---
title: "Parent container info"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/containers/parent-container-info.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/parent"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/parent"
---

**GET** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/parent`

Use this endpoint to get details about a container's parent.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X GET \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/parent \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/parent"

headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/parent"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-DC-DEVKEY", "{{api_key}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/parent',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' } };

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


## 200 OK

```json
{
  "id": 3,
  "public_id": "<public_id>",
  "name": "Company Name, Inc.",
  "description": "Your company description.",
  "parent_id": 0,
  "template_id": 5,
  "has_logo": true,
  "is_active": true,
  "allowed_domain_names": [
    "www.example.com",
    "example.com"
  ]
}
```

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Container ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>public_id</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Public ID of the container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>description</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Description for the container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>parent_id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>ID of the container's parent.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>template_id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Template ID of the container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>has_logo</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>Custom logo status of the container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>is_active</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>Active status of the container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>allowed_domain_names</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of domains that can be used with the container.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>