---
title: "Get project safety alert"
method: GET
path: "/safety/alerts/{id}"
---

# Get project safety alert

`GET /safety/alerts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openai.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.openai.com/v1/safety/alerts/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Get a safety alert belonging to the authenticated API project.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required: Project safety alert ID

## Response `200`

Success

- SafetyAlertResource
  - `id` string, required
  - `object` 'safety.alert', required
  - `created_at` integer, required
  - `request_id` string, required
  - `response_id` string, required
  - `model` string, required
  - `request_paused` boolean, required: Whether block registration succeeded for this request. This does not confirm that response execution stopped.
  - `error_type` 'potentially_unintended_data_transfer' | 'potentially_unintended_data_access' | 'potentially_unintended_destructive_activity' | 'other', required
  - `reason` string, nullable, required: A customer-safe description derived from error_type, or null for zero data retention requests.
  - `detailed_explanation` string, nullable: A generated explanation, temporarily available for eligible zero data retention alerts. Omitted when unavailable.

## Other responses

- `400`: The safety alert ID is too long.
- `404`: The safety alert was not found or is not accessible to the caller.
- `429`: The request was rejected because a rate limit was exceeded.
- `503`: The safety alert lookup is temporarily unavailable.

## Changes

- **2026-10-08** `7b84603f1bd8`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `detailed_explanation` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-10-06** `487892d3954e`: 4 info
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `429` status
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `503` status
- **2026-10-05** `7f654af7f94f`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/omnistack-sh/apis/openai-api/changes/safety/alerts/:id/get.md)

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