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Expand Up @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ Saves the API response to a file. Valid values are `csv`, `json`, `xml`, `yaml`.

## Version

Queries a version of a record by version key when [content versioning](/guides/content/content-versioning) is enabled on a collection. Applies only to single item retrieval.
Queries a version of a record by version key when [content versioning](/guides/content/content-versioning) is enabled on a collection.

::callout{icon="material-symbols:info-outline"}
**Reserved version keys**
Expand All @@ -570,11 +570,18 @@ The keys `published` and `draft` are reserved. Use `published` (or `main` for ba

::code-group

```http [GET /items/posts/1]
?version=v1
```http
GET /items/posts?version=v1
GET /items/posts/1?version=v1
```

```graphql [GraphQL]
query {
posts(version: "v1") {
id
}
}

query {
posts_by_id(id: 1, version: "v1") {
id
Expand All @@ -587,23 +594,30 @@ import { createDirectus, rest, readItem } from "@directus/sdk";
const directus = createDirectus("https://directus.example.com").with(rest());

const result = await directus.request(
readItem("posts", {
readItems("posts", {
version: "v1",
}),
);

const item = await directus.request(
readItem("posts", 1, {
version: "v1",
}),
);
```

### Version Meta

When retrieving a versioned item, an additional `$meta` field is included in the response, containing metadata such as the version key and possibly an error message if the version failed to apply.

::

## VersionRaw

Specifies to return relational delta changes as a [detailed output](https://directus.io/docs/guides/connect/relations#creating-updating-deleting) on a version record.
Specifies to return relational delta changes as a [detailed output](https://directus.io/docs/guides/connect/relations#creating-updating-deleting) on a version record. Applies only to single item retrieval.

::code-group

```http [REST]
GET /items/posts/1
?version=v1&versionRaw=true
```http [GET /items/posts/1]
?version=v1&versionRaw=true
```

```graphql [GraphQL]
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