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# Get ancestors of a concept

GET https://cdn.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/taxonomy/concepts/{taxonomy_cda_concept_id}/ancestors

Returns the ancestors of a concept. By default, only direct parents are returned (depth=1).

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-delivery-api/taxonomy/get-ancestors-of-a-concept

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment
- `taxonomy_cda_concept_id` (string, required) — ID of the concept

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  space: '<space_id>',
  environment: '<environment_id>', // defaults to 'master' if not set
  accessToken: '<content_delivery_api_key>'
})

client.getConceptAncestors('<taxonomy_cda_concept_id>')
.then((ancestors) => console.log(ancestors))
.catch(console.error)
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
// This client should only be created once per application.
var httpClient = new HttpClient();

var client = new ContentfulClient(httpClient, "<content_delivery_api_key>", "<content_preview_api_key>", "<space_id>");

var ancestors = await client.GetTaxonomyConceptAncestors("<concept_id>");
```