> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.subscriber.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get a subscriber

> Returns a single subscriber with their latest preferences



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /subscribers/{subscriberId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: subscriber.dev API
  description: >-
    Trigger workflows, manage subscribers and send broadcasts. Authenticate with
    an API key in the X-API-Key header: the key decides the environment. Docs:
    https://docs.subscriber.dev
  version: '1.0'
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://api.subscriber.dev
    description: Cloud
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /subscribers/{subscriberId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Subscribers
      summary: Get a subscriber
      description: Returns a single subscriber with their latest preferences
      operationId: getSubscriber
      parameters:
        - name: subscriberId
          required: true
          in: path
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetSubscriberResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Subscriber not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited. Wait a second and retry.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - bearer: []
        - api-key:
            - subscribers:read
components:
  schemas:
    GetSubscriberResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        subscriber:
          type: object
          properties:
            publicId:
              type: string
            email:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            phone:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            externalId:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            firstName:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            lastName:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            name:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            attributes:
              anyOf:
                - type: object
                  propertyNames:
                    type: string
                  additionalProperties: {}
                - type: 'null'
            createdVia:
              description: >-
                How the subscriber was created: "api", "mcp", or an inbound
                source such as "stripe".
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            createdAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              pattern: >-
                ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?(?:Z))$
            updatedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              pattern: >-
                ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?(?:Z))$
            unsubscribeUrl:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
            tags:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
          required:
            - publicId
            - email
            - phone
            - externalId
            - firstName
            - lastName
            - name
            - attributes
            - createdVia
            - createdAt
            - updatedAt
            - unsubscribeUrl
            - tags
        preferences:
          anyOf:
            - type: object
              properties:
                publicId:
                  type: string
                email:
                  type: boolean
                version:
                  type: number
                createdAt:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  pattern: >-
                    ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?(?:Z))$
              required:
                - publicId
                - email
                - version
                - createdAt
            - type: 'null'
      required:
        - subscriber
        - preferences
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          example: 404
        message:
          type: string
          example: Workflow not found
        error:
          type: string
          example: Not Found
        errors:
          description: Which fields failed validation, on a 400.
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              path:
                type: array
                items:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: number
              message:
                type: string
              code:
                type: string
            required:
              - path
              - message
      required:
        - statusCode
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    bearer:
      scheme: bearer
      type: http
      description: >-
        A session token from `subscriber login`, used by subscriber.dev's own
        apps. Requests about an environment also need its ID in the
        `x-environment-id` header. From your own code, use an API key.
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: An environment API key. Keep it on your server.

````

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