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# Function: getEntity()

> **getEntity**(`directory`): (`id`, `version`?) => `Promise`<`Entity`>

Defined in: entities.ts:27

Returns an entity from EventCatalog.

You can optionally specify a version to get a specific version of the entity

## Parameters[​](#parameters "Direct link to Parameters")

| Parameter   | Type     |
| ----------- | -------- |
| `directory` | `string` |

## Returns[​](#returns "Direct link to Returns")

`Function`

### Parameters[​](#parameters-1 "Direct link to Parameters")

| Parameter  | Type     |
| ---------- | -------- |
| `id`       | `string` |
| `version`? | `string` |

### Returns[​](#returns-1 "Direct link to Returns")

`Promise`<`Entity`>

## Example[​](#example "Direct link to Example")

```
import utils from '@eventcatalog/utils';

const { getEntity } = utils('/path/to/eventcatalog');

// Gets the latest version of the entity
const entity = await getEntity('User');

// Gets a version of the entity
const entity = await getEntity('User', '0.0.1');
```