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# Get a bulk action

GET https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/bulk_actions/actions/{bulk_action_id}

Returns a bulk action by ID. Records are retained for 7 days.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/bulk-actions/get-a-bulk-action

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space as a string
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment as a string, falls back to `master` if not specified.
- `bulk_action_id` (string, required) — ID of the bulk action as a string

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "action": "<action>",
  "error": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "<error_type>",
      "type": "Error"
    }
  },
  "payload": {
    "entities": {
      "items": [
        {
          "sys": {
            "id": "<entity_id>",
            "linkType": "<Entry|Asset>",
            "type": "Link",
            "version": 0
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-03-15T09:00:00.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "<bulk_action_id>",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "status": "<status>",
    "type": "BulkAction",
    "updatedAt": "2025-03-15T09:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

**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
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.getEnvironment('<environment_id>'))
.then((environment) => environment.getBulkAction('<bulkAction_id>'))
.then((bulkAction) => console.log(bulkAction))
.catch(console.error)
```

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

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const bulkAction = await client.bulkAction.get({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
  environmentId: '<environment_id>',
  bulkActionId: '<bulk_action_id>',
});
```

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