---
title: "Returns a node registered at the consensus layer."
method: GET
path: "/consensus/entities/{address}/nodes/{node_id}"
---

# Returns a node registered at the consensus layer.

`GET /consensus/entities/{address}/nodes/{node_id}`

## Path parameters

- `address` string, required — An Oasis-style (bech32) address.
- `node_id` string, byte, required — A base64-encoded ed25519 public key.

## Response `200`

A JSON object containing a node registered at the consensus layer.

- Node — A node registered at the consensus layer.
  - `id` string, required — The public key identifying this node.
  - `entity_id` string, required — The public key identifying the entity controlling this node.
  - `expiration` integer, required — The epoch in which this node's commitment expires.
  - `tls_pubkey` string, required — The public key used for establishing TLS connections.
  - `tls_next_pubkey` string, required — The public key that will be used for establishing TLS connections upon rotation.
  - `p2p_pubkey` string, required — The unique identifier of this node on the P2P transport.
  - `consensus_pubkey` string, required — The unique identifier of this node as a consensus member
  - `roles` string, required — A bitmask representing this node's roles.

## 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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