---
title: "Show path step with provided ID"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/path_steps/{id}"
tags: ["Path Steps"]
---

# Show path step with provided ID

`GET /api/v2/path_steps/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://yournation.nationbuilder.com`
- URL: `https://yournation.nationbuilder.com/api/v2/path_steps/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Returns the JSON:API resource object for a single path step.

## Response `200`

The requested path step.

- PathStepShowResponse: The JSON:API top-level document shape for responses returning a single resource under the data member.
  - `data` object, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object, the type/id pair that uniquely identifies a single resource.
    - `id` string, required: Unique identifier of the resource.
    - `type` 'path_steps', required: The JSON:API resource type.
    - `attributes` object: The read-only attributes of a path_step.
      - `default_due_date_interval` 'none' | 'same_day' | 'one_day' | 'two_day' | 'three_day' | 'four_day' | 'five_day' | 'six_day' | 'one_week' | 'two_week' | 'thirty_day' | 'two_month' | 'three_month' | 'six_month' | 'one_year' | 'null', nullable: The default amount of time the step is due after being started.
      - `default_point_person_id` string, nullable: The default point person.
      - `name` string, nullable: Name of the step.
      - `path_id` string, nullable: The path the step is assigned to.
      - `position` integer, nullable: The position in the path the step belongs to.
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `included` Resource[]: Sideloaded resources requested via the include query parameter. Each entry is a full resource object whose shape is documented under its own resource type.
    - `id` string, required: Unique identifier of the resource.
    - `type` string, required: The JSON:API resource type.
    - `attributes` object: The attributes of the resource, as documented for its resource type.
    - `relationships` object: References from this resource to other resources in the document.
  - `meta` object: Non-standard information about the document. Empty unless the endpoint has metadata to convey.

## Other responses

- `401`: The access token is missing, expired, or not authorized to access this resource.
- `404`: No resource exists with the provided ID.
- `429`: The access token has exceeded its request quota for the current rate-limit window.

## Changes

- **2026-11-05** `d5c88ca497ac`: 2 breaking, 5 info
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - removed the required property `data` from the response with the `200` status
  - added `#/components/schemas/show_document, subschema #2` to the response body `allOf` list for the response status `200`
  - media type `application/json` was changed to a more specific media type `application/vnd.api+json` for the response status `200`
  - …3 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nationbuilder/apis/nationbuilder-v2-api/changes/api/v2/path_steps/:id/get.md)

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