---
title: "Get transaction"
method: GET
path: "/v0/bank/transactions/{transaction-id}"
tags: ["Transactions"]
---

# Get transaction

`GET /v0/bank/transactions/{transaction-id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.griffin.com`
- URL: `https://api.griffin.com/v0/bank/transactions/{transaction-id}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/griffin/apis/the-griffin-api/docs/v0/bank/transactions/:transaction-id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Yields a bank account transaction

## Path parameters

- `transaction-id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `account-transaction-url` union, required: Link to the transaction resource.
    - string
    - string
  - `processed-at` string, date-time, required: When the transaction was entered into the account ledger.
  - `post-datetime` string, date-time: Deprecated. Please use `processed-at` instead.
  - `balance-change-direction` 'credit' | 'debit', required: Specifies the direction of a balance change.
  - `origin-metadata` object: Identifiers from the system that originated the hold or transaction. Keys and values are originator-specific.
  - `effective-at` string, date-time, required: When the transaction actually takes effect on the account balance.
  - `transaction-origin-type` 'interest' | 'deposit' | 'manual-payment' | 'card-transaction' | 'fee' | 'transfer' | 'payment' | 'commission', required: Indicates the source of the transaction. For a description of each origin type, see our guide to [transactions](/docs/guides/transactions).
  - `payment-url` string: Link to the payment resource.
  - `reference` string: This field is provided by the person or entity who made the payment.
  - `account-url` union, required: Link to the bank account resource.
    - string
    - string
  - `balance-change` object, required: Shows the account [balance change](/docs/terms/balance-change).
    - `currency` 'GBP', required
    - `value` string, required: The value as a decimal-formatted string
  - `account-balance` object, required: Shows the [account balance](/docs/terms/account-balance).
    - `currency` 'GBP', required
    - `value` string, required: The value as a decimal-formatted string
  - `description` string: This field is provided by the bank to help customers understand the nature of the transaction.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Requires an API key to continue
- `404`: Not Found

## Changes

- **2026-09-19** `3e69d9e24ef6`: 1 info
  - api operation id `get-bank-transactions-transaction-id` was added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/griffin/apis/the-griffin-api/changes/v0/bank/transactions/:transaction-id/get.md)

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