---
title: "Get avatar"
method: GET
path: "/v1/avatars/{id}"
tags: ["Avatars"]
---

# Get avatar

`GET /v1/avatars/{id}`

Get details of a specific avatar.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-Runway-Version` '2024-11-06', required

## Response `200`

Success

- union
  - object — An avatar that is still being processed.
    - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the avatar.
    - `name` string, required — The character name for the avatar.
    - `personality` string, required — System prompt defining how the avatar should behave in conversations.
    - `startScript` string, nullable, required — Opening message that the avatar will say when a session starts, or null if not set.
    - `voice` union, required — The voice configured for this avatar.
      - object — A preset voice from the Runway API.
        - `type` 'runway-live-preset', required
        - `presetId` 'victoria' | 'vincent' | 'clara' | 'drew' | 'skye' | 'max' | 'morgan' | 'felix' | 'mia' | 'marcus' | 'summer' | 'ruby' | 'aurora' | 'jasper' | 'leo' | 'adrian' | 'nina' | 'emma' | 'blake' | 'david' | 'maya' | 'nathan' | 'sam' | 'georgia' | 'petra' | 'adam' | 'zach' | 'violet' | 'roman' | 'luna', required — The preset voice identifier.
        - `name` string, required — The display name of the voice.
        - `description` string, required — A brief description of the voice characteristics.
      - object — A custom voice created via the Voices API.
        - `type` 'custom', required
        - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the custom voice.
        - `deleted` boolean, required — Whether the voice has been deleted. When true, name and description are omitted.
        - `name` string — The display name of the voice.
        - `description` string, nullable — A brief description of the voice characteristics.
    - `referenceImageUri` string, nullable, required — A URI pointing to a low-resolution preview of the avatar's reference image.
    - `processedImageUri` string, nullable, required — A URI pointing to a low-resolution preview of the processed reference image.
    - `documentIds` string[], required — IDs of knowledge documents attached to this avatar.
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — When the avatar was created.
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — When the avatar was last updated.
    - `status` 'PROCESSING', required
  - object — An avatar that is ready for use in sessions.
    - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the avatar.
    - `name` string, required — The character name for the avatar.
    - `personality` string, required — System prompt defining how the avatar should behave in conversations.
    - `startScript` string, nullable, required — Opening message that the avatar will say when a session starts, or null if not set.
    - `voice` union, required — The voice configured for this avatar.
      - object — A preset voice from the Runway API.
        - `type` 'runway-live-preset', required
        - `presetId` 'victoria' | 'vincent' | 'clara' | 'drew' | 'skye' | 'max' | 'morgan' | 'felix' | 'mia' | 'marcus' | 'summer' | 'ruby' | 'aurora' | 'jasper' | 'leo' | 'adrian' | 'nina' | 'emma' | 'blake' | 'david' | 'maya' | 'nathan' | 'sam' | 'georgia' | 'petra' | 'adam' | 'zach' | 'violet' | 'roman' | 'luna', required — The preset voice identifier.
        - `name` string, required — The display name of the voice.
        - `description` string, required — A brief description of the voice characteristics.
      - object — A custom voice created via the Voices API.
        - `type` 'custom', required
        - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the custom voice.
        - `deleted` boolean, required — Whether the voice has been deleted. When true, name and description are omitted.
        - `name` string — The display name of the voice.
        - `description` string, nullable — A brief description of the voice characteristics.
    - `referenceImageUri` string, nullable, required — A URI pointing to a low-resolution preview of the avatar's reference image.
    - `processedImageUri` string, nullable, required — A URI pointing to a low-resolution preview of the processed reference image.
    - `documentIds` string[], required — IDs of knowledge documents attached to this avatar.
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — When the avatar was created.
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — When the avatar was last updated.
    - `status` 'READY', required
  - object — An avatar that failed to finish processing.
    - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the avatar.
    - `name` string, required — The character name for the avatar.
    - `personality` string, required — System prompt defining how the avatar should behave in conversations.
    - `startScript` string, nullable, required — Opening message that the avatar will say when a session starts, or null if not set.
    - `voice` union, required — The voice configured for this avatar.
      - object — A preset voice from the Runway API.
        - `type` 'runway-live-preset', required
        - `presetId` 'victoria' | 'vincent' | 'clara' | 'drew' | 'skye' | 'max' | 'morgan' | 'felix' | 'mia' | 'marcus' | 'summer' | 'ruby' | 'aurora' | 'jasper' | 'leo' | 'adrian' | 'nina' | 'emma' | 'blake' | 'david' | 'maya' | 'nathan' | 'sam' | 'georgia' | 'petra' | 'adam' | 'zach' | 'violet' | 'roman' | 'luna', required — The preset voice identifier.
        - `name` string, required — The display name of the voice.
        - `description` string, required — A brief description of the voice characteristics.
      - object — A custom voice created via the Voices API.
        - `type` 'custom', required
        - `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the custom voice.
        - `deleted` boolean, required — Whether the voice has been deleted. When true, name and description are omitted.
        - `name` string — The display name of the voice.
        - `description` string, nullable — A brief description of the voice characteristics.
    - `referenceImageUri` string, nullable, required — A URI pointing to a low-resolution preview of the avatar's reference image.
    - `processedImageUri` string, nullable, required — A URI pointing to a low-resolution preview of the processed reference image.
    - `documentIds` string[], required — IDs of knowledge documents attached to this avatar.
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — When the avatar was created.
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — When the avatar was last updated.
    - `status` 'FAILED', required
    - `failureReason` string, required — A human-readable error message. This value is not stable and should not be matched against programmatically.

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