---
title: "Get a watchlist by ID"
method: GET
path: "/api/entity_analytics/watchlists/{id}"
tags: ["Security Entity Analytics API"]
---

# Get a watchlist by ID

`GET /api/entity_analytics/watchlists/{id}`

**Spaces method and path for this operation:**

<div><span class="operation-verb get">get</span>&nbsp;<span class="operation-path">/s/{space_id}/api/entity_analytics/watchlists/{id}</span></div>

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Retrieves the details of an entity analytics watchlist by its unique identifier.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Watchlist details

- SecurityEntityAnalyticsAPIWatchlistObject
  - `createdAt` string, date-time — Timestamp indicating when the watchlist was created
  - `description` string — Description of the watchlist
  - `entityCount` number — Number of entities in the watchlist
  - `entitySourceIds` string[] — List of entity source IDs associated with the watchlist
  - `hasManualEntities` boolean — Indicates whether the watchlist contains manually assigned entities
  - `id` string — The unique ID of the watchlist
  - `managed` boolean, required — Indicates if the watchlist is managed by the system
  - `name` string, required — The name of the watchlist
  - `riskModifier` number, required — Risk score modifier associated with the watchlist
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time — Timestamp indicating when the watchlist was last updated

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