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# Retrieve connection provider

> Retrieve a specific connection provider by ID.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /connection-providers/{connection_provider_id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  version: 0.1.1
  title: Datagrid API
  description: Datagrid API
servers:
  - url: https://api.datagrid.com/v1
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /connection-providers/{connection_provider_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Connection Providers
      summary: Retrieve connection provider
      description: Retrieve a specific connection provider by ID.
      operationId: ConnectionProviders.retrieveConnectionProvider
      parameters:
        - name: connection_provider_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The id of the connection provider to retrieve.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved connection provider.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectionProvider'
        '429':
          description: >-
            Rate limit exceeded. The request has been throttled because the rate
            limit for this endpoint has been reached. Check the `Retry-After`
            response header and retry after the specified number of seconds.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitError'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: >-
            import Datagrid from 'datagrid-ai';


            const client = new Datagrid({
              apiKey: process.env['DATAGRID_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });


            const connectionProvider = await
            client.connectionProviders.retrieve('connection_provider_id');


            console.log(connectionProvider.id);
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from datagrid_ai import Datagrid

            client = Datagrid(
                api_key=os.environ.get("DATAGRID_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            connection_provider = client.connection_providers.retrieve(
                "connection_provider_id",
            )
            print(connection_provider.id)
components:
  schemas:
    ConnectionProvider:
      type: object
      description: >-
        The `ConnectionProvider` object represents custom OAuth credentials for
        a connector. When creating a connection with a connection provider, the
        specified client ID and secret will be used instead of the default
        credentials.
      required:
        - object
        - id
        - name
        - connector_id
        - client_id
        - client_secret_id
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - connection_provider
          description: The object type, which is always `connection_provider`.
        id:
          type: string
          description: The connection provider identifier.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the connection provider.
        connector_id:
          type: string
          description: The connector ID this provider is configured for.
        client_id:
          type: string
          description: The OAuth client ID to use for this connector.
        client_secret_id:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The ID of the secret containing the OAuth client secret to use for
            this connector.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the connection provider was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the connection provider was last updated.
    RateLimitError:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Returned when the rate limit is exceeded. Rate limits are enforced per
        teamspace, endpoint path, and HTTP method over a 60-second sliding
        window. Each endpoint may have its own limit — check the
        X-RateLimit-Limit response header for the effective value.
      required:
        - error
        - message
        - retryable
        - status_code
      properties:
        status_code:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code (429).
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          deprecated: true
          description: Deprecated. Use status_code instead.
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
            - rate_limit_exceeded
          description: The error code identifying this as a rate limit error.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.
        mitigation:
          type: string
          description: Suggested action to resolve the error.
        retryable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the request can be retried after a delay.
        details:
          type: object
          properties:
            reason:
              type: string
              description: A detailed explanation of why the rate limit was exceeded.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````