---
title: Retrieving Localized Stories by UUID
description: Example showing how to retrieve localized story versions using UUID and language parameters in the Content Delivery API.
url: https://storyblok.com/docs/api/content-delivery/v2/stories/examples/retrieving-localized-stories-by-uuid
---

# 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

The following example demonstrates how to receive the German version of a single story without knowing its slug.

-   cURL
    
    ```shellscript
    curl "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b\
    ?find_by=uuid\
    &language=de\
    &token=krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt\
    &version=published"
    ```
    
-   JS
    
    ```javascript
    // storyblok-js-client@>=7, node@>=18
    import Storyblok from "storyblok-js-client";
    
    const storyblok = new Storyblok({
      accessToken: "krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt",
    });
    
    try {
      const response = await storyblok.get('cdn/stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b', {
        "find_by": "uuid",
        "language": "de",
        "version": "published"
      })
      console.log({ response })
    } catch (error) {
      console.log(error)
    }
    ```
    
-   PHP
    
    ```php
    $client = new \Storyblok\Client('YOUR_STORYBLOK_SPACE_ACCESS_TOKEN');
    
    $client->getStoryByUuid('660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b', [
      "find_by" => "uuid",
      "language" => "de",
      "version" => "published"
    ])->getBody();
    ```
    
-   Java
    
    ```java
    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();
    ```
    
-   C#
    
    ```csharp
    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);
    ```
    
-   Python
    
    ```python
    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)
    ```
    
-   Ruby
    
    ```ruby
    require 'storyblok'
    client = Storyblok::Client.new(token: 'YOUR_TOKEN')
    
    client.story('660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b', {:params => {
      "find_by" => "uuid",
      "language" => "de",
      "version" => "published"
    }})
    ```
    
-   Swift
    
    ```swift
    let storyblok = URLSession(storyblok: .cdn(accessToken: "krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt"))
    var request = URLRequest(storyblok: storyblok, path: "stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b")
    request.url!.append(queryItems: [
        URLQueryItem(name: "find_by", value: "uuid"),
        URLQueryItem(name: "language", value: "de"),
        URLQueryItem(name: "version", value: "published")
    ])
    let (data, _) = try await storyblok.data(for: request)
    print(try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data))
    ```
    
-   Kotlin
    
    ```kotlin
    val client = HttpClient {
        install(Storyblok(CDN)) {
            accessToken = "krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt"
        }
    }
    
    val response = client.get("stories/660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b") {
        url {
            parameters.append("find_by", "uuid")
            parameters.append("language", "de")
            parameters.append("version", "published")
        }
    }
    
    println(response.body<JsonElement>())
    ```

Response

```json
{
  "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": []
}
```

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