---
title: "ancestor"
diataxis: reference
applies_to:
  product: "nirmata-control-hub"
audience: ["platform-engineer","developer"]
last_updated: 2026-03-25
url: https://docs.nirmata.io/docs/reference/rest-api/common_endpoints/ancestor/
---

 Returns an ancestors of a model instance, that matches the provided
model type. The full URL is of the form:

    /{service}/api/{model}/{id}/ancestor/{model}