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GET
/
matters
/
{matterId}
Get a matter
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'
import requests

url = "https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId}"

headers = {
    "x-api-key": "<api-key>",
    "Authorization": "<api-key>"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>', Authorization: '<api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: <api-key>",
    "x-api-key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId}")
  .header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
  .header("Authorization", "<api-key>")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.smokeball.com/matters/{matterId}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Authorization"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "href": "<string>",
  "relation": "<string>",
  "method": "GET",
  "self": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "id": "b471682e-fa17-4e46-b7fe-9b2b8fdcb3c2",
  "externalSystemId": "EXT01",
  "versionId": "637771038395217729",
  "number": "FUS-124",
  "title": "AM-0323-0005 - Smith - Sale - Jones",
  "matterType": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "clients": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "href": "<string>",
      "relation": "<string>",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ],
  "otherSides": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "href": "<string>",
      "relation": "<string>",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ],
  "description": "This is a brief description for the matter",
  "status": "Open",
  "personResponsible": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "personAssisting": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "personAssistingStaffs": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "href": "<string>",
      "relation": "<string>",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ],
  "originatingStaff": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "originatingStaffs": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "href": "<string>",
      "relation": "<string>",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ],
  "splitOriginatingStaffSettings": {
    "isEnabled": true,
    "splitMatterStaffs": [
      {
        "matterStaffId": "<string>",
        "matterStaffRatio": 123
      }
    ],
    "splitMethod": "<string>",
    "remainderStaffId": "<string>"
  },
  "supervisor": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "clientCode": "Client A",
  "openedDate": "2022-04-23T14:00:00Z",
  "closedDate": "2022-04-23T14:00:00Z",
  "leadOpenedDate": "2022-04-23T14:00:00Z",
  "leadClosedDate": "2022-04-23T14:00:00Z",
  "leadClosedReason": "No longer interested",
  "isLead": false,
  "branch": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "branchProviderId": "Smokeball",
  "referralType": "<string>",
  "referrer": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "href": "<string>",
    "relation": "<string>",
    "method": "GET"
  },
  "referralAgreementFeeType": "<string>",
  "referralAgreementFee": 123,
  "referralAgreementFeeComment": "<string>",
  "items": {},
  "tags": [
    {
      "href": "<string>",
      "relation": "<string>",
      "method": "GET",
      "self": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "href": "<string>",
        "relation": "<string>",
        "method": "GET"
      },
      "id": "a15086f5-4da7-4271-8fea-b24d479ced2b",
      "type": "Staff",
      "name": "",
      "color": "Light Blue",
      "staff": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "href": "<string>",
        "relation": "<string>",
        "method": "GET"
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>"
}
{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

ā€‹
x-api-key
string
header
required
ā€‹
Authorization
string
header
required

Path Parameters

ā€‹
matterId
string<uuid>
required

Response

When request is successful. Returns a 'Matter' object.

ā€‹
href
string | null
ā€‹
relation
string | null
ā€‹
method
string | null
default:GET
ā€‹
self
object | null
ā€‹
id
string | null

Unique identifier of the matter.

Example:

"b471682e-fa17-4e46-b7fe-9b2b8fdcb3c2"

ā€‹
externalSystemId
string | null

External system id for the matter.

Example:

"EXT01"

ā€‹
versionId
string | null

Version id of the record. This can be used in the UpdatedSince query parameter.

Example:

"637771038395217729"

ā€‹
number
string | null

Human-friendly number assigned to matter.

Example:

"FUS-124"

ā€‹
title
string | null

Title of the matter.

Example:

"AM-0323-0005 - Smith - Sale - Jones"

ā€‹
matterType
object | null

Hypermedia link of the associated matter type.

ā€‹
clients
object[] | null

List of hypermedia links of 'Client' contacts associated with the matter.

ā€‹
otherSides
object[] | null

List of hypermedia links of 'OtherSide' contacts associated with the matter.

ā€‹
description
string | null

Brief description of the matter.

Example:

"This is a brief description for the matter"

ā€‹
status
string | null

Current status of the matter.

Possible values: Open, Pending, Closed, Deleted or Cancelled.

Example:

"Open"

ā€‹
personResponsible
object | null

Hypermedia link of the person responsible for the matter (if applicable).

ā€‹
personAssisting
object | null

Hypermedia link of the person assisting in the matter (if applicable).

ā€‹
personAssistingStaffs
object[] | null

List of hypermedia links of additional person assisting staff members associated with the matter.

ā€‹
originatingStaff
object | null

Hypermedia link of the originating attorney (if in US) or introducer (if in AU) of the matter.

ā€‹
originatingStaffs
object[] | null

List of hypermedia links of additional originating (if in US) or introducer (if in AU) staff members associated with the matter.

ā€‹
splitOriginatingStaffSettings
object | null

Settings for splitting originating staff members on a matter.

ā€‹
supervisor
object | null

Hypermedia link of the supervisor of the matter.

Only supported in the UK.

ā€‹
clientCode
string | null

Associates an external client code to this matter.

Only supported in AU and UK.

Example:

"Client A"

ā€‹
openedDate
string<date-time> | null

Date the matter was opened.

Example:

"2022-04-23T14:00:00Z"

ā€‹
closedDate
string<date-time> | null

Date the matter was closed.

Example:

"2022-04-23T14:00:00Z"

ā€‹
leadOpenedDate
string<date-time> | null

Date the lead was opened.

Only applies if isLead is true.

Example:

"2022-04-23T14:00:00Z"

ā€‹
leadClosedDate
string<date-time> | null

Date the lead was closed.

Only applies if isLead is true.

Example:

"2022-04-23T14:00:00Z"

ā€‹
leadClosedReason
string | null

Reason the lead was closed.

Only applies if isLead is true.

Example:

"No longer interested"

ā€‹
isLead
boolean

Boolean flag indicating if the matter is a lead.

Example:

false

ā€‹
branch
object | null

Hypermedia link of the associated branch.

ā€‹
branchProviderId
string | null

Unique identifier of the associated branch provider.

Example:

"Smokeball"

ā€‹
referralType
string | null

The referral type of the matter.

ā€‹
referrer
object | null

The referrer contact of the matter.

ā€‹
referralAgreementFeeType
string | null

The referral agreement fee type.

ā€‹
referralAgreementFee
number<double> | null

The referral agreement fee value.

ā€‹
referralAgreementFeeComment
string | null

The referral agreement fee comment.

ā€‹
items
object | null

Items associated with the matter.

ā€‹
tags
object[] | null

Tags associated with the matter.