---
title: "Fetch Brief"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/briefs/{id}"
tags: ["Briefs"]
---

# Fetch Brief

`GET /api/v2/briefs/{id}`

Fetch one Monitoring Brief: status, the original input, the structured `document` (Monitoring Brief content), `citations`, the evidence `appendix`, and report URLs. A still-running Brief is reconciled first. Requires a plan with Briefs access.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

The Brief.

- object
  - `id` string
  - `title` string
  - `brief_type` string
  - `status` string — queued → generating → building → ready, or failed.
  - `created_at` string
  - `updated_at` string
  - `error_message` string, nullable
  - `input` object, nullable
  - `document` object, nullable — Structured Monitoring Brief content.
  - `citations` object[]
  - `appendix` object, nullable — Evidence chain / tool-call ledger.
  - `public_url` string, nullable
  - `web_url` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid API key.
- `403` — Briefs are not available on your plan (`BRIEF_ACCESS_DENIED`), or the included Brief allotment is exhausted (`BRIEF_LIMIT_REACHED`).
- `404` — Brief not found (or not owned by the caller).

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