## Get dataset by ID

`datasets.retrieve(strid)  -> Dataset`

**get** `/api/v1/datasets/{id}`

Get dataset by ID

### Parameters

- `id: str`

### Returns

- `class Dataset: …`

  - `id: str`

    Dataset ID

  - `inserted_at: datetime`

    Creation timestamp

  - `name: str`

    Dataset name

  - `slug: str`

    URL-friendly slug

  - `updated_at: datetime`

    Last update timestamp

  - `attribution: Optional[str]`

    Attribution text

  - `description: Optional[str]`

    Dataset description

  - `license: Optional[str]`

    License identifier

  - `source_url: Optional[str]`

    Source data URL

### Example

```python
import os
from plaza import Plaza

client = Plaza(
    api_key=os.environ.get("PLAZA_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
dataset = client.datasets.retrieve(
    "id",
)
print(dataset.id)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
  "inserted_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "name": "name",
  "slug": "slug",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "attribution": "attribution",
  "description": "description",
  "license": "license",
  "source_url": "source_url"
}
```