# cat

Show IPFS object data.

#### REQUEST <a href="#request" id="request"></a>

```bash
curl "https://ipfs.krypc.io:5001/api/v0/cat?arg=<key>" \
    -X POST \
    -u "<API_KEY>:<API_KEY_SECRET>"
```

**REQUEST PARAMS**

* `arg` *\[required]* - The IPFS object hash.

#### RESPONSE <a href="#response" id="response"></a>

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

**BODY**

```
This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.
```