> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getmodus.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get a custom context item > Returns one customer-created custom context item by uid. Returns 404 if the item does not exist or you cannot access it. **Requires:** `context:read` ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.getmodus.com/openapi.json get /api/v1/context/custom-items/{uid} openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Modus Public API version: 1.0.0 servers: [] security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Scopes description: Create, configure, deploy, and manage scopes. - name: Scopes · Conversations description: Read scope conversation threads. - name: Scopes · Supervision description: Scope supervision sub-resource. - name: Scopes · Memories description: Long-term memory stored per scope. - name: Scopes · Chat description: Chat with a published scope. - name: Scopes · Context description: Compose a scope’s context without an LLM call. - name: Modus · Chat description: Chat with Modus — your org-wide assistant. - name: Modus · Conversations description: Read Modus and cross-scope conversation threads. - name: Modus · Context description: Compose full-environment context without an LLM call. - name: Workflows description: Create, configure, deploy, and manage workflows. - name: Workflows · Runs description: Inspect workflow run history. - name: Workflows · Interfaces description: Slack / MCP / Teams interface management. - name: Connections description: Read connected integrations. - name: Tools description: Catalog of tools/integrations a scope can select in its toolset. - name: Suggestions description: Approved suggested questions and first-party suggestion usage events. - name: Context description: Create and manage organization context items. - name: Usage description: Organization LLM usage reporting. - name: Users description: Organization and membership management. - name: Runs · Streaming description: 'Run lifecycle: stream, poll, resume, interrupt, and cancel executions.' - name: Scopes · Runs description: Run a published or draft scope. - name: Modus · Runs description: Run the Modus home agent. paths: /api/v1/context/custom-items/{uid}: get: tags: - Context summary: Get a custom context item description: >- Returns one customer-created custom context item by uid. Returns 404 if the item does not exist or you cannot access it. **Requires:** `context:read` operationId: CustomContextItemsController_get parameters: - name: uid required: true in: path description: Uid of the custom context item. schema: example: 00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000abc type: string responses: '200': description: '' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContextItemDto' '400': description: >- Malformed request — invalid query parameters or request body (`code: BAD_REQUEST`). content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: BAD_REQUEST status: INVALID_ARGUMENT message: Invalid value for query parameter `pageSize`. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS '401': description: 'Missing, invalid, or expired access token (`code: UNAUTHORIZED`).' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: UNAUTHORIZED status: UNAUTHENTICATED message: Missing or invalid access token. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS '403': description: >- Authenticated, but the token lacks a required scope (`code: FORBIDDEN`). The missing scopes are listed in `info`. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: FORBIDDEN status: PERMISSION_DENIED message: Missing required scope(s) for this operation. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS info: missing: - '404': description: >- The resource does not exist, or you do not have access to it (`code: NOT_FOUND`). content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: NOT_FOUND status: NOT_FOUND message: Resource not found. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS '500': description: 'An unexpected server error occurred (`code: INTERNAL_ERROR`).' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseDto' example: error: code: INTERNAL_ERROR status: INTERNAL message: An unexpected error occurred. requestId: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS security: - bearerAuth: [] servers: - url: https://api.getmodus.com components: schemas: ContextItemDto: type: object properties: uid: type: string description: >- Stable UUID for the context item. Use this on PATCH / DELETE / values endpoints. example: 7a3f9d2c-1111-4000-a000-000000000abc orgId: type: string description: Org UUID this item belongs to. Matches the caller’s principal. example: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001 contextType: type: string description: >- Per-row context type identifier — one of `note`, `link`, `saved_query`, plus the dozens of integration-driven types (e.g. `looker_dashboard_metadata`, `salesforce_object_field`). example: note content: type: object additionalProperties: true description: >- Type-specific JSON content. Shape varies by `contextType`; treat as opaque unless you know the kind. description: type: string description: >- Human-readable description (separate from the type-specific `content` blob). nullable: true example: Q3 churn analysis notes userFeedback: type: string description: >- User-supplied verification verdict. `positive` ≈ approved/verified; `negative` ≈ rejected/dismissed; `neutral` is the default. enum: - negative - neutral - positive example: neutral topics: description: Free-form topic tags. Used for sidebar filtering on the SPA. example: - analytics - q3 type: array items: type: string connectionId: type: string description: >- Originating integration connection id for integration-derived items. Null for user-created items. nullable: true example: 00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000111 selectionId: type: string description: >- Originating selection id (datamap-scoped) for integration-derived items. nullable: true example: 00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000222 dataPath: description: >- Hierarchical path that places the item inside the data map (used for filtering by data asset). example: - salesforce - 00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000111 - Account - Name type: array items: type: string createdAt: type: string description: Creation timestamp. example: '2026-05-01T10:00:00.000Z' updatedAt: type: string description: Most recent update timestamp. example: '2026-05-11T10:00:00.000Z' lastUpdateMetadata: type: object additionalProperties: true description: >- Audit blob recording who/what last edited the item (`action`, `user_id`/`editedByName`/`editedByEmail`, `timestamp`). Used by the SPA to render the "Last Update" column. nullable: true example: action: auto_analysis timestamp: '2026-05-11T10:00:00.000Z' required: - uid - orgId - contextType - content - userFeedback - topics - dataPath - createdAt - updatedAt ErrorResponseDto: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelopeDto' required: - error ErrorEnvelopeDto: type: object properties: code: description: Modus-specific machine code. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorCode' status: description: Canonical status string for the error. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorStatus' message: type: string example: Skill was not found or you lack permission. requestId: type: string example: req_01HQ7K8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS info: type: object description: >- Optional domain-specific context. Shape varies per endpoint — see the operation's error response examples. additionalProperties: true example: skillId: sk_abc123 required: - code - status - message - requestId ApiErrorCode: type: string enum: - VALIDATION - BAD_REQUEST - UNAUTHORIZED - FORBIDDEN - NOT_FOUND - CONFLICT - RATE_LIMITED - INTERNAL_ERROR description: Modus-specific machine code. ApiErrorStatus: type: string enum: - INVALID_ARGUMENT - UNAUTHENTICATED - PERMISSION_DENIED - NOT_FOUND - ALREADY_EXISTS - RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED - INTERNAL description: Canonical status string for the error. securitySchemes: bearerAuth: scheme: bearer bearerFormat: Modus PAT (modus___) or OAuth 2.1 access token type: http description: >- A Modus personal access token (`modus___`) or an OAuth 2.1 access token, sent as `Authorization: Bearer `. ````