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# Get a space

GET https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/spaces/get-a-space

## 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 in form of a string

### Query parameters

- `include` (string, optional) — Comma-separated list of related resources to include in the response. Supported value: `sys.license` (returns the space's license metadata in `includes.SpaceLicense`).

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

### Standard response

**Response**

```json
{
  "name": "Contentful Example API",
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-10-18T10:15:33.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
    "organization": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "0D9ZC8rLWiw6x5qizZGiRs",
        "linkType": "Organization",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Space",
    "updatedAt": "2026-01-05T11:02:17.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 3
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

client
    .spaces()
    .async()
    .fetchOne(
        "<space_id>",
        new CMACallback<CMASpace>() {
          @Override protected void onSuccess(CMASpace space) {
            // Found your space in the parameter of this method: `space`.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful")
                .setMessage("Fetching of a space was successful." +
                    "\n\nResult: " + space)
                .show();
          }

          @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
            // An error occurred! Inform the user.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                .setMessage("Could not fetch that space." +
                    "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                .show();

            super.onFailure(exception);
          }
        }
    );
```

```java Java
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

final CMASpace space =
    client
        .spaces()
        .fetchOne("<space_id>");
```

```kotlin Kotlin
// Create the Contentful client.
val client = CMAClient.Builder()
    .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
    .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
    .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
    .build()

val space = client
        .spaces()
        .fetchOne("<space_id>")
```

```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) => console.log(space))
.catch(console.error)
```

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

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

const space = await client.space.get({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
});
```

```php PHP
$client = new \Contentful\Management\Client('<content_management_api_key>');

$space = $client->getSpace('<space_id>');
```

```ruby Ruby
require 'contentful/management'

client = Contentful::Management::Client.new('<content_management_api_key>')

space = client.spaces.find('<space_id>')
```

```python Python
from contentful_management import Client

client = Client('<content_management_api_key>')

space = client.spaces().find('<space_id>')
```

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

var client = new ContentfulManagementClient(httpClient, "<content_management_api_key>", "<space_id>");

var space = await client.GetSpace("<space_id>");
```

### With license metadata (?include=sys.license)

**Response**

```json
{
  "includes": {
    "SpaceLicense": [
      {
        "expiresAt": null,
        "isTrial": false,
        "productId": "product_medium",
        "productName": "Medium",
        "sys": {
          "id": "lc_abc123",
          "type": "SpaceLicense"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "name": "Contentful Example API",
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-10-18T10:15:33.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
    "license": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "lc_abc123",
        "linkType": "SpaceLicense",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "organization": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "0D9ZC8rLWiw6x5qizZGiRs",
        "linkType": "Organization",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Space",
    "updatedAt": "2026-01-05T11:02:17.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 3
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

client
    .spaces()
    .async()
    .fetchOne(
        "<space_id>",
        new CMACallback<CMASpace>() {
          @Override protected void onSuccess(CMASpace space) {
            // Found your space in the parameter of this method: `space`.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful")
                .setMessage("Fetching of a space was successful." +
                    "\n\nResult: " + space)
                .show();
          }

          @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
            // An error occurred! Inform the user.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                .setMessage("Could not fetch that space." +
                    "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                .show();

            super.onFailure(exception);
          }
        }
    );
```

```java Java
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

final CMASpace space =
    client
        .spaces()
        .fetchOne("<space_id>");
```

```kotlin Kotlin
// Create the Contentful client.
val client = CMAClient.Builder()
    .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
    .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
    .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
    .build()

val space = client
        .spaces()
        .fetchOne("<space_id>")
```

```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) => console.log(space))
.catch(console.error)
```

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

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

const space = await client.space.get({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
});
```

```php PHP
$client = new \Contentful\Management\Client('<content_management_api_key>');

$space = $client->getSpace('<space_id>');
```

```ruby Ruby
require 'contentful/management'

client = Contentful::Management::Client.new('<content_management_api_key>')

space = client.spaces.find('<space_id>')
```

```python Python
from contentful_management import Client

client = Client('<content_management_api_key>')

space = client.spaces().find('<space_id>')
```

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

var client = new ContentfulManagementClient(httpClient, "<content_management_api_key>", "<space_id>");

var space = await client.GetSpace("<space_id>");
```