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

# Get Entity

> Fetch a single entity by id, scoped to the current app.

App-scoped, not user-scoped: visible to every user of the app (see the
module-docstring tenancy contract). 404 only when the id belongs to
another app or doesn't exist.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.stainlessapi.com/api/spec/documented/hyperspell.yaml get /entities/{entity_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Hyperspell API
  summary: >-
    Hyperspell is the memory layer for AI apps and agents. Through the API, you
    can add memories, connect data sources to index them in real-time, and
    search memories with our natural language query engine.
  termsOfService: https://hyperspell.com/blog/tos
  contact:
    name: Hyperspell
    url: https://hyperspell.com/
    email: hello@hyperspell.com
  version: 0.32.1
servers:
  - url: https://api.hyperspell.com
    description: Production
security:
  - APIKey: []
    AsUser: []
paths:
  /entities/{entity_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - entities
      summary: Get Entity
      description: |-
        Fetch a single entity by id, scoped to the current app.

        App-scoped, not user-scoped: visible to every user of the app (see the
        module-docstring tenancy contract). 404 only when the id belongs to
        another app or doesn't exist.
      operationId: get_entity_entities__entity_id__get
      parameters:
        - name: entity_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            title: Entity Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - APIKey: []
        - AsUser: []
components:
  schemas:
    EntityResponse:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          title: Id
        type:
          type: string
          title: Type
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Description
        attributes:
          additionalProperties: true
          type: object
          title: Attributes
        mention_count:
          type: integer
          title: Mention Count
        first_seen_resource_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: First Seen Resource Id
        last_seen_resource_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Last Seen Resource Id
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Created At
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Updated At
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - type
        - name
        - mention_count
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      title: EntityResponse
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    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:
    APIKey:
      type: http
      description: >-
        API Key or JWT User Token. If using an API Key, set the X-As-User header
        to act as a specific user. A JWT User Token is always scoped to a
        specific user.
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Bearer <token>
    AsUser:
      type: apiKey
      description: >-
        Optionally set this header to act as a specific user when using an API
        Key, equivalent to first exchanging the API Key for a User Token
      in: header
      name: X-As-User

````