---
title: "GovActionID proposal"
method: GET
path: "/governance/proposals/{gov_action_id}"
tags: ["Cardano » Governance"]
---

# GovActionID proposal

`GET /governance/proposals/{gov_action_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cardano-mainnet.blockfrost.io/api/v0`
- URL: `https://cardano-mainnet.blockfrost.io/api/v0/governance/proposals/{gov_action_id}`
- Auth: API key in header `project_id`

Proposal information.

## Path parameters

- `gov_action_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Return the proposal information content

- Proposal
  - `id` string, required: Governance Action Identifier (CIP-0129)
  - `tx_hash` string, required: Hash of the proposal transaction.
  - `cert_index` integer, required: Index of the certificate within the proposal transaction.
  - `governance_type` 'hard_fork_initiation' | 'new_committee' | 'new_constitution' | 'info_action' | 'no_confidence' | 'parameter_change' | 'treasury_withdrawals', required: Type of proposal.
  - `governance_description` object, nullable, required: An object describing the content of this GovActionProposal in a readable way.
  - `deposit` string, required: The deposit amount paid for this proposal.
  - `return_address` string, required: Bech32 stake address of the reward address to receive the deposit when it is repaid.
  - `ratified_epoch` integer, nullable, required: The epoch at which the proposal was ratified. Null if the proposal has not been ratified.
  - `enacted_epoch` integer, nullable, required: The epoch at which the proposal was enacted. Null if the proposal has not been enacted.
  - `dropped_epoch` integer, nullable, required: The epoch at which the proposal was dropped. A proposal is dropped if it expires or if any of its dependencies expire.
  - `expired_epoch` integer, nullable, required: The epoch at which the proposal expired. Null if the proposal has not expired.
  - `expiration` integer, required: The epoch at which this governance action will expire.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `403`: Authentication secret is missing or invalid
- `418`: IP has been auto-banned for extensive sending of requests after usage limit has been reached
- `429`: Usage limit reached
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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