Retrieving Localized Stories by UUID
Utilizing the query parameter language in conjunction with find_by=uuid facilitates the retrieval of localized versions of entries without requiring knowledge of their slugs.
Example Request and Response
Section titled “Example Request and Response”The following example demonstrates how to receive the German version of a single story without knowing its slug.
curl "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b?find_by=uuid&language=de&token=krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt&version=published"// Using the Universal JavaScript Client:// https://github.com/storyblok/storyblok-js-clientStoryblok.get('cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b', { "find_by": "uuid", "language": "de", "version": "published"}) .then(response => { console.log(response) }).catch(error => { console.log(error) })$client = new \Storyblok\Client('YOUR_STORYBLOK_SPACE_ACCESS_TOKEN');
$client->getStoryByUuid('660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b', [ "find_by" => "uuid", "language" => "de", "version" => "published"])->getBody();HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b?find_by=uuid&language=de&token=krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt&version=published") .asString();var client = new RestClient("https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b?find_by=uuid&language=de&token=krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt&version=published");var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);import requests
url = "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b"
querystring = {"find_by":"uuid","language":"de","token":"krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt","version":"published"}
payload = ""headers = {}
response = requests.request("GET", url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)
print(response.text)require 'storyblok'client = Storyblok::Client.new(token: 'YOUR_TOKEN')
client.story('660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b', {:params => { "find_by" => "uuid", "language" => "de", "version" => "published"}})import Foundation
let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b?find_by=uuid&language=de&token=krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt&version=published")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0)request.method = "GET"
let session = URLSession.sharedlet dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) }})
dataTask.resume(){ "story": { "name": "Earth's Symphony: Navigating the Wonders and Challenges of Our Blue Oasis", "created_at": "2024-02-16T14:22:09.108Z", "published_at": "2024-03-21T16:48:09.206Z", "id": 444996765, "uuid": "660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b", "content": { "_uid": "6bdf037c-f713-415c-a26a-8a9cfc926c85", "image": { "id": 14114772, "alt": "", "name": "", "focus": "", "title": "", "source": "", "filename": "https://a.storyblok.com/f/276232/2560x1946/ee938cf736/earth.jpg", "copyright": "", "fieldtype": "asset", "meta_data": {}, "is_private": "", "is_external_url": false }, "author": "51eed33d-855f-415c-ac0d-4404e03b89e1", "topics": ["solar-system"], "content": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.", "headline": "Die Symphonie der Erde: Die Wunder und Herausforderungen unserer blauen Oase", "component": "article", "scheduled": "2023-10-01 15:00", "categories": ["45d968b6-5790-4fbb-aa41-5781b8edde51", "d8e48716-0ecf-4059-b568-343bf54e4128"], "highlighted": false }, "slug": "earths-symphony-navigating-wonders-challenges-blue-oasis", "full_slug": "de/articles/earths-symphony-navigating-wonders-challenges-blue-oasis", "sort_by_date": null, "position": 0, "tag_list": ["Editor's Choice", "Featured"], "is_startpage": false, "parent_id": 444991588, "meta_data": null, "group_id": "8d99d18d-5c97-42cd-a646-51e0c553f26a", "first_published_at": "2024-02-16T14:30:11.990Z", "release_id": null, "lang": "de", "path": null, "alternates": [], "default_full_slug": null, "translated_slugs": null }, "cv": 1711108220, "rels": [], "links": []}Get in touch with the Storyblok community