# Gets the genesis information.

**GET**

`/genesis`

Returns the entire genesis file in json.

## Authorizations

- **[api_key](https://dev.algorand.co/reference/rest-api/algod/#api_key)**

## Responses

### 200

The genesis file in json.

Select media type application/json

_Genesis File in JSON_object

- **alloc**  
  required  
  Array<object>

- **addr**  
    required  
    string  
  - **comment**  
    required  
    string  
  - **state**  
    required  
    object  
  - **algo**  
    required  
    integer format: uint64  
  - **onl**  
    required  
    integer  
  - **sel**  
    string  
  - **stprf**  
    string  
  - **vote**  
    string  
  - **voteFst**  
    integer format: uint64  
  - **voteKD**  
    integer format: uint64  
  - **voteLst**  
    integer format: uint64  
  - **comment**  
    string  
  - **devmode**  
    boolean  
  - **fees**  
    required  
    string  
  - **id**  
    required  
    string  
  - **network**  
    required  
    string  
  - **proto**  
    required  
    string  
  - **rwd**  
    required  
    string  
  - **timestamp**  
    required  
    integer format: int64

### default

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