---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/externaluris/{uri} [GET]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/externaluri-GET.html
description: "Retrieves an external URI (URL) for a specific member. Returns URI metadata including ID, path, and display title. Optional parameter to include group information. Restricted to the member or administrator."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:16+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: uri-GET
resource_id: uri
path_template: /members/{member}/externaluris/{uri}
http_method: GET
api_category: uri
implementation_version: 6.1006
api_since: 5.9900
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: null
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~173
---

# /members/\{member\}/externaluris/\{uri\} \[GET\]

## Description

Get an external URI (also known as URL).

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| returngroups | the groups to return in the output, can be "none","user", "all" (administrator only). | no | string | `none` |

## Permission

Restricted to the member themselves or administrator.

## Response

The output has the following format:

```xml

<uri id="[id]" path="[path]" ...>
  <displaytitle>[title]</displaytitle>
  ...
 [<usage hidden="2">
    <group ... />
    ...
  </usage>]
</uri>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this generator.