## Get R2 catalog details

**get** `/accounts/{account_id}/r2-catalog/{bucket_name}`

Retrieve detailed information about a specific R2 catalog by bucket name.
Returns catalog status, maintenance configuration, and credential status.

### Path Parameters

- `account_id: string`

  Use this to identify the account.

- `bucket_name: string`

  Specifies the R2 bucket name.

### Returns

- `errors: array of  { code, message }`

  Contains errors if the API call was unsuccessful.

  - `code: number`

    Specifies the error code.

  - `message: string`

    Describes the error.

- `messages: array of  { code, message }`

  Contains informational messages.

  - `code: number`

    Specifies the message code.

  - `message: string`

    Contains the message text.

- `success: boolean`

  Indicates whether the API call was successful.

- `result: optional  { id, bucket, name, 3 more }`

  Contains R2 Data Catalog information.

  - `id: string`

    Use this to uniquely identify the catalog.

  - `bucket: string`

    Specifies the associated R2 bucket name.

  - `name: string`

    Specifies the catalog name (generated from account and bucket name).

  - `status: "active" or "inactive"`

    Indicates the status of the catalog.

    - `"active"`

    - `"inactive"`

  - `credential_status: optional "present" or "absent"`

    Shows the credential configuration status.

    - `"present"`

    - `"absent"`

  - `maintenance_config: optional  { compaction, snapshot_expiration }`

    Configures maintenance for the catalog.

    - `compaction: optional  { state, target_size_mb }`

      Configures compaction for catalog maintenance.

      - `state: "enabled" or "disabled"`

        Specifies the state of maintenance operations.

        - `"enabled"`

        - `"disabled"`

      - `target_size_mb: "64" or "128" or "256" or "512"`

        Sets the target file size for compaction in megabytes. Defaults to "128".

        - `"64"`

        - `"128"`

        - `"256"`

        - `"512"`

    - `snapshot_expiration: optional  { max_snapshot_age, min_snapshots_to_keep, state }`

      Configures snapshot expiration settings.

      - `max_snapshot_age: string`

        Specifies the maximum age for snapshots. The system deletes snapshots older than this age.
        Format: <number><unit> where unit is d (days), h (hours), m (minutes), or s (seconds).
        Examples: "7d" (7 days), "48h" (48 hours), "2880m" (2,880 minutes).
        Defaults to "7d".

      - `min_snapshots_to_keep: number`

        Specifies the minimum number of snapshots to retain. Defaults to 100.

      - `state: "enabled" or "disabled"`

        Specifies the state of maintenance operations.

        - `"enabled"`

        - `"disabled"`

### Example

```http
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/r2-catalog/$BUCKET_NAME \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [],
  "result": {
    "bucket": "analytics-bucket",
    "credential_status": "present",
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "maintenance_config": {
      "compaction": {
        "state": "enabled",
        "target_size_mb": "128"
      },
      "snapshot_expiration": {
        "max_snapshot_age": "7d",
        "min_snapshots_to_keep": 100,
        "state": "enabled"
      }
    },
    "name": "account123_analytics-bucket",
    "status": "active"
  },
  "success": true
}
```