# Fetching a version of a content item with the content api

**URL:** <https://forum.builder.io/t/fetching-a-version-of-a-content-item-with-the-content-api/15740>\
**Category:** Shopify\
**Created:** [September 5, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/fetching-a-version-of-a-content-item-with-the-content-api/15740 "2025-09-05T16:11:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![jhs129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@jhs129](https://forum.builder.io/u/jhs129)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/fetching-a-version-of-a-content-item-with-the-content-api/15740/1 "2025-09-05T16:11:25Z")

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I have a requirement to be able to programmatically retrieve an older version of a content item. Is this possible via any of the content apis?

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**Author:** ![manish-sharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@manish-sharma](https://forum.builder.io/u/manish-sharma)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/fetching-a-version-of-a-content-item-with-the-content-api/15740/2 "2025-09-09T16:05:29Z")

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Hello @jhs129

Unfortunately, there isn’t an alternative through our APIs to fetch older versions of content. The APIs will always return the latest version, whether it’s in draft or published state.

Thanks,