# Retrieve a model/block model

## Returns

Returns a resource object of type [item\_type](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type.md)

## Examples

Example Basic example

###### Code

```javascript
import { buildClient } from "@datocms/cma-client-node";

async function run() {
  const client = buildClient({ apiToken: process.env.DATOCMS_API_TOKEN });

  const modelIdOrApiKey = "blog_post";

  const itemType = await client.itemTypes.find(modelIdOrApiKey);

  // Check the 'Returned output' tab for the result ☝️
  console.log(itemType);
}

run();
```

###### Returned output

```javascript
{
  id: "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA",
  name: "Blog post",
  api_key: "post",
  singleton: false,
  sortable: true,
  modular_block: false,
  tree: false,
  ordering_direction: null,
  ordering_meta: "created_at",
  draft_mode_active: false,
  all_locales_required: false,
  collection_appearance: "compact",
  hint: "Blog posts will be shown in our website under the Blog section",
  inverse_relationships_enabled: false,
  draft_saving_active: false,
  meta: { has_singleton_item: false },
  singleton_item: null,
  fields: [{ type: "field", id: "Pkg-oztERp6o-Rj76nYKJg" }],
  fieldsets: [{ type: "fieldset", id: "93Y1C2sySkG4Eg0atBRIwg" }],
  presentation_title_field: null,
  presentation_image_field: null,
  title_field: null,
  image_preview_field: null,
  excerpt_field: null,
  ordering_field: null,
  workflow: null,
}
```

## Related content in "Content Management API"

- [Content Management API Overview](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api.md)

- [Using the JavaScript CMA client](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/using-the-nodejs-clients.md)
- [API versioning](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/api-versioning.md)

- [Authentication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/authentication.md)
- [Environments](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/setting-the-environment.md)

- [Error codes & handling failures (CMA)](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/errors.md)
- [Pagination](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/pagination.md)

- [Asynchronous jobs](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/async-jobs.md)
- [Technical Limits (CMA)](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/technical-limits.md)

- [Record](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item.md)
- [Scheduled publication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-publication.md)

- [Scheduled unpublishing](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-unpublishing.md)
- [Upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload.md)

- [Site](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site.md)
- [Model/Block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type.md)

- [Create a new model/block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type/create.md)
- [Update a model/block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type/update.md)

- [List all models/block models](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type/instances.md)
- [Retrieve a model/block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type/self.md)

- [Duplicate model/block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type/duplicate.md)
- [Delete a model/block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type/destroy.md)

- [List models referencing another model/block](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type/referencing.md)
- [Field](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/field.md)

- [Fieldset](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/fieldset.md)
- [Record version](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-version.md)

- [Upload permission](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-request.md)
- [Upload track](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-track.md)

- [Manual tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-tag.md)
- [Smart tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-smart-tag.md)

- [Upload Collection](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-collection.md)
- [Search Index](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index.md)

- [Search result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-result.md)
- [Search indexing activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index-event.md)

- [Environment](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/environment.md)
- [Maintenance mode](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/maintenance-mode.md)

- [Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/menu-item.md)
- [Schema Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/schema-menu-item.md)

- [Uploads filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-filter.md)
- [Model filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type-filter.md)

- [Plugin](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/plugin.md)
- [Workflow](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/workflow.md)

- [Asynchronous job](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job.md)
- [Job result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job-result.md)

- [Account](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/account.md)
- [Organization](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/organization.md)

- [Invitation](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site-invitation.md)
- [Collaborator](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/user.md)

- [Role](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/role.md)
- [API token](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/access-token.md)

- [Webhook](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook.md)
- [Webhook call](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook-call.md)

- [Build trigger](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-trigger.md)
- [Deploy activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-event.md)

- [Subscription limit](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-limit.md)
- [Subscription feature](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-feature.md)

- [SSO Settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-settings.md)
- [SSO User](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user.md)

- [SSO Group](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-group.md)
- [White-label settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/white-label-settings.md)

- [Audit log event](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/audit-log-event.md)