> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Download a Single Object

> Download a single object by its ID. Returns only the specified object without its children.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /developers/api/rest-openapi.json get /objects/{projectId}/{objectId}/single
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Speckle Server REST API
  description: >-
    REST API for Speckle Server. Use this API to upload and download objects,
    check object existence, and interact with your Speckle projects
    programmatically.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Speckle Support
    url: https://speckle.community
servers:
  - url: https://app.speckle.systems
    description: Speckle Cloud (Production)
  - url: https://YOUR_SERVER_URL
    description: Self-hosted instance (replace with your server URL)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /objects/{projectId}/{objectId}/single:
    get:
      tags:
        - Objects
      summary: Download a Single Object
      description: >-
        Download a single object by its ID. Returns only the specified object
        without its children.
      operationId: getSingleObject
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The ID of the project
        - name: objectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObjectId'
          description: The ID of the object to download
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The JSON representation of the object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpeckleObject'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions (read permissions required)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Object not found
components:
  schemas:
    ObjectId:
      type: string
      description: A unique identifier for a Speckle object
      example: 9b2cdb21da092dbd3558a4bc55b2cf7e
    SpeckleObject:
      type: object
      description: A Speckle object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        speckle_type:
          type: string
        totalChildrenCount:
          type: integer
        numbers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: number
      example:
        id: 9b2cdb21da092dbd3558a4bc55b2cf7e
        speckle_type: Base
        totalChildrenCount: 0
        numbers:
          - 0.04667752874618203
          - 0.16370857295385177
          - 0.1008153029515465
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        statusCode:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        Personal access token. Get your token from your Speckle profile
        settings.

````