diff --git a/dvc/api/dataset.py b/dvc/api/dataset.py
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+from typing import Literal, TypedDict, Union
+
+
+class DVCXDataset(TypedDict):
+    type: Literal["dvcx"]
+    name: str
+    version: int
+
+
+class DVCDataset(TypedDict):
+    type: Literal["dvc"]
+    url: str
+    path: str
+    sha: str
+
+
+class URLDataset(TypedDict):
+    type: Literal["url"]
+    files: list[str]
+    path: str
+
+
+def get(name: str) -> Union[DVCXDataset, DVCDataset, URLDataset]:
+    from difflib import get_close_matches
+
+    from dvc.fs import get_cloud_fs
+    from dvc.repo import Repo, datasets
+
+    repo = Repo()
+    try:
+        dataset = repo.datasets[name]
+    except datasets.DatasetNotFoundError as e:
+        add_note = getattr(e, "add_note", lambda _: None)
+        if matches := get_close_matches(name, repo.datasets):
+            add_note(f"Did you mean: {matches[0]!r}?")
+        raise
+
+    if not dataset.lock:
+        raise ValueError("missing lock information")
+    if dataset.type == "dvc":
+        return DVCDataset(
+            type="dvc",
+            url=dataset.lock.url,
+            path=dataset.lock.path,
+            sha=dataset.lock.rev_lock,
+        )
+    if dataset.type == "dvcx":
+        return DVCXDataset(
+            type="dvcx", name=dataset.name_version[0], version=dataset.lock.version
+        )
+    if dataset.type == "url":
+        fs_cls, _, path = get_cloud_fs(repo.config, url=dataset.lock.url)
+        assert fs_cls
+        join_version = getattr(fs_cls, "join_version", lambda path, _: path)
+        protocol = fs_cls.protocol
+        versioned_path = join_version(path, dataset.lock.meta.version_id)
+        versioned_path = f"{protocol}://{versioned_path}"
+        files = [
+            join_version(
+                fs_cls.join(versioned_path, file.relpath), file.meta.version_id
+            )
+            for file in dataset.lock.files
+        ]
+        return URLDataset(type="url", files=files, path=versioned_path)