---
title: "Retrieve ChatKit thread"
method: GET
path: "/chatkit/threads/{thread_id}"
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# Retrieve ChatKit thread

`GET /chatkit/threads/{thread_id}`

Retrieve a ChatKit thread by its identifier.

## Path parameters

- `thread_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- ThreadResource — Represents a ChatKit thread and its current status.
  - `id` string, required — Identifier of the thread.
  - `object` 'chatkit.thread', required — Type discriminator that is always `chatkit.thread`.
  - `created_at` integer, required — Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the thread was created.
  - `title` string, nullable, required — Optional human-readable title for the thread. Defaults to null when no title has been generated.
  - `status` union, required — Current status for the thread. Defaults to `active` for newly created threads.
    - ActiveStatus — Indicates that a thread is active.
      - `type` 'active', required — Status discriminator that is always `active`.
    - LockedStatus — Indicates that a thread is locked and cannot accept new input.
      - `type` 'locked', required — Status discriminator that is always `locked`.
      - `reason` string, nullable, required — Reason that the thread was locked. Defaults to null when no reason is recorded.
    - ClosedStatus — Indicates that a thread has been closed.
      - `type` 'closed', required — Status discriminator that is always `closed`.
      - `reason` string, nullable, required — Reason that the thread was closed. Defaults to null when no reason is recorded.
  - `user` string, required — Free-form string that identifies your end user who owns the thread.

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