# Read Records

This endpoint will return the next 256 records to be found by the specified cursor. Each subsequent call will return the next 256 records until the cursor is at the end of the collection.

### Request

The following request shows how to [query an opened cursor](/database/database-api-access/query-collection-1/open-query.md):

```batch
curl --location --request GET 'https://<API ROUTE>/data/read/<CURSORID>' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <BOT AUTH TOKEN>' \
```

### Response

If successful, an array of up to 256 records will be returned or an empty array, if the cursor is at the end of the collection.

```bash
{
    "Result":[
        {
            ...
        },
        {
            ...
        }
    ]    
}
```

### Response Codes

This endpoint will reply with the following standard HTTP codes.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="258">Code</th><th>Meaning</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Code</td><td>Meaning</td></tr><tr><td>200</td><td>Ok. The request has been successfully fulfilled.</td></tr><tr><td>400</td><td>Bad Request. The call does not contain the data required to be fulfilled.</td></tr><tr><td>404</td><td>Not Found. The specified collection has not been found.</td></tr><tr><td>403</td><td>Unauthorized. The specified collection cannot be access through API</td></tr></tbody></table>


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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://docs.xenioo.com/database/database-api-access/query-collection-1/read-records.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.