# Retrieve A Specific Library's Element returns a list object

**URL:** https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/retrieve-a-specific-librarys-element-returns-a-list-object/2725
**Category:** Creative Cloud Libraries
**Tags:** api-feedback
**Created:** [March 29, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/retrieve-a-specific-librarys-element-returns-a-list-object/2725 "2021-03-29T21:52:59Z")
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### Author: ![patrickheinzelmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@patrickheinzelmann](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/patrickheinzelmann)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/retrieve-a-specific-librarys-element-returns-a-list-object/2725/1 "2021-03-29T21:52:59Z")

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Why is the method [“Retrieve A Specific Library’s Element”](https://www.adobe.io/creative-cloud-libraries/docs/api/#operation/getLibraryElement) returning a list of elements?

I would expect a single object “DbLibraryElementData” instead the list of type “LibraryElementsInfo”.

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### Author: ![roche](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/roche/32/1301_2.png) [@roche](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/roche)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/retrieve-a-specific-librarys-element-returns-a-list-object/2725/2 "2021-04-05T16:53:38Z")

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This is our “creative re-use” of the element list object. This will not be changed, as numerous clients are integrated without issues.

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### Author: ![patrickheinzelmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@patrickheinzelmann](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/patrickheinzelmann)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/retrieve-a-specific-librarys-element-returns-a-list-object/2725/3 "2021-04-15T08:50:15Z")

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There is an error in the documentation and in the swagger document of [https://www.adobe.io/creative-cloud-libraries/docs/api/#operation/getLibraryElement](https://www.adobe.io/creative-cloud-libraries/docs/api/#operation/getLibraryElement)

The API is returning a single element and not a list!

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### Author: ![roche](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/roche/32/1301_2.png) [@roche](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/roche)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/retrieve-a-specific-librarys-element-returns-a-list-object/2725/4 "2021-04-16T17:26:12Z")

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I’ll take a better look.

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### Author: ![roche](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/roche/32/1301_2.png) [@roche](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/roche)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/retrieve-a-specific-librarys-element-returns-a-list-object/2725/5 "2021-04-19T18:02:30Z")

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We have a fix submitted, releasing next week. Thanks.