---
title: Read API Service Operation
description: The GET {{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}} request returns data for the API service operation resource, identified by its ID in the request URL.
component: pingone-api
page_id: pingone-api:authorize:api-access-management/api-operations/read-api-server-operation
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingone-api/authorize/api-access-management/api-operations/read-api-server-operation.html
section_ids:
  headers: Headers
  example-request: Example Request
  example-response: Example Response
---

# Read API Service Operation

##

```none
GET {{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes
```

The `GET {{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}` request returns data for the API service operation resource, identified by its ID in the request URL.

This operation supports the use of the `expand` query parameter. If the service operation defines group, scope, or authentication policy requirements, the `expand` query parameter can be used to obtain information about the related resources. When used, additional data is included in the response's `_embedded` field.

If the service operation defines application permission access requirements, a single HAL link labeled `permission` is included in the response's `_links` field.

> **Collapse: Query parameters**
>
> | Query parameter | Description                                                               | Value                                                                                                                             |
> | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
> | `expand`        | Shows additional information from related resources in the response data. | \* `groups`\* `scopes`\* `authenticationPolicies`Multiple values can be separated by commas. For example, `expand=groups,scopes`. |

### Headers

Authorization      Bearer {{accessToken}}

##

### Example Request

* cURL

* C#

* Go

* HTTP

* Java

* jQuery

* NodeJS

* Python

* PHP

* Ruby

* Swift

```shell
curl --location --globoff '{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups%2Cscopes' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}'
```

```csharp
var options = new RestClientOptions("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes")
{
  MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Get);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
```

```golang
package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "net/http"
  "io"
)

func main() {

  url := "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups%2Cscopes"
  method := "GET"

  client := &http.Client {
  }
  req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")

  res, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  defer res.Body.Close()

  body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```http
GET /v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes HTTP/1.1
Host: {{apiPath}}
Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}
```

```java
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
  .build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("text/plain");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes")
  .method("GET", body)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
  .build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
```

```javascript
var settings = {
  "url": "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes",
  "method": "GET",
  "timeout": 0,
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
  },
};

$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
  console.log(response);
});
```

```javascript
var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'GET',
  'url': '{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes',
  'headers': {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
  }
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});
```

```python
import requests

url = "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes"

payload = {}
headers = {
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)
```

```php
<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setHeader(array(
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
));
try {
  $response = $request->send();
  if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
    echo $response->getBody();
  }
  else {
    echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
    $response->getReasonPhrase();
  }
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
  echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
```

```ruby
require "uri"
require "net/http"

url = URI("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups,scopes")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer {{accessToken}}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```swift
var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/apiServers/{{apiServerID}}/operations/{{apiServerOperationID}}?expand=groups%2Cscopes")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("Bearer {{accessToken}}", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")

request.httpMethod = "GET"

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}

task.resume()
```

### Example Response

200 OK

```json
{
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/apiServers/c43c112c-5835-457e-af92-f77aa192fabe/operations/40eed306-a15c-4c8f-9d5f-4ed2e5bd441d"
        },
        "environment": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
        },
        "apiServer": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/apiServers/c43c112c-5835-457e-af92-f77aa192fabe"
        },
        "permission": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/applicationResources/c43c112c-5835-457e-af92-f77aa192fabe/permissions/0d2be05d-9ca4-4f98-8c0c-50af0ae5019d"
        }
    },
    "_embedded": {
        "groups": [
            {
                "_links": {
                    "environment": {
                        "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
                    },
                    "self": {
                        "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/groups/66feb0da-1181-4d3c-af58-6ba8dac61706"
                    }
                },
                "environment": {
                    "id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
                },
                "id": "66feb0da-1181-4d3c-af58-6ba8dac61706"
            }
        ],
        "scopes": [
            {
                "_links": {
                    "environment": {
                        "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
                    },
                    "resource": {
                        "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/resources/25169e5b-15a3-41be-b481-1f94779e1b35"
                    },
                    "self": {
                        "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/resources/25169e5b-15a3-41be-b481-1f94779e1b35/scopes/814c9751-b8ca-4f05-b8f1-b820c11ab050"
                    }
                },
                "environment": {
                    "id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
                },
                "resource": {
                    "id": "25169e5b-15a3-41be-b481-1f94779e1b35"
                },
                "id": "814c9751-b8ca-4f05-b8f1-b820c11ab050"
            }
        ]
    },
    "id": "40eed306-a15c-4c8f-9d5f-4ed2e5bd441d",
    "name": "Accounts",
    "methods": [
        "POST",
        "PUT"
    ],
    "paths": [
        {
            "type": "EXACT",
            "pattern": "/accounts"
        }
    ],
    "accessControl": {
        "group": {
            "groups": [
                {
                    "id": "66feb0da-1181-4d3c-af58-6ba8dac61706"
                }
            ]
        },
        "scope": {
            "matchType": "ANY",
            "scopes": [
                {
                    "id": "814c9751-b8ca-4f05-b8f1-b820c11ab050"
                }
            ]
        },
        "permission": {
            "id": "0d2be05d-9ca4-4f98-8c0c-50af0ae5019d"
        },
        "authentication": {
            "acrs": [
                {
                    "id": "453cb9b6-b031-40a0-a7f0-408aee060f0f",
                    "type": "PINGONE"
                }
            ],
            "maxAge": 600
        }
    }
}
```
