Get an object

How do you retrieve individual objects from Tallyfy Answers?

This endpoint allows you to fetch a specific object from a collection using its unique identifier.

Use this endpoint to access the complete data for an individual record.

API endpoint

GET /v1/collections/{collection_name}/objects/{object_id}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
collection_name	path	Yes	Name of the collection containing the object
object_id	path	Yes	Unique identifier of the object to retrieve

Response

A successful object retrieval request returns a 200 OK status code and a JSON object containing all the properties of the requested object:

{
  "id": "product-123",
  "name": "Wireless Headphones",
  "description": "Premium noise-canceling headphones with 20-hour battery life",
  "price": 79.99,
  "categories": ["electronics", "audio", "wireless"],
  "created_at": "2023-08-15T14:32:21Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-08-15T14:32:21Z"
}

Error scenarios

Status	Description
404	Object or collection not found
400	Invalid object ID format

Example request

curl -X GET https://go.tallyfy.com/api/collections/products/objects/product-123 \
  -H "X-Answers-API-Key: your_api_key"

What are important usage considerations?

• Object retrieval is suitable for displaying detailed information about a specific item
• For searching across multiple objects, use the search endpoint instead
• The Tallyfy Answers API returns the complete object with all its properties
• System fields like created_at and updated_at are automatically included¹

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Footnotes

1. ISO 8601 format timestamps (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ) tracked at microsecond precision in PostgreSQL ↩