# GetShadowTopic **POST /redpanda.core.admin.v2.ShadowLinkService/GetShadowTopic** Returns information about a shadow topic on a shadow link. A shadow topic is a resource created automatically by a shadow link. The shadow topic 'shadows' a topic on a source cluster, mirroring the data and properties of that topic. ## Servers - http://localhost:9644: http://localhost:9644 () ## Parameters #### Headers - **Connect-Protocol-Version** (number) Define the version of the Connect protocol - **Connect-Timeout-Ms** (number) Define the timeout, in ms ## Body parameters Content-type: application/json - **name** (string) The name of the shadow topic to get - **shadowLinkName** (string) The name of the shadow link the topic is contained in ## Responses ### 200: Success #### Body Parameters: application/json (object) - **shadowTopic** (object) A ShadowTopic resource contained by the ShadowLink ### default: Error #### Body Parameters: application/json (object) - **code** (string) The status code, which should be an enum value of [google.rpc.Code][google.rpc.Code]. - **details** (array[object]) A list of messages that carry the error details. There is no limit on the number of messages. - **message** (string) A developer-facing error message, which should be in English. Any user-facing error message should be localized and sent in the [google.rpc.Status.details][google.rpc.Status.details] field, or localized by the client. [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)