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# Retrieve a Form

> Retrieves the details of an existing form.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /forms/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Moonbase REST API
  version: v0
servers:
  - url: https://api.moonbase.ai/v0
security:
  - bearer: []
tags:
  - name: Inboxes
    description: Manage your inboxes, conversations, and messages
  - name: Collections
    description: Manage your collections and items
  - name: Marketing
    description: Manage your marketing campaigns and forms
  - name: Activities
    description: View activities and capture calls
  - name: Library
    description: Manage your meetings, files, and notes
paths:
  /forms/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Marketing
      summary: Retrieve a form
      description: Retrieves the details of an existing form.
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The ID of the Form to retrieve.
          explode: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Form'
              examples:
                Form details:
                  summary: Form details
                  value:
                    id: 1CLJt2v5aNd8G5SGzEaeVU
                    type: form
                    updated_at: '2025-02-17T16:00:00.000Z'
                    name: Contact Us
                    pages_enabled: false
                    business_email_required: false
                    pages_url: https://moonbase.page/1CLJt2v5aNd8G5SGzEaeVU
                    collection:
                      id: 1CLJt2v5pkpkAnvdgXfEcF
                      type: collection
                      ref: form_1cljt2v5and8g5sgzeaevu
                    html_embed: >-
                      <!-- Moonbase JS: Add this to your <head> section -->

                      <script src="https://moonbase-js.com/v1.js"
                      type="module"></script>


                      <!-- Moonbase Form: Add this where you want to display the
                      form -->

                      <form data-moonbase-id="1CLJt2v5aNd8G5SGzEaeVU">
                        <!-- Fields: do not change the "name" attributes of the <input /> elements -->
                        <div>
                          <!-- This "email" field is a required field (but others can be removed) -->
                          <label for="email_Qqo">Email</label>
                          <input type="email" id="email_Qqo" name="field_1CLJt2v6KXDyzDuM57pQqo" required />
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <!-- This "name" field can be removed if not needed -->
                          <label for="name_pj2">Name</label>
                          <input type="text" id="name_pj2" name="field_1CLJt2v6592N5WQzNpjpj2" />
                        </div>

                        <!-- Buttons: you can add other buttons if needed -->
                        <button type="submit">Submit</button>

                        <!-- CAPTCHA: this is where we will show a CAPTCHA challenge if needed -->
                        <div data-moonbase-role="captcha"></div>

                        <!-- Done Message: show once the form is successfully submitted -->
                        <div data-moonbase-role="done" hidden>Thanks!</div>
                      </form>
                    created_at: '2025-02-17T16:00:00.000Z'
        '400':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                Default:
                  summary: Default
                  value:
                    type: errors
                    errors:
                      - type: error
                        status: '400'
                        title: Bad Request
                        detail: >-
                          The request could not be understood due to malformed
                          syntax or invalid parameters.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                Default:
                  summary: Default
                  value:
                    type: errors
                    errors:
                      - type: error
                        status: '401'
                        title: Unauthorized
                        detail: >-
                          Invalid or missing API key or JWT. You should provide
                          your Moonbase API Key or JWT in the authorization
                          header, in the format: "Authorization: Bearer
                          MOONBASE_API_KEY"
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                Default:
                  summary: Default
                  value:
                    type: errors
                    errors:
                      - type: error
                        status: '403'
                        title: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                Not found:
                  summary: Not found
                  value:
                    type: errors
                    errors:
                      - type: error
                        status: '404'
                        title: Not Found
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                Default:
                  summary: Default
                  value:
                    type: errors
                    errors:
                      - type: error
                        status: '429'
                        title: Too Many Requests
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                Default:
                  summary: Default
                  value:
                    type: errors
                    errors:
                      - type: error
                        status: '500'
                        title: Internal Server Error
        '503':
          description: Service Unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                Default:
                  summary: Default
                  value:
                    type: errors
                    errors:
                      - type: error
                        status: '503'
                        title: Service Unavailable
                        detail: >-
                          The service is temporarily unavailable, please try
                          again later.
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import Moonbase from '@moonbaseai/sdk';

            const client = new Moonbase({
              apiKey: process.env['MOONBASE_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });

            const form = await client.forms.retrieve('id');

            console.log(form.id);
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from moonbase import Moonbase

            client = Moonbase(
                api_key=os.environ.get("MOONBASE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            form = client.forms.retrieve(
                "id",
            )
            print(form.id)
        - lang: Go
          source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/moonbaseai/moonbase-sdk-go\"\n\t\"github.com/moonbaseai/moonbase-sdk-go/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := moonbase.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tform, err := client.Forms.Get(context.TODO(), \"id\")\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", form.ID)\n}\n"
        - lang: Ruby
          source: |-
            require "moonbase"

            moonbase = Moonbase::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key")

            form = moonbase.forms.retrieve("id")

            puts(form)
components:
  schemas:
    Form:
      title: Form
      description: >-
        A Form provides a way to create `Items` in a `Collection`, often via a
        public URL for external users. Each form submission creates a new item.
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          description: >-
            String representing the object’s type. Always `form` for this
            object.
          type: string
          const: form
        id:
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          type: string
        name:
          description: The name of the form, used as the title on its public page.
          type: string
        redirect_url:
          description: >
            Optional URL the user is redirected to after a successful
            submission. When unset, no redirect occurs. Stored as a Liquid
            template; rendered at submission time with form field values under
            `submission.<key>` (keyed by the field's `key`) plus UTM params
            (`utm_source`, `utm_medium`, `utm_campaign`, `utm_term`,
            `utm_content`) automatically appended. Use the `uri_encode` filter
            for URL-safe values, e.g. `https://example.com/thanks?email={{
            submission.email | uri_encode }}`. The rendered URL must parse as a
            valid URL or the submission errors.
          type: string
        pages_enabled:
          description: >-
            If `true`, a Moonbase Pages hosted page is enabled for this form,
            providing a standalone public URL for sharing.
          type: boolean
        business_email_required:
          description: >-
            `true` if submissions require a business email address, blocking
            free and disposable providers.
          type: boolean
        pages_url:
          description: The public URL for the form, if `pages_enabled` is `true`.
          type: string
          format: uri
        collection:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionPointer'
          description: The `Collection` that submissions to this form are saved to.
        html_embed:
          description: The HTML snippet for embedding the form on your website.
          type: string
        created_at:
          description: >-
            Time at which the object was created, as an ISO 8601 timestamp in
            UTC.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          description: >-
            Time at which the object was last updated, as an ISO 8601 timestamp
            in UTC.
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - collection
        - name
        - type
        - id
        - pages_enabled
        - business_email_required
        - html_embed
        - created_at
        - updated_at
    Errors:
      title: Errors
      description: >-
        The Errors object is a container that holds multiple Error objects when
        an API request encounters several validation or processing issues. This
        allows the API to return comprehensive feedback about all problems
        encountered in a single response.
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          const: errors
        errors:
          description: A list of `Error` objects.
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      required:
        - type
    CollectionPointer:
      title: CollectionPointer
      description: >-
        A lightweight reference to a `Collection`, containing the minimal
        information needed to identify it.
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          description: >-
            String representing the object’s type. Always `collection` for this
            object.
          type: string
          const: collection
        id:
          description: Unique identifier of the collection.
          type: string
        ref:
          description: The stable, machine-readable reference identifier of the collection.
          type: string
      required:
        - type
        - id
        - ref
    Error:
      title: Error
      description: >-
        The Error object represents a single error that occurred during API
        request processing. It provides detailed information about what went
        wrong, including a unique identifier, status code, and human-readable
        descriptions to help developers understand and resolve the issue.
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          const: error
        id:
          description: A unique identifier for this specific error instance.
          type: string
        status:
          description: The HTTP status code for this problem, as a string.
          type: string
        code:
          description: An application-specific error code string.
          type: string
        title:
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem.
          type: string
        detail:
          description: A human-readable explanation of this specific error.
          type: string
        source:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSource'
          description: >-
            An object containing more specific information about the part of the
            request that caused the error.
        meta:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
      required:
        - type
    ErrorSource:
      title: ErrorSource
      description: >-
        The ErrorSource object provides additional context about the specific
        part of an API request that caused an error. It can point to either a
        field in the request document or a query parameter that contains invalid
        data.
      type: object
      properties:
        pointer:
          description: >-
            A JSON Pointer [RFC6901] to the associated entity in the request
            document.
          type: string
        parameter:
          description: A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.
          type: string
      required: []
  securitySchemes:
    bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Your Moonbase API key.

````