---
title: "Get a claim by ID"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/claims/{claimId}"
tags: ["Claims"]
---

# Get a claim by ID

`GET /api/v1/claims/{claimId}`

## Path parameters

- `claimId` integer, required

## Response `200`

Claim found

- Claim
  - `id` integer, required
  - `lineItems` LineItem[] — line items associated with the claim
    - `title` string
    - `category` string
    - `date` string, date
    - `evidenceItems` ClaimEvidence[]
      - `fileKey` string
      - `fileSize` integer
      - `id` integer, required
    - `id` integer, required
  - `evidence` ClaimEvidence[] — evidence associated with the claim
    - `fileKey` string
    - `fileSize` integer
    - `id` integer, required
  - `ufn` string — universal file number
  - `providerUserId` string, uuid — ID of the provider user making the submission
  - `client` string — client name
  - `category` string — claim category
  - `concluded` string, date — claim concluded date
  - `feeType` string — fee type
  - `escaped` boolean — escaped status
  - `counselPayment` string — status of counsel payment
  - `claimed` number — amount claimed
  - `submissionId` string, uuid, required — id of the submission this claim belongs to

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Claim not found

## Changes

- **2026-05-20** `d1eb32be5002` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `evidence/items/fileSize` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `lineItems/items/evidenceItems/items/fileSize` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-14** `def1cfa2791d` — 3 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the optional property `evidence` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `lineItems` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-07** `f5d94c130d5b` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `counselPayment` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-06** `f141b4bcbce1` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `escaped` to the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ministryofjustice/apis/openapi-definition-3/changes/api/v1/claims/:claimId/get.md)

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