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# Get request

GET https://api-d.docusign.com/v1/accounts/{accountId}/requests/{requestId}

Returns the current state of a single request, including its status, counts, and available actions.

Reference: https://developers.docusign.com/docs/agreement-desk-api/reference/agreementdesk/requests/getrequest

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Docusign OAuth 2.0 access token

## Servers

- `https://api-d.docusign.com` (Demo, default)
- `https://api.docusign.com` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `accountId` (string, required) — The ID of the account that owns the request statuses.
- `requestId` (string, required) — The ID of the request (Agreement Desk ticket) the document belongs to.

## Response

### 200

The request.

- `id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the request.
- `intake_form_id` (string, required) — The identifier of the intake form the request was created from.
- `status` (RequestStatus, required)
- `title` (string, required) — The title of the request.
- `_actions` (RequestActions, optional) — The set of actions available on a request.
- `_links` (RequestLinks, optional) — Hypermedia links for a request.
- `approval_count` (integer, optional) — The number of approvals on the request.
- `document_count` (integer, optional) — The number of documents attached to the request.
- `due_date` (date, optional, nullable) — The date the request is due.
- `friendly_id` (string, optional, nullable) — A human-readable identifier for the request (e.g. REQ-0042).
- `last_activity_at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — Timestamp of the most recent activity on the request.
- `metadata` (ResourceMetadata, optional) — Audit and provenance metadata for a resource.
- `owner` (ParticipantSummary, optional) — A concise reference to a participant, such as the creator of a resource.
- `request_type_name` (string, optional, nullable) — The display name of the request type.
- `request_url` (string, optional, nullable) — Deep link to the request in the Agreement Desk UI.
- `submitter` (ParticipantSummary, optional) — A concise reference to a participant, such as the creator of a resource.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The request was not authenticated.

- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code generated for this occurrence of the problem.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
- `errors` (list of ValidationError, optional) — Field-level validation errors when multiple issues exist.
- `instance` (string, optional) — A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
- `request_id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier for the request, useful for tracing with support.
- `timestamp` (datetime, optional) — The timestamp when the error occurred.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The caller is not permitted to view this request.

- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code generated for this occurrence of the problem.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
- `errors` (list of ValidationError, optional) — Field-level validation errors when multiple issues exist.
- `instance` (string, optional) — A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
- `request_id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier for the request, useful for tracing with support.
- `timestamp` (datetime, optional) — The timestamp when the error occurred.

### 404 Not Found Error

The specified request was not found.

- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code generated for this occurrence of the problem.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
- `errors` (list of ValidationError, optional) — Field-level validation errors when multiple issues exist.
- `instance` (string, optional) — A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
- `request_id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier for the request, useful for tracing with support.
- `timestamp` (datetime, optional) — The timestamp when the error occurred.

## Types

### RequestStatus

- `id` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `state` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (ResourceMetadata, optional) — Audit and provenance metadata for a resource.

### RequestActions

The set of actions available on a request.

- `add_document` (RequestAction, optional) — A hypermedia action (affordance) available on a request.
- `share` (RequestAction, optional) — A hypermedia action (affordance) available on a request.

### RequestLinks

Hypermedia links for a request.

- `collection` (PageLink, optional) — A URL that references a specific page in the pagination process.
- `self` (PageLink, optional) — A URL that references a specific page in the pagination process.
- `shares` (PageLink, optional) — A URL that references a specific page in the pagination process.

### ResourceMetadata

Audit and provenance metadata for a resource.

- `created_at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — Timestamp when the resource was created.
- `created_by` (string, optional, nullable) — User ID of the person who created the resource.
- `modified_at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — Timestamp when the resource was last modified.
- `modified_by` (string, optional, nullable) — User ID of the person who last modified the resource.

### ParticipantSummary

A concise reference to a participant, such as the creator of a resource.

- `participant_id` (string, required) — The unique identifier of the participant.
- `email` (string, optional, nullable) — The email address of the participant.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The display name of the participant.

### ValidationError

A single field-level or parameter-level validation error.

- `code` (string, required) — A machine-readable error code identifying the specific validation failure.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the validation error.
- `target` (string, optional) — The name of the field, parameter, or path segment that caused the error.

### RequestAction

A hypermedia action (affordance) available on a request.

- `href` (string, required) — The target URL of the action.
- `method` (string, required) — The HTTP method to use for the action.
- `description` (string, optional, nullable) — A human-readable description of the action.

### PageLink

A URL that references a specific page in the pagination process.

- `href` (string, required) — The URL for the referenced page.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "intake_form_id": "string",
  "status": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "state": "string",
    "metadata": {
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "created_by": "string",
      "modified_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "modified_by": "string"
    }
  },
  "title": "string",
  "_actions": {
    "add_document": {
      "href": "string",
      "method": "string",
      "description": "string"
    },
    "share": {
      "href": "string",
      "method": "string",
      "description": "string"
    }
  },
  "_links": {
    "collection": {
      "href": "https://api.docusign.com/v1/accounts/12345678/request-statuses?limit=10&ctoken=abc123"
    },
    "self": {
      "href": "https://api.docusign.com/v1/accounts/12345678/request-statuses?limit=10&ctoken=abc123"
    },
    "shares": {
      "href": "https://api.docusign.com/v1/accounts/12345678/request-statuses?limit=10&ctoken=abc123"
    }
  },
  "approval_count": 1,
  "document_count": 1,
  "due_date": "2023-01-15",
  "friendly_id": "string",
  "last_activity_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "metadata": {
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "created_by": "string",
    "modified_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "modified_by": "string"
  },
  "owner": {
    "participant_id": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "name": "string"
  },
  "request_type_name": "string",
  "request_url": "string",
  "submitter": {
    "participant_id": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "name": "string"
  }
}
```