---
title: "Get a job"
method: GET
path: "/jobs/{id}"
tags: ["Import API"]
---

# Get a job

`GET /jobs/{id}`

Get information about a single job

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Return a single jobs information

- Job — An object returned when an import job is created
  - `id` string — A unique id for an import job
  - `recipe` string — The recipe to use when baking data. Below is a list of predefined recipes; * v4 - This will skip the data baking process.
  - `state` string — The state of the job, this can be; * created - The job has been created; * submitted - The job has been queue to be imported * completed - The job has been imported * error - The job was not imported (See the events in the instances)
  - `links` object
    - `instances` IDLink[]
      - `id` string — ID for the object
      - `href` string — The full URL for the object
  - `files` File[] — A list of all files to be used in the job
    - `alias_name` string — An alias name for the file
    - `url` string — The full S3 path including zone, and bucket
  - `last_updated` string, string — The time this job was last updated.

## Other responses

- `404` — JobId does not match any import jobs
- `500` — Failed to process the request due to an internal error

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[API](https://skmtc.net/office-of-national-statistics/apis/import-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/office-of-national-statistics/apis/import-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/office-of-national-statistics/import-api/revisions/8b1b6af71c8b/schema)