---
title: "Gets envelope lock information."
method: GET
path: "/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/lock"
tags: ["EnvelopeLocks"]
---

# Gets envelope lock information.

`GET /v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes/{envelopeId}/lock`

Retrieves general information about an envelope lock.

The user requesting the information must be the same user
who locked the envelope.

You can use this method to recover the lock information,
including the `lockToken`,
for a locked envelope.
The `X-DocuSign-Edit` header is included in the response.

See [EnvelopeLocks: create](/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/envelopes/envelopelocks/create/)
for a description of the `X-DocuSign-Edit` header.

### Related topics

- [Common API Tasks: Locking and unlocking envelopes](https://www.docusign.com/blog/dsdev-common-api-tasks-locking-and-unlocking-envelopes)

## Path parameters

- `accountId` string, required
- `envelopeId` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response.

## Other responses

- `400` — Error encountered.

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