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# Get a recipient

> Retrieves the details of an existing recipient.

Retrieves the details of a recipient, including their current status, ceremony information, and completion timestamp.

Use this endpoint to check a recipient's progress through the signing workflow. The response includes the full recipient object for the recipient's type (signer, approver, or preparer).

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="recipient_id" type="string" required={true}>
  The unique identifier of the recipient. Recipient IDs use the `re_` prefix.
</ParamField>

### Returns

Returns a `200 OK` status code along with [a recipient object](/docs/api/resources/recipients/object) if successful, or an [error](/docs/api/errors) otherwise.

<RequestExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  // GET https://api.signatureapi.com/v1/recipients/{recipient_id}
  // X-API-Key: key_test_...
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  // HTTP Status 200

  {
    "id": "re_26w2VVV5JVm4j459TY5BNM",
    "envelope_id": "52872f0e-b919-4d69-89cd-e7e56af00548",
    "type": "signer",
    "key": "client",
    "name": "Emily Johnson",
    "email": "emily@example.com",
    "status": "completed",
    "status_updated_at": "2025-12-31T15:00:00.000Z",
    "completed_at": "2025-12-31T15:00:00.000Z",
    "delivery_type": "email",
    "signature_options": ["typed", "drawn"],
    "ceremony": {
      "authentication": [
        {
          "type": "email_link",
          "subject_override": null,
          "message_override": null
        }
      ],
      "redirect_url": null,
      "redirect_delay": 3,
      "embeddable_in": [],
      "url_variant": "standard",
      "url": null
    },
    "ceremony_creation": "automatic"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>