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# Get Policy

GET https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/{id}

Reference: https://docs.usebridge.com/api/api-reference/policies/get-policy

## Authentication

- `X-API-Key` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `https://app.usebridge.com` (Production, default)
- `https://app.usebridge.xyz` (Sandbox)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

- `id` (string, required)
- `payerId` (string, required)
- `payer` (PolicyGetV1ResponsePayer, required)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `PENDING`, `UNKNOWN`, `CONFIRMED`, `REVALIDATING`, `INVALID`
- `state` (enum, required) — 2 letter US state code
  - Allowed values: `AL`, `AK`, `AZ`, `AR`, `CA`, `CO`, `CT`, `DE`, `DC`, `FL`, `GA`, `HI`, `ID`, `IL`, `IN`, `IA`, `KS`, `KY`, `LA`, `ME`, `MD`, `MA`, `MI`, `MN`, `MS`, `MO`, `MT`, `NE`, `NV`, `NH`, `NJ`, `NM`, `NY`, `NC`, `ND`, `OH`, `OK`, `OR`, `PA`, `RI`, `SC`, `SD`, `TN`, `TX`, `UT`, `VT`, `VA`, `WA`, `WV`, `WI`, `WY`
- `externalId` (string, optional)
- `planName` (string, optional)
- `person` (PolicyGetV1ResponsePerson, optional)
- `errors` (list of PolicyGetV1ResponseError, optional)
- `memberId` (string, optional)
- `policyHolder` (PolicyGetV1ResponsePolicyHolder, optional)
- `relationship` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `SELF`, `CHILD`, `SPOUSE`, `OTHER`, `NONE`
- `patientId` (string, optional)
- `latest` (PolicyGetV1ResponseLatest, optional)

## Types

### PolicyGetV1ResponsePayer

- `id` (string, required)
- `code` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `memberId` (boolean, required)
- `hint` (string, optional)

### PolicyGetV1ResponsePerson

- `firstName` (string, required)
- `lastName` (string, required)
- `middleName` (string, optional)
- `dateOfBirth` (datetime, optional)

### PolicyGetV1ResponseError

- `code` (string, required)
- `message` (string, optional)

### PolicyGetV1ResponsePolicyHolder

- `firstName` (string, required)
- `lastName` (string, required)
- `middleName` (string, optional)
- `dateOfBirth` (datetime, optional)

### PolicyGetV1ResponseLatest

- `id` (string, required)
- `plan` (string, required)
- `validatedAt` (datetime, required) — Timestamp this was executed
- `effectiveFrom` (datetime, optional)
- `effectiveTo` (datetime, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "payerId": "payerId",
  "payer": {
    "id": "id",
    "code": "code",
    "name": "name",
    "memberId": true,
    "hint": "hint"
  },
  "status": "PENDING",
  "state": "AL",
  "externalId": "externalId",
  "planName": "planName",
  "person": {
    "firstName": "firstName",
    "lastName": "lastName",
    "middleName": "middleName",
    "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "code",
      "message": "message"
    },
    {
      "code": "code",
      "message": "message"
    }
  ],
  "memberId": "memberId",
  "policyHolder": {
    "firstName": "firstName",
    "lastName": "lastName",
    "middleName": "middleName",
    "dateOfBirth": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "relationship": "SELF",
  "patientId": "patientId",
  "latest": {
    "id": "id",
    "plan": "plan",
    "validatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "effectiveFrom": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "effectiveTo": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id"

headers = {"X-API-Key": "<apiKey>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<apiKey>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<apiKey>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id', [
  'headers' => [
    'X-API-Key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("X-API-Key", "<apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["X-API-Key": "<apiKey>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.usebridge.com/api/policies/id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```