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# Get Event

GET https://api.givechariot.com/v1/events/{id}

Retrieve an event with the given ID.

Reference: https://docs.givechariot.com/api/events/get

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://api.givechariot.com` (Production, default)
- `https://sandboxapi.givechariot.com` (Sandbox)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required) — The unique id for the event

## Response

### 200

OK

- `id` (string, optional) — The unique identifier for the event
- `category` (enum, optional) — The category of the event. This is useful for filtering events. Event names follow the pattern `{resource}.{event_type}` where `event_type` is either `created` or `updated`. Status transitions (for example, a Donor Account moving to `approved` or `rejected`) are emitted as `{resource}.updated` events — fetch the object to read its current status.
  - Allowed values: `grant.created`, `grant.updated`, `unintegrated_grant.created`, `unintegrated_grant.updated`, `donor_account.created`, `donor_account.updated`, `authorization_token.created`, `authorization_token.updated`, `grant_request.created`, `grant_request.updated`, `disbursement.created`, `disbursement.updated`, `inbound_transfer.created`, `inbound_transfer.updated`, `donation.created`, `donation.updated`, `deposit.created`, `deposit.updated`, `verification_request.created`, `verification_request.updated`
- `created_at` (datetime, optional) — The date and time the event was created
- `associated_object_id` (string, optional) — The unique identifier for the associated object
- `associated_object_type` (string, optional) — The type of the associated object

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request is invalid or contains invalid parameters

- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference identifying the problem type.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code for this error.
- `detail` (string, required) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized. The request is missing the security (OAuth2 Bearer token) requirements and the server is unable to verify the identify of the caller.

- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference identifying the problem type.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code for this error.
- `detail` (string, required) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

### 403 Forbidden Error

Access denied

- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference identifying the problem type.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code for this error.
- `detail` (string, required) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

### 404 Not Found Error

Resource Not Found

- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference identifying the problem type.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code for this error.
- `detail` (string, required) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference identifying the problem type.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code for this error.
- `detail` (string, required) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "203c4e56-5c39-4a66-abcd-2ec8af99a1b9",
  "category": "grant.created",
  "created_at": "2024-01-19T18:48:56.37Z",
  "associated_object_id": "4d06d393-1f14-46cf-b02d-8db17d7ed06a",
  "associated_object_type": "grant"
}
```