> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get a person

> Returns a single person by their ULID.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /people/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ClearPolicy API
  description: >-
    Programmatic access to your organization's people, documents, and
    attestation requests.


    Each API token is limited to 60 requests per minute. Successful responses
    and `429 Too Many Requests` responses include `X-RateLimit-Limit`,
    `X-RateLimit-Remaining`, and `X-RateLimit-Reset` headers.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.clearpolicy.app/api/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /people/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - People
      summary: Get a person
      description: Returns a single person by their ULID.
      operationId: getPerson
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The ULID of the person.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested person.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  schemas:
    Person:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - organization_id
        - name
        - email
        - source
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The ULID of the person.
        organization_id:
          type: string
          description: The ULID of the organization.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The full name of the person.
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: The email address of the person.
        phone:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: The phone number in international format, or null.
        source:
          type: string
          enum:
            - oauth
            - web
            - system
            - planning_center
          description: How the person was created.
        source_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: An external identifier from the originating system, or null.
        archived_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: When the person was archived, or null if active.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the person was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the person was last updated.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    PaymentRequired:
      description: Trial expired or subscription inactive.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
              payment_url:
                type: string
                format: uri
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found in your organization.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: >-
        Rate limit exceeded. Each API token is limited to 60 requests per
        minute.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 42
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Maximum requests allowed per minute for this token.
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 60
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Requests remaining in the current window.
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 0
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: Unix timestamp when the rate limit resets.
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 1719532800
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                example: Too Many Attempts.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Bearer token created in ClearPolicy API settings with the `api:use`
        scope.

````