---
title: "Get a summary of an item of business"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/ItemOfBusinessSummary.{format}"
tags: ["ItemOfBusiness"]
---

# Get a summary of an item of business

`GET /api/v1/ItemOfBusinessSummary.{format}`

Returns a summary of an item of business

## Path parameters

- `format` string, required

## Query parameters

- `itemOfBusinessId` integer, required
- `businessPaperDate` string, date-time, required

## Response `200`

OK

- DefaultItemOfBusinessSummaryItemOfBusinessSummaryContainer
  - `summary` DefaultItemOfBusinessSummary
    - `businessType` string, nullable
    - `businessCategoryPath` string[], nullable
    - `orderPaperEntry` string, nullable
    - `minuteEntry` string, nullable
    - `subjectHeading` string, nullable
    - `associatedDocuments` AssociatedDocumentListItem[], nullable
      - `text` string, nullable
      - `url` string, nullable
    - `timeMetadata` TimingMetadata
      - `hansardExternalId` string, nullable
      - `startDateTime` string, date-time, nullable
      - `endDateTime` string, date-time, nullable
      - `duration` string, date-span, nullable
    - `links` LinksListItem[], nullable
      - `text` string, nullable
      - `url` string, nullable
    - `speakersByParty` PartyMembersListItem[], nullable
      - `partyId` integer, nullable
      - `partyName` string, nullable
      - `partyColour` string, nullable
      - `members` MemberListItem[], nullable
        - `mnisId` integer
        - `dodsId` integer, nullable
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `partyId` integer, nullable
        - `party` string, nullable
        - `partyColour` string, nullable
        - `memberFrom` string, nullable
        - `imageUrl` string, nullable
    - `divisions` DivisionListItem[], nullable
      - `time` string, nullable
      - `ayesCount` integer
      - `noesCount` integer
      - `number` string, nullable
      - `textBeforeVote` string, nullable
      - `id` integer
    - `mainMember` MainMemberSummary
      - `member` MemberListItem
        - `mnisId` integer
        - `dodsId` integer, nullable
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `partyId` integer, nullable
        - `party` string, nullable
        - `partyColour` string, nullable
        - `memberFrom` string, nullable
        - `imageUrl` string, nullable
      - `memberOnBehalfOf` MemberListItem
        - `mnisId` integer
        - `dodsId` integer, nullable
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `partyId` integer, nullable
        - `party` string, nullable
        - `partyColour` string, nullable
        - `memberFrom` string, nullable
        - `imageUrl` string, nullable
      - `memberRegisteredInterests` RegisteredInterestsSummary
        - `interestCategories` RegisteredInterestsCategorySummary[], nullable
          - `categoryName` string, nullable
          - `interests` RegisteredInterestsItemSummary[], nullable
            - `interestDetail` string, nullable
    - `subtype` integer
  - `type` 'Default' | 'WrittenQuestion' | 'StatutoryInstrument'

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[API](https://skmtc.net/parliament/apis/lords-business.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/parliament/apis/lords-business/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/parliament/lords-business/revisions/206f8eaba94d/schema)