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POST
/
geospatial
/
featuretypes
/
{featureTypeExternalId}
/
features
/
byids
JavaScript SDK
const featuresToRetrieve = [{ externalId: 'measurement_point_765' }, { externalId: 'measurement_point_765' }];
const outputParams = { output: { geometryFormat: 'GEOJSON' as const } };

const retrievedFeatures = await client.geospatial.feature.retrieve('ocean_temperature', featuresToRetrieve, outputParams);
{
  "items": [
    {
      "externalId": "measurement_point_765",
      "temperature": 5.65,
      "location": {
        "wkt": "POINT(60.547602 -5.423433)"
      },
      "createdTime": 1629784673505,
      "lastUpdatedTime": 1629784673505
    },
    {
      "externalId": "measurement_point_863",
      "temperature": 5.03,
      "location": {
        "wkt": "POINT(60.585858 -6.474416)"
      },
      "createdTime": 1629784673505,
      "lastUpdatedTime": 1629784673505
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Access token issued by the CDF project's configured identity provider. Access token must be an OpenID Connect token, and the project must be configured to accept OpenID Connect tokens. Use a header key of 'Authorization' with a value of 'Bearer $accesstoken'. The token can be obtained through any flow supported by the identity provider.

Path Parameters

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featureTypeExternalId
string
required

External Id of the feature type provided by client. Must be unique among all feature type external ids within a CDF project.

Maximum string length: 32
Pattern: ^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,31}$
Example:

"ocean_measures"

Body

application/json
​
items
object[]
required
Required array length: 1 - 1000 elements
​
output
object

Desired output specification.

Example:
{
  "properties": {
    "*": {},
    "geometry1": { "srid": 4326 },
    "geometry2": { "srid": 3857 }
  }
}

Response

Feature list response.

​
items
object[]
required
Required array length: 1 - 1000 elements
Last modified on April 23, 2026