# Retrieve a direct debit

Returns the direct debit specified by its ID, including its current status, cash amount, mandate reference, and any cancellation reason.

Endpoint: GET /payments/direct_debits/{direct_debit_id}
Version: 1.159.0
Security: oauth-client-credentials

## Security:

  - `oauth-client-credentials` (unknown)
    oauth2 scopes: payments:admin, payments:read

## Path parameters:

  - `direct_debit_id` (string, required)
    The unique identifier of the direct debit. Universally Unique Identifier (UUID).

## Header parameters:

  - `upvest-client-id` (string, required)
    Your client ID, issued by Upvest. Identifies the client making the request. Universally Unique Identifier (UUID).

  - `Authorization` (string, required)
    Bearer (access) token from the OAuth flow with correct scopes.
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6750

  - `signature` (string, required)
    https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-message-signatures-01.html#name-the-signature-http-header

  - `signature-input` (string, required)
    https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-message-signatures-01.html#name-the-signature-input-http-he

  - `upvest-api-version` (string)
    Upvest API version (Note: Do not include quotation marks)

## Response 200:

  - `200` (unknown)
    Direct debit payment

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (string, required)
    Direct debit funding request unique identifier

  - `created_at` (string, required)
    Date and time when the resource was created. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)

  - `user_id` (string)
    The ID of the user. For business-initiated direct debits, this field will be absent.

  - `account_group_id` (string, required)
    Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the account group.

  - `mandate_id` (string, required)
    Direct Debit Mandate unique identifier.

  - `cash_amount` (string, required)

  - `currency` (string, required)
    Alphabetic three-letter [ISO 4217](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html) currency code.
* EUR — Euro.
* GBP — Pound Sterling.
    Enum: "EUR", "GBP"

  - `remittance_information` (string)
    Payment reference the end user will see in their bank statement for the corresponding direct debit booking (“Verwendungszweck”). We recommend that you keep this info concise and avoid special characters or non-standardised formatting ([see more](/documentation/guides/payments/direct_debit/direct_debit_submitting)).

  - `status` (string)
    Status of the direct debit
* NEW - Direct debit is created but not started processing.
* PROCESSING - Direct debit is in processing.
* CONFIRMED - Direct debit was successfully processed.
* CANCELLED - Direct debit was cancelled.
    Enum: "NEW", "PROCESSING", "CONFIRMED", "CANCELLED"

  - `cancellation_reason` (string)
    Reason the direct debit was cancelled. The field is present in case the direct debit has a status of CANCELLED.
* CANCELLED_BY_BANK - The payment was not completed by your bank. Please check your account details or contact support.
* CANCELLED_BY_UPVEST - The payment was cancelled. Contact support for details.
* CANCELLED_BY_CLIENT - The payment was cancelled at your request.
* OTHER - Reason not available (applies to historical data only).
    Enum: "CANCELLED_BY_BANK", "CANCELLED_BY_UPVEST", "CANCELLED_BY_CLIENT", "OTHER"

  - `purpose_code` (string)
    Purpose of the payment based on *ExternalPurpose1Code* from [ISO 20022](https://www.iso20022.org/catalogue-messages/additional-content-messages/external-code-sets).

## Response 200 headers (application/json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 401:

  - `401` (unknown)
    Unauthorized. The caller has not been authenticated.

## Response 401 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 401 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 403:

  - `403` (unknown)
    Forbidden. The caller has been authenticated but is not allowed to take the requested action.

## Response 403 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 403 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 404:

  - `404` (unknown)
    Not Found. The requested resource could not be found.

## Response 404 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 404 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 406:

  - `406` (unknown)
    Not Acceptable. The resource does not have a current representation that would be acceptable to the user agent. "Accept" header defined unsupported value.

## Response 406 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 406 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 429:

  - `429` (unknown)
    Too Many Requests. The caller has exceeded their quota for the time period and has been throttled.

## Response 429 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 429 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 500:

  - `500` (unknown)
    Internal Server Error. The service encountered an unexpected error.

## Response 500 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 500 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 503:

  - `503` (unknown)
    Service Unavailable. The service handling for this request cannot be reached at this time.

## Response 503 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 503 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 504:

  - `504` (unknown)
    Gateway Timeout. The service gateway has reached its internal timeout.

## Response 504 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    URL to a document describing the error condition.

  - `status` (integer, required)
    Transmission of the HTTP status code so that all information can be found in one place, but also to correct changes in the status code due to the use of proxy servers.

  - `title` (string)
    A short, human-readable title for the general error type; the title should not change for given types.

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable description of the specific error.

  - `instance` (string)
    This optional key may be present, with a unique URI for the specific error; this will often point to an error log for that specific response.

  - `request_id` (string)
    Correlation ID for the original request.

## Response 504 headers (application/problem+json):

  - `upvest-request-id` (string, required)
    Example: 169ae4c7-ebd7-4041-94da-25369653eba7

## Response 200 examples:

  - `Ordinary` (unknown)

  - `Cancelled` (unknown)