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# Topic Versions

> List and retrieve historical versions of a topic

# Topic Versions

Every change to a topic entity creates a new version. Use these endpoints to view the version history and retrieve specific versions.

## List Versions

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the topic.
</ParamField>

## Get Specific Version

Use `GET /v1/topics/{id}/versions/{version}` to retrieve a specific version.

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the topic.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="version" type="string" required>
  Version number to retrieve (e.g., `0.2`).
</ParamField>

<RequestExample dropdown>
  ```python GET /v1/topics/{id}/versions theme={null}
  from metadata.sdk import configure
  from metadata.sdk.entities import Topics

  configure(
      host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
      jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
  )

  # List all versions
  versions = Topics.get_versions("0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016")
  for v in versions:
      print(f"Version {v.version}: {v.description}")

  # Get a specific version
  topic_v1 = Topics.get_specific_version(
      "0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016",
      "0.1"
  )
  print(f"Original description: {topic_v1.description}")
  ```

  ```java GET /v1/topics/{id}/versions theme={null}
  import static org.openmetadata.sdk.fluent.Topics.*;

  // List all versions
  var history = Topics.getVersions("0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016");

  for (var version : history.getVersions()) {
      System.out.println("Version: " + version);
  }

  // Get a specific version
  var v1 = Topics.getSpecificVersion(
      "0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016",
      0.1
  );
  System.out.println("Description: " + v1.getDescription());
  ```

  ```bash GET /v1/topics/{id}/versions theme={null}
  # List all versions
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/topics/0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016/versions" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Get a specific version
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/topics/0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016/versions/0.1" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response (List Versions) theme={null}
  {
    "entityType": "topic",
    "versions": [
      "{\"id\":\"0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016\",\"name\":\"address_book\",\"fullyQualifiedName\":\"sample_kafka.address_book\",\"version\":0.2,\"description\":\"Updated: All Protobuf record events captured with enhanced schema\",\"serviceType\":\"Kafka\"}",
      "{\"id\":\"0a021819-982e-4ee4-a5a2-4af30eaa3016\",\"name\":\"address_book\",\"fullyQualifiedName\":\"sample_kafka.address_book\",\"version\":0.1,\"description\":\"All Protobuf record related events gets captured in this topic\",\"serviceType\":\"Kafka\"}"
    ]
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

**List versions** returns an object with `entityType` and a `versions` array of serialized entity snapshots (newest first).

**Get specific version** returns the full topic object as it existed at that version.

***

## Error Handling

| Code  | Error Type     | Description                             |
| ----- | -------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `401` | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Invalid or missing authentication token |
| `404` | `NOT_FOUND`    | Topic or version does not exist         |