Data Catalog API methods that are related to Data Catalog search and metadata are deprecated and will be discontinued on January 30, 2026. SeeTransition from Data Catalog to Dataplex Universal Catalog. Methods that are related to policy tags and policy tag taxonomies are not deprecated.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-07-17 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis page details how to retrieve an entry group using the Data Catalog API, which has been deprecated in favor of Dataplex Catalog.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eGET\u003c/code\u003e method is used via an HTTP request to a specified URL that includes the project, location, and entry group name.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003ename\u003c/code\u003e parameter in the URL is required and defines the specific entry group being requested, using a predefined format.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAn optional \u003ccode\u003ereadMask\u003c/code\u003e query parameter can specify which fields should be returned in the response, or all fields are returned if it is empty or omitted.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request body must be empty, and a successful response will contain an instance of \u003ccode\u003eEntryGroup\u003c/code\u003e, with authorization requiring the \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Method: projects.locations.entryGroups.get\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\n| Data Catalog is deprecated. Please use Dataplex Universal Catalog instead.\nGets an entry group.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://datacatalog.googleapis.com/v1/{name}`\n\n### Path parameters\n\n### Query parameters\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [EntryGroup](/data-catalog/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.entryGroups#EntryGroup).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authentication Overview](/docs/authentication#authorization-gcp)."]]
