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# Retrieve Topic

> Retrieve details of a specific email topic.

Fetch topic metadata and configuration by ID.

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the topic.
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <ResponseField name="id" type="string">The topic ID.</ResponseField>
  <ResponseField name="name" type="string">The topic name.</ResponseField>
  <ResponseField name="description" type="string">Description of the topic.</ResponseField>
  <ResponseField name="defaultStatus" type="string">Default status (`opt_in` or `opt_out`).</ResponseField>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X GET https://api.mailofly.com/api/v1/topics/top_123 \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer mf_live_your_api_key"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 OK theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "id": "top_123",
      "name": "Product Updates",
      "description": "Weekly digests on new features and product improvements",
      "defaultStatus": "opt_in"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>


## Related topics

- [Retrieve Contact Topics](/api/contacts/retrieve-contact-topics.md)
- [List Topics](/api/topics/list-topics.md)
- [Topics](/audience/topics.md)
- [Delete Topic](/api/topics/delete-topic.md)
- [Update Topic](/api/topics/update-topic.md)