# Retrieve Automation

## Path Parameters

The automation ID.

:::code-group
```ts Node.js
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.automations.get(
  'c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd',
);
```

```php PHP
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$resend->automations->get('c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd');
```

```python Python
import resend

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

resend.Automations.get("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd")
```

```ruby Ruby
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

Resend::Automations.get("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd")
```

```go Go
package main

import "github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"

func main() {
	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

	client.Automations.Get("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd")
}
```

```rust Rust
use resend_rs::{Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let _automation = resend
    .automations
    .get("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd")
    .await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java
import com.resend.Resend;
import com.resend.core.exception.ResendException;
import com.resend.services.automations.model.Automation;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ResendException {
        Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

        Automation data = resend.automations().get("c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd");
    }
}
```

```csharp .NET
using Resend;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" );

var resp = await resend.AutomationRetrieveAsync( new Guid( "c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd" ) );
Console.WriteLine( "Name={0}", resp.Content.Name );
```

```bash cURL
curl -X GET 'https://api.resend.com/automations/c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx'
```

```bash CLI
resend automations get c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd
```
:::

:::code-group
```json Response
{
  "object": "automation",
  "id": "c9b16d4f-ba6c-4e2e-b044-6bf4404e57fd",
  "name": "Welcome series",
  "status": "disabled",
  "created_at": "2026-10-01 12:00:00.000000+00",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01 12:00:00.000000+00",
  "steps": [
    {
      "key": "start",
      "type": "trigger",
      "config": { "event_name": "user.created" }
    },
    {
      "key": "welcome",
      "type": "send_email",
      "config": {
        "template": { "id": "34a080c9-b17d-4187-ad80-5af20266e535" }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": [
    {
      "from": "start",
      "to": "welcome",
      "type": "default"
    }
  ]
}
```
:::

## Related pages

- [Account Management](./account-management-index.md)
- [API Keys](./api-keys-2-index.md)
- [API Keys](./api-keys-index.md)
- [API Reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [AudiencesDEPRECATED](./audiencesdeprecated-index.md)
- [Authorized Apps](./authorized-apps-index.md)
- [Automations](./automations-index.md)
- [Broadcasts](./broadcasts-index.md)
- [Build with AI](./build-with-ai-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)

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