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GET
/
v1
/
knowledge
/
{kb_id}
Get Knowledge Base Details
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.xpander.ai/v1/knowledge/{kb_id} \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'
{
  "id": "73dc30ca-bdbf-42f7-a39f-93aff4f8522e",
  "name": "Product Documentation",
  "description": "Contains product guides and API documentation",
  "type": "managed",
  "organization_id": "91fbe9bc-35b3-41e8-b59d-922fb5a0f031",
  "agent_id": null,
  "total_documents": 5
}
Retrieve detailed information about a specific knowledge base including its configuration, document count, and metadata.

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Path Parameters

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kb_id
string
required
Unique identifier of the knowledge base (UUID format)

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Response

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id
string
Unique identifier for the knowledge base (UUID)
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name
string
Display name of the knowledge base
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description
string
Optional description of the knowledge base purpose (can be null)
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type
string
Knowledge base type: managed
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organization_id
string
UUID of the organization that owns this knowledge base
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agent_id
string
UUID of the agent this knowledge base is attached to (can be null)
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total_documents
integer
Total number of documents in the knowledge base

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Example Request

curl -X GET -H "x-api-key: <your-api-key>" \
  https://api.xpander.ai/v1/knowledge/<kb-id>

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Example Response

{
  "id": "73dc30ca-bdbf-42f7-a39f-93aff4f8522e",
  "name": "Product Catalog",
  "description": "Complete product information and specifications",
  "type": "managed",
  "organization_id": "<org-id>",
  "agent_id": null,
  "total_documents": 12
}

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Notes

  • Returns 404 if the knowledge base is not found or doesn’t belong to your organization
  • Use this endpoint to verify knowledge base existence before adding documents

Authorizations

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x-api-key
string
header
required

API Key for authentication

Path Parameters

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kb_id
string
required

Response

Successful Response

Represents a Knowledge Base item.

Attributes: id (str): KB unique identifier. name (str): KB name specified by the user. description (str): KB description specified by the user. type (KnowledgeBaseType): KB type, either managed or external. organization_id (str): Organization ID associated with the KB. total_documents (int): Total count of embedded documents. Defaults to 0.

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id
string

KB unique identifier

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name
string

KB name specified by the user

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description
string | null

KB description specified by the user

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type
enum<string>

KB type, managed / external

Available options:
managed,
external
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organization_id
string

Organization ID

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agent_id
string | null

Agent ID

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total_documents
integer
default:0

Total count of embedded documents