> ## Documentation Index
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# Get job

> Retrieve basic information for a specific job.

To get current processing information about a job, use the [get job details endpoint](/api-reference/api/job/get-job-details).

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="job_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the job.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>
  Unique identifier for the job.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="workflow_id" type="string" required>
  Unique identifier of the workflow that created this job.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="workflow_name" type="string" required>
  Name of the workflow that created this job.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="status" type="string" required>
  Job status. One of: `SCHEDULED`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `COMPLETED`, `STOPPED`, `FAILED`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string" required>
  ISO 8601 timestamp when the job was created.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="runtime" type="string">
  ISO 8601 duration of the job run.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="input_file_ids" type="array">
  IDs of input files for this job.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="output_node_files" type="array">
  Output file metadata objects. Each object includes `node_id`, `file_id`, `node_type`, and `node_subtype`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="job_type" type="string">
  Job type. Default: `ephemeral`.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request GET \
    --url "${UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL}/api/v1/jobs/b2c3d4e5-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e-2f3a4b5c6d7e" \
    --header "unstructured-api-key: ${UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY}"
  ```

  ```python Python SDK theme={null}
  import os
  from unstructured_client import UnstructuredClient
  from unstructured_client.models.operations import GetJobRequest

  client = UnstructuredClient(
      api_key_auth=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY"),
      server_url=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL"),
  )

  response = client.jobs.get_job(
      request=GetJobRequest(
          job_id="b2c3d4e5-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e-2f3a4b5c6d7e"
      )
  )
  print(response)
  ```

  ```python Python SDK (async) theme={null}
  import asyncio
  import os
  from unstructured_client import UnstructuredClient
  from unstructured_client.models.operations import GetJobRequest

  async def get_job():
      client = UnstructuredClient(
          api_key_auth=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY"),
          server_url=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL"),
      )
      response = await client.jobs.get_job_async(
          request=GetJobRequest(
              job_id="b2c3d4e5-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e-2f3a4b5c6d7e"
          )
      )
      print(response)

  asyncio.run(get_job())
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "b2c3d4e5-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e-2f3a4b5c6d7e",
    "workflow_id": "f0a1b2c3-4d5e-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e2f3a4b5c",
    "workflow_name": "My ETL Workflow",
    "status": "COMPLETED",
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "runtime": "PT2M30S",
    "input_file_ids": null,
    "output_node_files": [
      {
        "node_id": "n1a2b3c4-5d6e-7f8a-9b0c-1d2e3f4a5b6c",
        "file_id": "output-001.json",
        "node_type": "destination",
        "node_subtype": "s3"
      }
    ],
    "job_type": "ephemeral"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>