Table of contents
iTwins
Download API definition:
GET https://api.bentley.com/itwins/{id}

Gets the metadata of the specified iTwin.

Authentication

Requires Authorization header with valid Bearer token for scope itwin-platform.

For more documentation on authorization and how to get access token visit OAUTH2 Authorization page.

Authorization

The calling user must be a member of the specified iTwin. Use the Access Control API to manage an iTwin's members.

Request parameters

Name
In
Required?
Description
id
template
Yes

The iTwin ID

Request headers

Name
Required?
Description
Authorization
Yes

OAuth access token with itwin-platform scope

Accept
Yes

Setting to application/vnd.bentley.itwin-platform.v1+json is recommended.

Response 200 OK

OK

json
{
    "iTwin": {
        "id": "dc914a84-e0c9-40e2-9d14-faf5ed84147f",
        "class": "Endeavor",
        "subClass": "Project",
        "type": "Construction Project",
        "number": "00001-ds-3902795",
        "displayName": "White River",
        "geographicLocation": "Exton, PA",
        "dataCenterLocation": "East US",
        "status": "Active",
        "parentId": "8a04f48b-1b11-475f-9b61-3083bc69f28f",
        "iTwinAccountId": "76c1102e-4f33-4dfa-ad93-bcd9ab717977",
        "imageName": "small_f3324967-82db-4c04-aad2-60635d00e1f6.png",
        "image": "https://crdeveussa01.blob.core.windows.net/context-thumbnails/small_f3324967-82db-4c04-aad2-60635d00e1f6.png?sv=2018-03-28&sr=b&sig=lcZwOExuEkdYg7KCXvrZyiVqTaRnl%2B%2F2m4ZJyj%2B5n6Y%3D&se=2023-07-07T00%3A00%3A00Z&sp=r",
        "createdDateTime": "2016-01-18T21:03:00.3704659Z",
        "createdBy": "abcd0123-e24a-4b35-9faf-f4f5f6f7f8f9"
    }
}

Response 401 Unauthorized

This response indicates that request lacks valid authentication credentials. Access token might not been provided, issued by the wrong issuer, does not have required scopes or request headers were malformed.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "HeaderNotFound",
        "message": "Header Authorization was not found in the request. Access denied."
    }
}

Response 404 Not Found

This response indicates that the specified iTwin was not found.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "iTwinNotFound",
        "message": "Requested iTwin is not available."
    }
}

Response 429 Too many requests

This response indicates that the user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.

json
{
    "error": {
        "code": "TooManyRequests",
        "message": "More requests were received than the subscription rate-limit allows."
    }
}

Response headers

Name
Description
retry-after

The number of requests exceeds the rate-limit for the client subscription.

iTwin

Full representation of a iTwin.

TableSchema
Name
Type
Description
id
String

The iTwin Id.

class
String

The Class of your iTwin.

subClass
String

The subClass your iTwin.

type
String,null

An open ended property to better define your iTwin's Type.

number
String

A unique number or code for the iTwin. This is the value that uniquely identifies the iTwin within your organization.

displayName
String

A display name for the iTwin.

geographicLocation
String,null

An optional field specifying the location of the iTwin. This is typically an address or city.

dataCenterLocation
String

The data center where the data for this iTwin will be persisted. Default is East US. Valid Values: East US, North Europe, West Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia East, UK South, Canada Central, Central India, Japan East.

status

Must be one of Active, Inactive or Trial. The default value is Active. By default, Inactive iTwins are not returned from the Get my iTwins API unless requested using the includeInactive parameter.

parentId
String,null

The Id of the parent of this iTwin. For example, a Project iTwin could be a child of an Asset iTwin.

iTwinAccountId
String,null

The Id of the Account that owns this iTwin. The Account is also the root of any iTwin hierarchy.

imageName
String,null

The name of the image. The name is unique and will only change if the image changes.

image
String,null

The URL of the image. This is a small, thumbnail image that was created using the Upload iTwin Image API. The URL will be valid for a minimum of 1 hour.

createdDateTime
Date-time

The date that the iTwin was created.

createdBy
String,null

The Id of the user that created the iTwin.

iTwin Status

One of 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Trial'

TableSchema
Name
Type
Description
No data.

Error

Contains error information.

TableSchema
Name
Type
Description
code
String

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

message
String

A human-readable representation of the error.

target
String

The target of the error.

Error Response

Gives details for an error that occurred while handling the request. Note that clients MUST NOT assume that every failed request will produce an object of this schema, or that all of the properties in the response will be non-null, as the error may have prevented this response from being constructed.

TableSchema
Name
Type
Description
error

Error information.