Title: WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_item
Published: July 20, 2021
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_item( WP_REST_Request $request ): 󠀁[WP_REST_Response](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_response/)󠁿|󠀁[WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/)󠁿

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Returns the given template

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$request`[WP_REST_Request](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_request/)
required

The request instance.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 [WP_REST_Response](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_response/)
|[WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/)

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function get_item( $request ) {
    	if ( isset( $request['source'] ) && ( 'theme' === $request['source'] || 'plugin' === $request['source'] ) ) {
    		$template = get_block_file_template( $request['id'], $this->post_type );
    	} else {
    		$template = get_block_template( $request['id'], $this->post_type );
    	}

    	if ( ! $template ) {
    		return new WP_Error( 'rest_template_not_found', __( 'No templates exist with that id.' ), array( 'status' => 404 ) );
    	}

    	return $this->prepare_item_for_response( $template, $request );
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [get_block_file_template()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_block_file_template/)`wp-includes/block-template-utils.php` |

Retrieves a unified template object based on a theme file or plugin registration.

  | 
| [WP_REST_Templates_Controller::prepare_item_for_response()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/prepare_item_for_response/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php` |

Prepare a single template output for response

  | 
| [get_block_template()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_block_template/)`wp-includes/block-template-utils.php` |

Retrieves a single unified template object using its id.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  | 
| [WP_Error::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/__construct/)`wp-includes/class-wp-error.php` |

Initializes the error.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/get_item/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.8.0/) | Introduced. |

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