# Describe a workspace

`GET /workspaces/{workspace_name}`

:::code-group
```bash title="cURL"
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.pinecone.io/workspaces/{workspace_name} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
```

```json title="200"
{
  "name": "example-workspace",
  "spec": {
    "byoc": {
      "environment": "aws-us-east-1-b921.byoc"
    }
  },
  "host": "production-c01b5b5.wksp.prod.pinecone.io",
  "created_at": "2026-06-21T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-21T00:00:00.000Z",
  "status": {
    "ready": true,
    "state": "Ready"
  }
}
```
:::

## Authorizations

- `Authorization` (header, string, required) — Bearer authentication header of the form `Bearer <token>`.

## Path Parameters

- `workspace_name` (path, string, required) — The name of the workspace to be described.

## Headers

- `X-Pinecone-Api-Version` (header, string, required) — Required date-based version header

## Response

- `200` — Configuration information and status of the workspace.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Possible causes: Invalid API key.
- `404` — Workspace not found.
- `500` — Internal server error.

## Related pages

- [List workspaces](./control-plane-list-workspaces.md)
- [Create a workspace](./control-plane-create-a-workspace.md)
- [Delete a workspace](./control-plane-delete-a-workspace.md)

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