> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.givechariot.com/v2026-04-01/api/giving-pools/get/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.givechariot.com/_mcp/server.

# Get Giving Pool

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

Retrieve a Giving Pool with the given ID.

Reference: https://docs.givechariot.com/api/giving-pools/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 of the Giving Pool.

## Response

### 200

OK

- `id` (string, required) — The unique identifier for this Giving Pool.
- `name` (string, required) — The display name of the Giving Pool. This is the name that the Donor will see when they are selecting a Giving Pool in DAFpay.
- `donor_account_id` (string, required) — The ID of the [Donor Account](/api/donor-accounts) this Giving Pool belongs to.
- `created_at` (datetime, required) — Time when this object was created, expressed in RFC 3339 format.
- `updated_at` (datetime, required) — Time when this object was last updated, expressed in RFC 3339 format.
- `metadata` (map from string to string, optional) — A map of arbitrary string keys and values to store information about the 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": "0bf40881-8ee2-47fb-98ca-f58c7999aa34",
  "name": "Smith Family Fund",
  "donor_account_id": "donor_account_01jpjenf5q6cawy43yxfcrxhct",
  "created_at": "2026-01-15T09:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-04-01T12:00:00Z",
  "metadata": {}
}
```