---
title: "Get a contact channel"
method: GET
path: "/contact-channels/{user_id}/{contact_channel_id}"
tags: ["Contact Channels"]
---

# Get a contact channel

`GET /contact-channels/{user_id}/{contact_channel_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.hexclave.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.hexclave.com/api/v1/contact-channels/{user_id}/{contact_channel_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Retrieves a specific contact channel by the user ID and the contact channel ID.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required: the user that the contact channel belongs to
- `contact_channel_id` string, required: the target contact channel

## Query parameters

- `user_id` string: The ID of the user, or the special value `me` for the currently authenticated user
- `contact_channel_id` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `user_id` string, required: The unique identifier of the user
  - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the contact channel
  - `value` string, required: The value of the contact channel. For email, this should be a valid email address.
  - `type` 'email', required: The type of the contact channel. Currently only "email" is supported.
  - `used_for_auth` boolean, required: Whether the contact channel is used for authentication. If this is set to `true`, the user will be able to sign in with the contact channel with password or OTP.
  - `is_verified` boolean, required: Whether the contact channel has been verified. If this is set to `true`, the contact channel has been verified to belong to the user.
  - `is_primary` boolean, required: Whether the contact channel is the primary contact channel. If this is set to `true`, it will be used for authentication and notifications by default.

## Changes

- **2026-05-15** `f6aec844c9f2`: 1 warning
  - added the new `email` enum value to the `type` response property for the response status `200`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/hexclave/apis/hexclave-rest-api-3/changes/contact-channels/:user_id/:contact_channel_id/get.md)

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