---
title: "Get issue security scheme"
method: GET
path: "/rest/api/3/issuesecurityschemes/{id}"
tags: ["Issue security schemes"]
---

# Get issue security scheme

`GET /rest/api/3/issuesecurityschemes/{id}`

Returns an issue security scheme along with its security levels.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:**

 *  *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).
 *  *Administer Projects* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for a project that uses the requested issue security scheme.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- SecurityScheme — Details about a security scheme.
  - `defaultSecurityLevelId` integer — The ID of the default security level.
  - `description` string — The description of the issue security scheme.
  - `id` integer — The ID of the issue security scheme.
  - `levels` SecurityLevel[]
    - `description` string — The description of the issue level security item.
    - `id` string — The ID of the issue level security item.
    - `isDefault` boolean — Whether the issue level security item is the default.
    - `issueSecuritySchemeId` string — The ID of the issue level security scheme.
    - `name` string — The name of the issue level security item.
    - `self` string — The URL of the issue level security item.
  - `name` string — The name of the issue security scheme.
  - `self` string — The URL of the issue security scheme.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the administrator permission and the scheme is not used in any project where the user has administrative permission.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/versions/ec7f275dfee5/schema)