GET /api/saved_objects/{type}/{id}
Api key auth Basic auth

Spaces method and path for this operation:

get /s/{space_id}/api/saved_objects/{type}/{id}

Refer to Spaces for more information.

WARNING: This API is deprecated. This is a legacy Saved Objects API and may be removed in a future version of Kibana.

Retrieves a single Kibana saved object by type and ID.

For transferring or backing up saved objects, prefer the export API (POST /api/saved_objects/_export).

Path parameters

  • type string Required

    The saved object type.

  • id string Required

    The saved object identifier.

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    A saved object.

  • 400 application/json

    A bad request.

GET /api/saved_objects/{type}/{id} 
curl \
  -X GET "${KIBANA_URL}/api/saved_objects/dashboard/example-dashboard-1" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"

GET kbn://api/saved_objects/dashboard/example-dashboard-1
Response examples (200) 
{
  "attributes": {
    "title": "Example dashboard 1"
  },
  "id": "example-dashboard-1",
  "managed": false,
  "namespaces": [
    "default"
  ],
  "references": [],
  "type": "dashboard",
  "updated_at": "2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z",
  "version": "WzEsMV0="
}
Response examples (400) 
{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "Unsupported saved object type(s): unknownType",
  "statusCode": 400
}