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# Get source connector

> Retrieve detailed information for a specific source connector.

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="source_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the source connector.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>
  Unique identifier for the source connector.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string" required>
  Source connector name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="type" type="string" required>
  Connector type.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="config" type="object" required>
  Connector configuration. Fields vary by connector `type`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string" required>
  ISO 8601 timestamp when the connector was created.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="updated_at" type="string">
  ISO 8601 timestamp when the connector was last updated.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request GET \
    --url "${UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL}/api/v1/sources/a1b2c3d4-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d" \
    --header "unstructured-api-key: ${UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY}"
  ```

  ```python Python SDK theme={null}
  import os
  from unstructured_client import UnstructuredClient
  from unstructured_client.models.operations import GetSourceRequest

  client = UnstructuredClient(
      api_key_auth=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY"),
      server_url=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL"),
  )

  response = client.sources.get_source(
      request=GetSourceRequest(
          source_id="a1b2c3d4-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d"
      )
  )
  print(response)
  ```

  ```python Python SDK (async) theme={null}
  import asyncio
  import os
  from unstructured_client import UnstructuredClient
  from unstructured_client.models.operations import GetSourceRequest

  async def get_source():
      client = UnstructuredClient(
          api_key_auth=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY"),
          server_url=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL"),
      )
      response = await client.sources.get_source_async(
          request=GetSourceRequest(
              source_id="a1b2c3d4-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d"
          )
      )
      print(response)

  asyncio.run(get_source())
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "a1b2c3d4-5e6f-7a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d",
    "name": "My S3 Source",
    "type": "s3",
    "config": {
      "remote_url": "s3://my-bucket/input/",
      "access_key_id": "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
      "secret_access_key": "wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
      "recursive": true
    },
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-01-15T12:00:00Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>