# Get escalation policy

Returns a single escalation policy by ID.

[endpoint]
base_url = "https://uptime.betterstack.com"
path = "/api/v3/policies/{policy_id}"
method = "GET"

[[path_param]]
name = "policy_id"
description = "The ID of the policy you're interested in."
required = true
type = "string"

[[header]]
name = "Authorization"
description = "Bearer `$TOKEN`"
required = true
type = "string"
[/endpoint]

[responses]
[[response]]
status = 200
description = ''''''
body = '''{
  "data": {
    "id": "456",
    "type": "policy",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Policy A",
      "repeat_count": 5,
      "repeat_delay": 0,
      "incident_token": "8nEiLj2gfqjfQRK6vzkFuGC25",
      "policy_group_id": null,
      "team_name": "Test team"
    },
    "steps": [
      {
        "type": "escalation",
        "wait_before": 0,
        "urgency_id": 12345,
        "step_members": [
          { "type": "all_slack_integrations" },
          { "type": "current_on_call" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}'''

[[response]]
status = 404
description = ''''''
body = '''{
  "errors": "Resource with provided ID was not found"
}'''
[/responses]

#### Example cURL 

```shell
[label Example]
curl --request GET \
  --url https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v3/policies/123 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
```

[info]
#### Looking for the details of a specific parameter?
Explore [the list of all escalation policies API parameters](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/escalation-policies-api-response-params/)
[/info]