# Get a campaign's knowledge sources

`GET https://api.tryscouty.com/v1/campaigns/{campaignId}/activation/knowledge`

Lists the knowledge sources on one campaign's activation flow, in order: the Notion pages, Google Docs and notes Scouty answers creators' questions from once the flow is published. A link is returned whole; a note is returned as its first few lines and its length.

- Scope: `campaigns:read`
- Kind: read
- MCP tool: `scouty_get_knowledge_sources`

## Authorization

Send `Authorization: Bearer $SCOUTY_TOKEN`. The token needs the `campaigns:read` scope.

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `campaignId` | `integer` | Required | The campaign whose activation flow this is about. |

## Request

### cURL

```bash
curl -s https://api.tryscouty.com/v1/campaigns/42/activation/knowledge \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SCOUTY_TOKEN"
```

### JavaScript

```js
const response = await fetch("https://api.tryscouty.com/v1/campaigns/42/activation/knowledge", {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SCOUTY_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
console.log(await response.json());
```

### Python

```python
import os

import requests

token = os.environ["SCOUTY_TOKEN"]
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.tryscouty.com/v1/campaigns/42/activation/knowledge",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"},
)
print(response.json())
```

## Responses

### 200 OK

```json
{
  "campaignId": 42,
  "sources": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "label": "Posting guide",
      "kind": "google_doc",
      "link": "https://docs.google.com/document/d/0000000000000000/edit",
      "lastReadAt": "2026-09-16T10:00:00.000Z",
      "readError": null
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "label": "Tone",
      "kind": "text",
      "preview": "Keep it casual and show the product in the first second.",
      "characters": 56,
      "lastReadAt": null,
      "readError": null
    }
  ],
  "maxSources": 10
}
```

### 401 Unauthorized

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "missing_token",
    "message": "This API needs an Authorization header carrying a bearer token."
  }
}
```

### 403 Forbidden

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "message": "This token does not carry the campaigns:read scope. Ask the team for one that does."
  }
}
```

### 404 Not Found

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "No such campaign."
  }
}
```

### 429 Too Many Requests

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Please wait for the current minute to end."
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | `error.code` | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 401 Unauthorized | `missing_token`, `invalid_token`, `token_revoked`, `token_expired`, `token_orphaned` | No token, or one that is not recognized, revoked or expired. |
| 403 Forbidden | `insufficient_scope`, `wrong_principal` | The token does not carry the scope this capability needs. |
| 404 Not Found | `not_found` | No such route, or no such campaign for this client. |
| 429 Too Many Requests | `rate_limited` | Too many requests this minute. Retry-After says how long is left. |

Full reference: https://docs.tryscouty.com/reference