---
title: The Datasource Object
description: Reference for the datasource object structure in Storyblok's Content Delivery API, including properties and dimensions.
url: https://storyblok.com/docs/api/content-delivery/v2/datasources/the-datasource-object
---

# The Datasource Object

The datasource object contains a datasource’s `id`, `name`, and `slug`. Furthermore, it contains, any `dimensions` that are defined for the datasource. Its actual datasources entries are included in the [Datasource Entry Object](/docs/api/content-delivery/v2/datasources/the-datasource-entry-object).

## Properties

-   `id` (number)
    
    Datasource ID
    
-   `name` (string)
    
    Datasource name
    
-   `slug` (string)
    
    Datasource slug
    
-   `dimensions` (array)
    
    Array listing the dimensions defined for the datasource
    
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    -   `id` (number)
        
        Dimension ID
        
    -   `name` (string)
        
        Dimension name
        
    -   `entry_value` (string)
        
        Dimension value
        
    -   `datasource_id` (number)
        
        ID of the datasource containing this dimension
        
    -   `created_at` (string)
        
        Creation timestamp (Timestamps follow the [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) standard in UTC)
        
    -   `updated_at` (string)
        
        Latest updated timestamp (Timestamps follow the [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) standard in UTC)
        
    

Example Object

```json
{
  "id": 313702,
  "name": "Product Labels",
  "slug": "product-labels",
  "dimensions": [
    {
      "id": 68105,
      "name": "German",
      "entry_value": "de",
      "datasource_id": 313702,
      "created_at": "2024-03-15T12:17:10.279Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-03-15T12:17:10.279Z"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Pagination

-   [Previous: Retrieve Multiple Datasource Entries](/docs/api/content-delivery/v2/datasources/retrieve-multiple-datasource-entries)
-   [Next: The Datasource Entry Object](/docs/api/content-delivery/v2/datasources/the-datasource-entry-object)