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> agent platform is what wraps these models into hosted agents.

# Get a knowledge base

GET https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/knowledgebase/{id}

Get a knowledge base

Reference: https://docs.smallest.ai/voice-agents/api-reference/knowledge-base/get

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: atoms
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /knowledgebase/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: get
      summary: Get a knowledge base
      description: Get a knowledge base
      tags:
        - knowledgeBase
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          description: The ID of the knowledge base
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: >-
            API key from the console ApiKey collection, sent as Bearer token.
            Also accepts session cookies for browser-based auth.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A knowledge base
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/knowledge_base_get_Response_200'
        '400':
          description: Invalid input
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized access
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Knowledge base not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerErrorResponse'
servers:
  - url: https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1
    description: Production server
components:
  schemas:
    KnowledgeBaseProcessingStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
        - pending
        - processing
        - completed
        - failed
      description: The current processing status of the knowledge base
      title: KnowledgeBaseProcessingStatus
    KnowledgeBase:
      type: object
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for the knowledge base
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the knowledge base
        description:
          type: string
          description: The description of the knowledge base
        organization:
          type: string
          description: The organization ID
        createdBy:
          type: string
          description: The user ID who created the knowledge base
        processingStatus:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/KnowledgeBaseProcessingStatus'
          description: The current processing status of the knowledge base
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time when the knowledge base was created
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time when the knowledge base was last updated
      required:
        - _id
        - name
        - organization
        - createdBy
      title: KnowledgeBase
    knowledge_base_get_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: boolean
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/KnowledgeBase'
      title: knowledge_base_get_Response_200
    BadRequestErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: boolean
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      title: BadRequestErrorResponse
    UnauthorizedErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: boolean
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      title: UnauthorizedErrorResponse
    InternalServerErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: boolean
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      title: InternalServerErrorResponse
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API key from the console ApiKey collection, sent as Bearer token. Also
        accepts session cookies for browser-based auth.

```

## Examples



**Response**

```json
{
  "status": true,
  "data": {
    "_id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "organization": "string",
    "createdBy": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "processingStatus": "pending",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```typescript
import { SmallestAIClient } from "smallestai";

async function main() {
    const client = new SmallestAIClient({
        token: "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
    });
    await client.atoms.knowledgeBase.getAKnowledgeBase("id");
}
main();

```

```python
from smallestai import SmallestAI

client = SmallestAI(
    token="YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
)

client.atoms.knowledge_base.get_a_knowledge_base(
    id="id",
)

```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/knowledgebase/id"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/knowledgebase/id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/knowledgebase/id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/knowledgebase/id', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/knowledgebase/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/knowledgebase/id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```