---
title: Read Section Information
framework: applenewsapi
role: symbol
role_heading: Web Service Endpoint
path: applenewsapi/get-sections-_sectionid_
---

# Read Section Information

Get information about the specified section, including its name, its channel, and whether it’s a default section.

## URL

GET https://news-api.apple.com/sections/{sectionId}

## Path Parameters

sectionId: The UUID of the section with information to fetch.

## Response Codes

200 OK: The request was successful. 400 Bad Request:  MISSING. You didn’t include the section UUID field in the request. Key path: sectionid. INVALID_TYPE. The value you specified for the section is not of the correct type for that field. Key path: sectionid. 401 Unauthorized: You didn’t include the Authorization header. Key path: None. 403 Forbidden: You tried to access a channel your API key doesn’t have permission to access. Key path: None. 404 Not Found:  The endpoint you tried to access doesn’t exist. Key path: None. The section you tried to access doesn’t exist. Key path: sectionId.

## Discussion

Discussion A Read Section Information request retrieves information about a single section. A section is a grouping of articles on a particular topic; for example, Sports, Silicon Valley, or Politics. Every channel has a default section, even if no other sections are defined. See Add and manage sections in News Publisher User Guide. Example

## See Also

### Sections

- [List All Sections](applenewsapi/get-channels-_channelid_-sections.md)
- [Promote Articles in a Section](applenewsapi/post-sections-_sectionid_-promotedarticles.md)
- [Section](applenewsapi/section.md)
- [SectionLinks](applenewsapi/sectionlinks.md)
- [SectionResponse](applenewsapi/sectionresponse.md)
- [PromoteArticleRequest](applenewsapi/promotearticlerequest.md)
- [PromoteArticleResponse](applenewsapi/promotearticleresponse.md)