## Retrieve a channel

`client.Channel.Get(ctx, id) (*ChannelRetrieveResponse, error)`

**get** `/v1/channels/{id}`

Retrieves a single channel by its ID. Returns `404` if the channel is not visible to the caller — a private channel the caller is not a member of is indistinguishable from one that does not exist.

**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `channels:read`

**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Read

### Parameters

- `id string`

  Unique identifier of the channel to retrieve.

### Returns

- `type ChannelRetrieveResponse struct{…}`

  - `ID string`

    Unique identifier for the entity.

  - `CreatedAt string`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.

  - `Fields map[string, ChannelRetrieveResponseField]`

    Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug.

    - `Value ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueUnion`

      The field value, or null if unset.

      - `string`

      - `float64`

      - `bool`

      - `type ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueArray []string`

      - `type ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueAddress struct{…}`

        - `City string`

          City name.

        - `Country string`

          2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

        - `Latitude float64`

          Latitude coordinate.

        - `Longitude float64`

          Longitude coordinate.

        - `PostalCode string`

          Postal or ZIP code.

        - `State string`

          State or province.

        - `Street string`

          Street address line 1.

        - `Street2 string`

          Street address line 2.

      - `type ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueFullName struct{…}`

        - `FirstName string`

          The contact's first name.

        - `LastName string`

          The contact's last name.

    - `ValueType string`

      The data type of the field.

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeAddress ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "ADDRESS"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeCheckbox ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "CHECKBOX"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeCurrency ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "CURRENCY"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeDatetime ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "DATETIME"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeEmail ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "EMAIL"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeFullName ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "FULL_NAME"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeMarkdown ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "MARKDOWN"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeMultiSelect ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "MULTI_SELECT"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeNumber ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "NUMBER"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeSingleSelect ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "SINGLE_SELECT"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeSocialHandle ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "SOCIAL_HANDLE"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeTelephone ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "TELEPHONE"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeText ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "TEXT"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeURL ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "URL"`

      - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueTypeHTML ChannelRetrieveResponseFieldValueType = "HTML"`

  - `HTTPLink string`

    URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null.

  - `ObjectType ChannelRetrieveResponseObjectType`

    Always `channel`.

    - `const ChannelRetrieveResponseObjectTypeChannel ChannelRetrieveResponseObjectType = "channel"`

  - `Relationships map[string, ChannelRetrieveResponseRelationship]`

    Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`).

    - `Cardinality string`

      Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`.

    - `ObjectType string`

      The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`).

    - `Values []string`

      IDs of the related entities.

  - `UpdatedAt string`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.

  - `ExternalID string`

    External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.

### Example

```go
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go"
  "github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
  )
  channelRetrieveResponse, err := client.Channel.Get(context.TODO(), "id")
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", channelRetrieveResponse.ID)
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "chn_cm2def456ghi789",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "fields": {
    "$name": {
      "value": "acme-deal-room",
      "valueType": "TEXT"
    },
    "$provider": {
      "value": "SLACK",
      "valueType": "TEXT"
    },
    "$isPublic": {
      "value": false,
      "valueType": "CHECKBOX"
    },
    "$providerChannelId": {
      "value": "C0123456789",
      "valueType": "TEXT"
    },
    "$providerCreatedAt": {
      "value": "2026-04-20T14:30:00.000Z",
      "valueType": "DATETIME"
    }
  },
  "httpLink": null,
  "objectType": "channel",
  "relationships": {
    "account-slack-channel": {
      "cardinality": "has_many",
      "objectType": "account",
      "values": [
        "acc_cm0abc123def456"
      ]
    },
    "opportunity-slack-channel": {
      "cardinality": "has_many",
      "objectType": "opportunity",
      "values": [
        "opp_cm1xyz456uvw789"
      ]
    }
  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "externalId": "externalId"
}
```