---
title: "Show global template"
method: GET
path: "/global-templates/{template}"
tags: ["Template Operations"]
---

# Show global template

`GET /global-templates/{template}`

<small>Requires an API token with one of the following roles: **Template Reader** or **Template Manager**.</small>

Shows details of a single global template. Global templates are system-wide templates that can be cloned into
your account using the [clone endpoint](/operations/v1.global-templates.clone).

To use a global template, you must first clone it into your account, then create documents from the cloned
template using the existing [create document from template](/operations/v1.documents.create-from-template)
endpoint.

## Path parameters

- `template` string, required

## Response `200`

`GlobalTemplateDetailResource`

- object
  - `data` GlobalTemplateDetailResource, required
    - `uuid` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `locale` string, required
    - `global_template_author_name` string, nullable, required
    - `global_template_attribution_url` string, nullable, required
    - `global_template_license_name` string, nullable, required
    - `global_template_license_url` string, nullable, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `parties` TemplatePartySnippetResource[], required — The initial set of parties included in documents created from this template
      - `uuid` string, required
      - `ref_uuid` string, required — A static reference identifier, allowing parties in documents to be matched their corresponding party in the document's source template.
      - `reference` string, nullable, required — A generic reference for the party
      - `entity_name` string, nullable, required — The actual name of the party. i.e. name of the company or person. May be null if the party was created via the Template's "set later" option
      - `address` string, nullable, required
      - `scope` 'internal' | 'internal_and_external', required
      - `is_internal_party` boolean, required — Indicates whether this party is linked to an account party (internal) or is standalone (external)
      - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
      - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `403` — Authorization error
- `404` — Not found

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