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# Get an issue

GET https://api.pensar.dev/issues/{issueId}

Requires the `issues:read` API key scope.

Reference: https://docs.pensar.dev/api/api-reference/issues/get-issue

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — A workspace API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- `x-api-key` header (required) — A workspace API key, sent as `x-api-key`.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `issueId` (string, required) — Issue UUID or label, e.g. `VULN-000123`.

## Response

### 200

The issue.

- `id` (string, required)
- `label` (string, required, nullable)
- `title` (string, required, nullable)
- `description` (string, required, nullable)
- `severity` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `critical`, `high`, `medium`, `low`
- `severityLevel` (integer, required) — critical = 4, high = 3, medium = 2, low = 1.
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `open`, `closed`, `false-positive`, `in-review`
- `cwe` (list of string, required)
- `cvss` (IssueCvss, required, nullable)
- `repository` (IssueRepository, required, nullable)
- `location` (string, required, nullable)
- `startLine` (integer, required, nullable)
- `endLine` (integer, required, nullable)
- `workspaceId` (string, required)
- `poc` (IssuePoc, required, nullable)
- `branch` (string, required, nullable)
- `application` (IssueApplication, required, nullable)
- `endpoint` (IssueEndpoint, required, nullable)
- `introducedBy` (IssueIntroducedBy, required, nullable)
- `pentestId` (string, required, nullable)
- `url` (string, required) — Console link to the issue.
- `createdAt` (datetime, required)
- `updatedAt` (datetime, required)
- `closedAt` (datetime, required, nullable)
- `closedDisposition` (enum, required, nullable) — Structured close verdict. `other` appears only on findings closed before it was retired and cannot be written.
  - Allowed values: `resolved`, `duplicate`, `wont-fix`, `out-of-scope`, `risk-accepted`, `other`
- `duplicateOf` (string, required, nullable)
- `closedMethod` (string, required, nullable)
- `closedReason` (string, required, nullable)
- `closedComments` (string, required, nullable)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request is invalid. `error` names the field.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The API key is missing or invalid.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The credential lacks the required scope or is not allowed this action.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

### 404 Not Found Error

The resource does not exist in this workspace.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

## Types

### IssueCvss

- `score` (double, required)
- `source` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `severity-default`, `ai-override`, `user-override`
- `assessment` (IssueCvssAssessment, required, nullable)
- `reasoning` (string, required, nullable)
- `severityOverride` (IssueCvssSeverityOverride, required, nullable)
- `vector` (string, required, nullable)
- `metrics` (IssueCvssMetrics, required, nullable)
- `scored` (boolean, optional)

### IssueRepository

- `id` (string, required)
- `source` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `Github`, `GithubEnterprise`, `Gitlab`, `Bitbucket`, `AzureDevOps`, `Zip`
- `owner` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required, nullable)
- `defaultBranch` (string, required)

### IssuePoc

- `fileName` (string, required)
- `contents` (string, required)

### IssueApplication

- `id` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)

### IssueEndpoint

- `id` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)

### IssueIntroducedBy

- `commit` (string, required)
- `author` (string, required, nullable)
- `email` (string, required, nullable)
- `confidence` (enum, required, nullable)
  - Allowed values: `high`, `medium`, `low`
- `at` (datetime, required, nullable)

### IssueCvssAssessment

- `score` (double, required)
- `severity` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `NONE`, `LOW`, `MEDIUM`, `HIGH`, `CRITICAL`
- `vectorString` (string, required)
- `metrics` (IssueCvssAssessmentMetrics, required)
- `scoreType` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `CVSS-B`, `CVSS-BT`, `CVSS-BE`, `CVSS-BTE`

### IssueCvssSeverityOverride

- `severity` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `critical`, `high`, `medium`, `low`
- `reason` (string, required)
- `setBy` (string, required, nullable)
- `setAt` (string, required, nullable)

### IssueCvssMetrics

- `AV` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `A`, `L`, `P`
- `AC` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `L`, `H`
- `AT` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `P`
- `PR` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `L`, `H`
- `UI` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `P`, `A`
- `VC` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `VI` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `VA` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `SC` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `SI` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `SA` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`

### IssueCvssAssessmentMetrics

- `AV` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `A`, `L`, `P`
- `AC` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `L`, `H`
- `AT` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `P`
- `PR` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `L`, `H`
- `UI` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `N`, `P`, `A`
- `VC` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `VI` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `VA` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `SC` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `SI` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`
- `SA` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `H`, `L`, `N`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "label": "VULN-000123",
  "title": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "severity": "critical",
  "severityLevel": 1,
  "status": "open",
  "cwe": [
    "string"
  ],
  "cvss": {
    "score": 1.1,
    "source": "severity-default",
    "assessment": {
      "score": 1.1,
      "severity": "NONE",
      "vectorString": "string",
      "metrics": {
        "AV": "N",
        "AC": "L",
        "AT": "N",
        "PR": "N",
        "UI": "N",
        "VC": "H",
        "VI": "H",
        "VA": "H",
        "SC": "H",
        "SI": "H",
        "SA": "H"
      },
      "scoreType": "CVSS-B"
    },
    "reasoning": "string",
    "severityOverride": {
      "severity": "critical",
      "reason": "string",
      "setBy": "string",
      "setAt": "string"
    },
    "vector": "string",
    "metrics": {
      "AV": "N",
      "AC": "L",
      "AT": "N",
      "PR": "N",
      "UI": "N",
      "VC": "H",
      "VI": "H",
      "VA": "H",
      "SC": "H",
      "SI": "H",
      "SA": "H"
    },
    "scored": true
  },
  "repository": {
    "id": "string",
    "source": "Github",
    "owner": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "url": "string",
    "defaultBranch": "string"
  },
  "location": "string",
  "startLine": 1,
  "endLine": 1,
  "workspaceId": "string",
  "poc": {
    "fileName": "string",
    "contents": "string"
  },
  "branch": "string",
  "application": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string"
  },
  "endpoint": {
    "id": "string",
    "url": "string"
  },
  "introducedBy": {
    "commit": "string",
    "author": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "confidence": "high",
    "at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "pentestId": "string",
  "url": "string",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "closedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "closedDisposition": "resolved",
  "duplicateOf": "string",
  "closedMethod": "string",
  "closedReason": "string",
  "closedComments": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId"

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

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

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

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```