# Get

Launch stage: Public Preview

`GET /api/2.0/database/catalogs/{name}`

Get a Database Catalog.

API scopes: postgres

## Path parameters

- `name` (string, optional)

## Returns

Returns the DatabaseCatalog object.

## Response

```json
{
  "name": "string",
  "database_instance_name": "string",
  "database_name": "string",
  "uid": "string",
  "create_database_if_not_exists": true
}
```