# Getting Entries

We set up a project called [EC5 API Test](https://five.epicollect.net/project/ec5-api-test). The project is **public** so anyone can perform a GET request to fetch its entries.

Here is the response of the following GET endpoint: ([Open in browser](https://five.epicollect.net/api/export/entries/ec5-api-test))

```
https://five.epicollect.net/api/export/entries/ec5-api-test
```

```
{
  "links": {
    "self": "https://five.epicollect.net/api/export/entries/ec5-api-test?form_ref=d500a44b973e4de4a80fda57ca3dfe4d_5901f6bb53273&parent_form_ref=&branch=&branch_ref=&branch_owner_uuid=&parent_uuid=&uuid=&input_ref=&per_page=50&sort_order=DESC&entry_col=created_at&map_index=&page=1",
    "first": "https://five.epicollect.net/api/export/entries/ec5-api-test?form_ref=d500a44b973e4de4a80fda57ca3dfe4d_5901f6bb53273&parent_form_ref=&branch=&branch_ref=&branch_owner_uuid=&parent_uuid=&uuid=&input_ref=&per_page=50&sort_order=DESC&entry_col=created_at&map_index=&page=1",
    "prev": null,
    "next": null,
    "last": "https://five.epicollect.net/api/export/entries/ec5-api-test?form_ref=d500a44b973e4de4a80fda57ca3dfe4d_5901f6bb53273&parent_form_ref=&branch=&branch_ref=&branch_owner_uuid=&parent_uuid=&uuid=&input_ref=&per_page=50&sort_order=DESC&entry_col=created_at&map_index=&page=1"
  },
  "meta": {
    "total": 3,
    "per_page": 50,
    "current_page": 1,
    "last_page": 1,
    "from": 1,
    "to": 1
  },
  "data": {
    "id": "ec5-api-test",
    "type": "entries",
    "entries": [
      {
        "ec5_uuid": "39f51e6d-6438-76ba-e63c-82b6b387c041",
        "created_at": "2017-04-27T14:42:04.080Z",
        "1_Name": "Megan Fox",
        "2_Age": 30,
        "3_Date_of_birth": "16/05/1986",
        "4_Sex": "Female",
        "5_Photo": "https://five.epicollect.net/api/media/ec5-api-test?type=photo&format=entry_original&name=39f51e6d-6438-76ba-e63c-82b6b387c041_1493304122.jpg"
      },
      {
        "ec5_uuid": "768bb179-fd2c-87b1-ec20-86a9acfdc87a",
        "created_at": "2017-04-27T14:38:17.564Z",
        "1_Name": "Jim Carrey",
        "2_Age": 55,
        "3_Date_of_birth": "17/01/1962",
        "4_Sex": "Male",
        "5_Photo": "https://five.epicollect.net/api/media/ec5-api-test?type=photo&format=entry_original&name=768bb179-fd2c-87b1-ec20-86a9acfdc87a_1493303895.jpg"
      },
      {
        "ec5_uuid": "e83d3770-2b55-11e7-a60a-656c7ec627a0",
        "created_at": "2017-04-27T14:29:22.663Z",
        "1_Name": "Nicholas Cage",
        "2_Age": 53,
        "3_Date_of_birth": "07/01/2017",
        "4_Sex": "Male",
        "5_Photo": "https://five.epicollect.net/api/media/ec5-api-test?type=photo&format=entry_original&name=e83d3770-2b55-11e7-a60a-656c7ec627a0_1493303578.jpg"
      }
    ],
    "mapping": {
      "map_name": "EC5_AUTO",
      "map_index": 0
    }
  }
}
```

Since we did not pass any map parameter, by default the entries are mapped against the default EC5\_AUTO mapping.

The `links` and `meta` properties contains info about how many entries there are in total and the endpoints to get the next set. By default the **entries are paginated by 50 at a time,** so you will have to write a loop to get all of them by using the `links.next` enpoint until is `null`. In the above example it is `null` already as we only have a few entries.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://developers.epicollect.net/examples/ec5-api-test.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.