": "Hot Leaf Juice",
      "category_id": "BJNQCF2FJ6S6UIDT65ABHLRX",
      "tax_ids": [
        "HURXQOOAIC4IZSI2BEXQRYFY"
      ],
      "variations": [
        {
          "type": "ITEM_VARIATION",
          "id": "2TZFAOHWGG7PAK2QEXWYPZSP",
          "updated_at": "2016-11-16T22:25:24.878Z",
          "version": 1479335124878,
          "is_deleted": false,
          "present_at_all_locations": true,
          "item_variation_data": {
            "item_id": "W62UWFY35CWMYGVWK6TWJDNI",
            "name": "Mug",
            "ordinal": 0,
            "pricing_type": "FIXED_PRICING",
            "price_money": {
              "amount": 150,
              "currency": "USD"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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