> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gloo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Item Metadata

> Retrieve comprehensive metadata for a specific item including its status, collection memberships, and essential properties.

<Card title="Error Reference: Content Controls" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="/api-reference/general/errors#content-controls-data-engine">
  Common errors: invalid item or publisher IDs, missing producer IDs, item not found, insufficient permissions.
</Card>


## OpenAPI

````yaml get /engine/v2/items/{item_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AI API
  description: |-
    Optimized for high-speed inference and scalability by Gloo AI

    [Swagger UI](./docs) | [ReDoc UI](./redoc)
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://platform.ai.gloo.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Content Controls
  - name: Data Engine
  - name: Ingestion & Enrichment
  - name: answers
  - name: chat
  - name: completions
  - name: content
  - name: core
  - name: data
  - name: get-models
  - name: ingestion
  - name: sotc
paths:
  /engine/v2/items/{item_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Data Engine
        - Content Controls
      summary: Get Item Metadata
      description: >-
        Retrieve comprehensive metadata for a specific item including its
        status, collection memberships, and essential properties.
      operationId: get_item_metadata_engine_v2_items__item_id__get
      parameters:
        - name: item_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            title: Item Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemMetadataResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - Invalid item ID format
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: true
                type: object
              example:
                detail:
                  code: Invalid item ID format
                  item_id: not-a-uuid
                  message: Item ID must be a valid UUID format
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - Not authorized to access this item
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: true
                type: object
              example:
                authorized: false
                detail: Not authorized to access this item
        '404':
          description: Item Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: true
                type: object
              example:
                code: Item not found
                item_id: c68c9303-9851-476e-96af-aa5bdd385811
                message: >-
                  The requested item does not exist or has been permanently
                  deleted
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error - Item metadata could not be retrieved
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: true
                type: object
              example:
                detail:
                  code: Internal server error
                  message: An error occurred while retrieving item metadata
                  item_id: c68c9303-9851-476e-96af-aa5bdd385811
      security:
        - HTTPBearer: []
components:
  schemas:
    ItemMetadataResponse:
      properties:
        item_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          title: Item Id
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - STARTED
            - QUEUED
            - FETCHING
            - CHUNKING
            - EMBEDDING
            - COMPLETED
            - FAILED
          description: >-
            Current processing status for the item. Items move through
            non-terminal statuses while ingestion is in progress and end in
            COMPLETED or FAILED.
          title: Status
        updated_at:
          type: string
          title: Updated At
        etag:
          type: string
          title: ETag
        restore_by:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Restore By
        item_title:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item Title
        item_subtitle:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item Subtitle
        filename:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Filename
        publication_date:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Publication Date
        type:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Type
        item_image:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item Image
        item_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item Url
        item_file:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item File
        item_summary:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item Summary
        item_number:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item Number
        item_extra:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Item Extra
        isbn:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Isbn
        author:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Author
        item_tags:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Item Tags
        evergreen:
          type: boolean
          title: Evergreen
        visible_in_search:
          type: boolean
          title: Visible In Search
        visible_in_chat:
          type: boolean
          title: Visible In Chat
        collection_memberships:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionMembership'
          type: array
          title: Collection Memberships
      type: object
      required:
        - item_id
        - status
        - updated_at
        - etag
      title: ItemMetadataResponse
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    CollectionMembership:
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          title: Type
        id:
          type: string
          title: Id
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        status:
          type: string
          title: Status
        created_at:
          type: string
          title: Created At
        updated_at:
          type: string
          title: Updated At
      type: object
      required:
        - type
        - id
        - name
        - status
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      title: CollectionMembership
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer `<token>`, where
        `<token>` is your [auth token](/studio/manage-api-credentials).
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````