---
title: "Retrieve an Existing Action"
method: GET
path: "/v2/actions/{action_id}"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Actions"]
---

# Retrieve an Existing Action

`GET /v2/actions/{action_id}`

To retrieve a specific action object, send a GET request to `/v2/actions/$ACTION_ID`.

## Path parameters

- `action_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

The result will be a JSON object with an action key.  This will be set to an action object containing the standard action attributes.

- object
  - `action` Action
    - `id` integer — A unique numeric ID that can be used to identify and reference an action.
    - `status` 'in-progress' | 'completed' | 'errored' — The current status of the action. This can be "in-progress", "completed", or "errored".
    - `type` string — This is the type of action that the object represents. For example, this could be "transfer" to represent the state of an image transfer action.
    - `started_at` string, date-time — A time value given in ISO8601 combined date and time format that represents when the action was initiated.
    - `completed_at` string, date-time, nullable — A time value given in ISO8601 combined date and time format that represents when the action was completed.
    - `resource_id` integer, nullable — A unique identifier for the resource that the action is associated with.
    - `resource_type` string — The type of resource that the action is associated with.
    - `region` Region
      - `name` string, required — The display name of the region. This will be a full name that is used in the control panel and other interfaces.
      - `slug` string, required — A human-readable string that is used as a unique identifier for each region.
      - `features` string[], required — This attribute is set to an array which contains features available in this region
      - `available` boolean, required — This is a boolean value that represents whether new Droplets can be created in this region.
      - `sizes` string[], required — This attribute is set to an array which contains the identifying slugs for the sizes available in this region. sizes:read is required to view.
    - `region_slug` string, nullable — A human-readable string that is used as a unique identifier for each region.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

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