---
title: "Get role on a matter"
method: GET
path: "/matters/{matterId}/roles/{id}"
tags: ["Roles"]
---

# Get role on a matter

`GET /matters/{matterId}/roles/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smokeball.com`
- URL: `https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId}/roles/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key` and API key in header `Authorization`

Returns a role in a specified matter.

## Path parameters

- `matterId` string, uuid, required
- `id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

When request is successful. Returns a 'Role' object.

- Role
  - `href` string, nullable
  - `relation` string, nullable
  - `method` string, nullable
  - `self` Link
    - `id` string, nullable
    - `href` string, nullable
    - `relation` string, nullable
    - `method` string, nullable
  - `id` string, nullable: Unique identifier of the role.
  - `name` string, nullable: Name of the role.
  - `contact` Link
    - `id` string, nullable
    - `href` string, nullable
    - `relation` string, nullable
    - `method` string, nullable
  - `roleDescription` string, nullable: Name of the role (user editable).
  - `description` string, nullable: Description of the role.
  - `representatives` Link[], nullable: List of hypermedia links of the associated representatives.
    - `id` string, nullable
    - `href` string, nullable
    - `relation` string, nullable
    - `method` string, nullable
  - `relationships` Relationship[], nullable: List of associated relationships.
    - `href` string, nullable
    - `relation` string, nullable
    - `method` string, nullable
    - `self` Link
      - `id` string, nullable
      - `href` string, nullable
      - `relation` string, nullable
      - `method` string, nullable
    - `id` string, nullable: Unique identifier of the relationship.
    - `name` string, nullable: Name of the relationship.
    - `contact` Link
      - `id` string, nullable
      - `href` string, nullable
      - `relation` string, nullable
      - `method` string, nullable
    - `representatives` Link[], nullable: List of hypermedia links of the associated representatives.
      - `id` string, nullable
      - `href` string, nullable
      - `relation` string, nullable
      - `method` string, nullable
  - `isClient` boolean: Boolean flag indicating if role belongs to a 'Client'.
  - `isOtherSide` boolean: Boolean flag indicating if role belongs to an 'OtherSide'.

## Other responses

- `404`: When the specified matter does not exist.

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