Retrieve a database

GET /v1/databases/{database_id}

TypeScript SDK

JavaScript

import { Client } from "@notionhq/client"

const notion = new Client({ auth: process.env.NOTION_API_KEY })

const response = await notion.databases.retrieve({
  database_id: "d9824bdc-8445-4327-be8b-5b47500af6ce"
})

200

{
  "object": "<string>",
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
}

Deprecated as of version 2025-09-03

This page describes the API for versions up to and including 2022-06-28. In the new 2025-09-03 version, the concepts of databases and data sources were split up, as described in Upgrading to 2025-09-03.

Refer to the new APIs instead:

• Retrieve a database
• Retrieve a data source

Retrieves a database object — information that describes the structure and columns of a database — for a provided database ID. The response adheres to any limits to a connection’s capabilities.

To fetch database rows rather than columns, use the Query a database endpoint.

To find a database ID, navigate to the database URL in your Notion workspace. The ID is the string of characters in the URL that is between the slash following the workspace name (if applicable) and the question mark. The ID is a 32 characters alphanumeric string.

Refer to the Build your first connection guide for more details.

Errors

ErrorsEach Public API endpoint can return several possible error codes. See the Error codes section of the Status codes documentation for more information.

Additional resources

• How to share a database with your connection
• Working with databases guide

Database relations must be shared with your connection

To retrieve database properties from database relations, the related database must be shared with your connection in addition to the database being retrieved. If the related database is not shared, properties based on relations will not be included in the API response.

The Notion API does not support retrieving linked databases.

To fetch the information in a linked database, share the original source database with your Notion connection.

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

Notion-Version · enum<string> · required

The API version to use for this request. The latest version is 2026-03-11.

Available options: 2026-03-11

Path Parameters

database_id · string · required

ID of a Notion database, a container for one or more data sources.

Response

200

application/json

Option 1

Option 2

object · string · required

The database object type name.

Allowed value: "database"

id · string<uuid> · required

The ID of the database.