---
title: "Returns an entity registered at the consensus layer."
method: GET
path: "/consensus/entities/{address}"
---

# Returns an entity registered at the consensus layer.

`GET /consensus/entities/{address}`

## Path parameters

- `address` string, required — An Oasis-style (bech32) address.

## Response `200`

A JSON object containing an entity registered
at the consensus layer.

- Entity — An entity registered at the consensus layer.
  - `id` string, required — The public key identifying this entity.
  - `address` string, required — The staking address belonging to this entity; derived from the entity's public key.
  - `nodes` string[], required — The vector of nodes owned by this entity.

## Other responses

- `400` — A human-readable error message.
- `404` — An empty response indicating that the requested resource was not found.
- `500` — A human-readable error message.

---

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