> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mage.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Read block

`GET /api/pipelines/:pipeline_uuid/blocks/:block_uuid`

Fetch and return the contents and metadata of a block.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Request theme={"system"}
  curl --location 'http://localhost:6789/api/pipelines/broken_wave/blocks/solitary_silence' \
  --header 'Cookie: oauth_token=long_token_string' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: zkWlN0PkIKSN0C11CfUHUj84OT5XOJ6tDZ6bDRO2'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={"system"}
  {
      "block": {
          "all_upstream_blocks_executed": true,
          "color": null,
          "configuration": {},
          "downstream_blocks": [],
          "executor_config": null,
          "executor_type": "local_python",
          "has_callback": false,
          "name": "solitary silence",
          "language": "python",
          "retry_config": null,
          "status": "not_executed",
          "type": "data_loader",
          "upstream_blocks": [],
          "uuid": "solitary_silence",
          "content": "some_long_block_content_string",
          "outputs": []
      }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>