---
title: "Get encryption key details"
method: GET
path: "/api/{org_id}/cipher_keys/{key_name}"
tags: ["Keys"]
---

# Get encryption key details

`GET /api/{org_id}/cipher_keys/{key_name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openobserve.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.openobserve.ai/api/{org_id}/cipher_keys/{key_name}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/openobserve/apis/openobserve-api-http/docs/api/:org_id/cipher_keys/:key_name/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Retrieves the configuration and metadata for a specific encryption key by name. Returns key information without exposing sensitive key material. Used for managing and auditing encryption keys within the organization. Only available in enterprise deployments for enhanced security management.

## Path parameters

- `key_name` string, required
- `org_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Key info

- object

## Other responses

- `404`: Key not found

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