# GET /messaging/v1/email/seed-lists/{id}

## Overview

Read a single seed list for an account. The MID and partner appId is used from authentication. Ensure the MID is activated for MCSeedList. This query verifies that the seed-list GUID
given as the value for `id` belongs to the appID. If so, it returns the active seed-list for the `id`.

## Response

| **Status** | **Name**    | **Type**        |          |          | **Description**                                                                                      |
| ---------- | ----------- | --------------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 200        |             |                 |          |          | Successful response indicating the request passed validations                                        |
|            | id          | string          |          |          | The globally unique id (GUID) assigned inception.                                                    |
|            | name        | string          |          |          | The description given at creation or update.                                                         |
|            | description | string          |          |          | The description of the seed-list given at creation or update.                                        |
|            | seeds       | list of objects |          |          | The objects in the list each consist of a single name:value pair.                                    |
|            |             |                 | **Name** | **Type** |                                                                                                      |
|            |             |                 | email    | string   | An email address.                                                                                    |
| 200        |             |                 |          |          | Successful response but with an empty object, indicating no active seed-lists for the partner appID. |

### Validation Failure Scenarios

| **HTTP Status** | **Description**                                  |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| 401             | Seed-list doesn't belong to the partner appID.   |
| 429             | API rate limit throttling is preventing success. |

## Usage

### Example Request

```url
GET /messaging/v1/email/seed-lists/{id}
```

### Example Responses

Data exists:

```json
200 OK
{
    "id": "fb9a8b12-a088-4999-b9ce-f8cd3fe06386",
    "name": "seedList1Name",
    "description": "Seed list description",
    "seeds": [
        {"email": "address1@example.com"},
        {"email": "address2@example.com"},
        {"email": "address3@example.com"}
    ]
}
```

No data exists:

```json
200 OK
{}
```

## Related Items

- [Seed-List in Rest Reference](/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/routes.md#seed-list)
- [Seed-List Management API](/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/references/mc_rest_seedlist/messageSeedListManagement.md)