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  5. Errors API
    1. Getting an API token
    2. Applications API
      1. List all applications GET
      2. Get a single application GET
      3. Create an application POST
      4. Update an application PUT
      5. Remove an application DELETE
    3. Application groups API

Get a single application

Retrieves a specific error tracking application by its ID.

GET https://errors.betterstack.com/api/v1/applications/{id}

URL parameters

id
required string

The ID of the application to retrieve.

Headers

Authorization
required string

Bearer $TOKEN

200

Returns the requested application.

Response body

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1234",
    "type": "application",
    "attributes": {
      "application_group_id": 5678,
      "team_id": 123456,
      "team_name": "example-team",
      "name": "my-web-app",
      "table_name": "my_web_app",
      "token": "abc123def456ghi789",
      "ingesting_paused": false,
      "ingesting_host": "s1234.us-east-9.betterstackdata.com",
      "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "errors_retention": 90,
      "data_region": "us-east-9",
      "custom_bucket": null
    }
  }
}
401

Unauthorized

Response body

{
  "errors": "Invalid authentication"
}
404

Not Found

Response body

{
  "errors": "Resource with the provided ID was not found"
}

Example cURL

Example
curl --request GET \
  --url https://errors.betterstack.com/api/v1/applications/1234 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

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