---
title: "Read issue"
method: GET
path: "/api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue}"
tags: ["Issues"]
---

# Read issue

`GET /api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue}`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - API key in cookie `gc-session`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP token
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/api/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `/api/oauth/token` scopes: `issue:contents:read`

Read issue. Public repositories allow anonymous reads; supplied credentials are validated and may expand access to private resources.

## Path parameters

- `owner` string, required
- `repo` string, required
- `issue` string, required

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- IssueDetail
  - `author` union, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'local', required
      - `actorId` string, required
      - `handle` string, required
      - `displayName` string, nullable, required
      - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
      - `bot` true
      - `app` object
        - `listed` boolean, required
      - `via` object
        - `app` string, required
        - `iconUrl` string, nullable, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'github', required
      - `actorId` string, required
      - `authority` 'https://github.com', required
      - `providerId` integer, required
      - `login` string, required
      - `accountType` 'user' | 'organization' | 'bot', required
      - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
      - `linkedProfile` object, nullable
        - `actorId` string
        - `handle` string, required
        - `displayName` string, nullable, required
        - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'unavailable', required
      - `actorId` string, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `repoId` string, required
  - `number` integer, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `version` integer, required
  - `stateType` 'triage' | 'backlog' | 'unstarted' | 'started' | 'completed' | 'canceled', required
  - `priority` integer, required
  - `authorActorId` string, required
  - `authorDelegatorActorId` string, required
  - `authorViaInstallationId` string, nullable, required
  - `dueDate` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `closedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `closedByActorId` string, required
  - `closedByDelegatorActorId` string, required
  - `closedByViaInstallationId` string, nullable, required
  - `closedReason` string, nullable, required
  - `milestoneId` string, nullable, required
  - `lockedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `lockedByActorId` string, required
  - `lockReason` string, nullable, required
  - `pinnedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `pinnedByActorId` string, required
  - `pinSlot` integer, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `labels` object[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `color` string, required
  - `assignees` AssignmentActor[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `actor` union, required
      - object
        - `kind` 'local', required
        - `actorId` string, required
        - `handle` string, required
        - `displayName` string, nullable, required
        - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
        - `bot` true
        - `app` object
          - `listed` boolean, required
        - `via` object
          - `app` string, required
          - `iconUrl` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `kind` 'github', required
        - `actorId` string, required
        - `authority` 'https://github.com', required
        - `providerId` integer, required
        - `login` string, required
        - `accountType` 'user' | 'organization' | 'bot', required
        - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
        - `linkedProfile` object, nullable
          - `actorId` string
          - `handle` string, required
          - `displayName` string, nullable, required
          - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `kind` 'unavailable', required
        - `actorId` string, required
    - `handle` string, nullable, required
    - `displayName` string, nullable, required
    - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
  - `milestone` object, nullable, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `number` integer, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `state` 'open' | 'closed', required
  - `reactionCounts` object, required
    - `items` object[], required
      - `emojiKind` 'unicode' | 'custom', required
      - `emojiValue` string, required
      - `count` integer, required
    - `truncated` boolean, required
  - `capabilities` object, required
    - `edit` boolean, required
    - `comment` boolean, required
    - `close` boolean, required
    - `reopen` boolean, required
    - `manageAssignees` boolean, required
    - `manageLabels` boolean, required
    - `manageMilestone` boolean, required
    - `manageLinks` boolean, required
    - `lock` boolean, required
    - `pin` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the current state. A `code`, when present, names the refusal; `retryable` says whether the same request can succeed later, and `operationId` names the operation in the way.
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

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