# Retrieve a schema menu item

## Returns

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

## Examples

Example Basic example

###### HTTP Request

```http
GET https://site-api.datocms.com/schema-menu-items/:schema_menu_item_id HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN
Accept: application/json
X-Api-Version: 3
```

###### CURL Request

Terminal window

```bash
curl -g 'https://site-api.datocms.com/schema-menu-items/:schema_menu_item_id' \
   \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-Api-Version: 3"
```

###### fetch() Request

```javascript
await fetch(
  "https://site-api.datocms.com/schema-menu-items/:schema_menu_item_id",
  {
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN",
      Accept: "application/json",
      "X-Api-Version": "3",
    },
  },
);
```

###### HTTP Response

```http
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Cache-Control: cache-control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate
X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 28

{
  "data": {
    "type": "schema_menu_item",
    "id": "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q",
    "relationships": {
      "item_type": {
        "data": {
          "type": "item_type",
          "id": "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA"
        }
      },
      "parent": {
        "data": null
      },
      "children": {
        "data": [
          {
            "type": "schema_menu_item",
            "id": "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "attributes": {
      "label": "Posts",
      "position": 1,
      "kind": "item_type"
    }
  }
}
```

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