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# Read Section Information

Get information about the specified section, including its name, its channel, and whether it’s a default section.

## Discussion

A Read Section Information request retrieves information about a single section. A section is a grouping of articles on a particular topic; for example, Sports, Silicon Valley, or Politics.

Every channel has a default section, even if no other sections are defined. See [Add and manage sections](https://support.apple.com/guide/news-publisher/apdfc6a051aa) in News Publisher User Guide.

### Example

**Request:**

```
GET /sections/4523e2f6-89fb-4842-b9f2-46514f7ebc6b HTTP/1.1
Host: news-api.apple.com
Accept: application/json
Authorization: HHMAC; key="1e3gfc5e-e9f8-4232-a6be-17bf40edad09"; signature="mLtpym3Lgl1300t8cze9wyWOaxkRBKL3j3ztalMjgWs="; date="2015-03-05T02:49:58Z"
```

**Response:**

```json
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:53:54 GMT
Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
{
  "data": {
    "createdAt": "2015-03-05T02:49:58Z",
    "modifiedAt": "2015-03-05T02:49:58Z",
    "id": "4523e2f6-89fb-4842-b9f2-46514f7ebc6b",
    "type": "section",
    "shareUrl": "https://apple.news/ArRPpLPE9QXu3sehS0rvxvA",
    "links": {
      "channel": "https://news-api.apple.com/channels/a5164537-3f2e-3569-8ff4-d5ac865e520e",
      "self": "https://news-api.apple.com/sections/4523e2f6-89fb-4842-b9f2-46514f7ebc6b"
    },
    "name": "Business",
    "isDefault": false
  }
}
```

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