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# Get a sender

> Retrieve a single sender by ID, including its associated domain.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /senders/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: SendKit API
  description: The SendKit API allows you to send transactional emails programmatically.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.sendkit.dev
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /senders/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Senders
      summary: Get a sender
      description: Retrieve a single sender by ID, including its associated domain.
      operationId: getSender
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: The sender ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sender details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sender'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Sender:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier.
          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
        name:
          type: string
          description: The sender display name.
          example: John Doe
        username:
          type: string
          description: The username part of the sender email address.
          example: john
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: The full sender email address (computed from username and domain).
          example: john@yourdomain.com
        reply_to:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: email
          description: The reply-to email address.
          example: reply@yourdomain.com
        domain:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainSummary'
          description: The domain associated with this sender (without DNS records).
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the sender was created.
          example: '2026-03-03 10:00:00'
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the sender was last updated.
          example: '2026-03-03 10:00:00'
    DomainSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier.
          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
        name:
          type: string
          description: The domain name.
          example: yourdomain.com
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - not_started
            - pending
            - verified
            - partially_verified
            - failed
            - temporary_failure
          description: The current verification status of the domain.
          example: verified
        region:
          type: string
          description: The AWS region where the domain is configured.
          enum:
            - sa-east-1
            - us-east-2
            - eu-central-1
          example: us-east-2
        open_tracking:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether open tracking is enabled.
          example: true
        click_tracking:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether click tracking is enabled.
          example: true
        tls:
          type: string
          enum:
            - opportunistic
            - enforced
          description: The TLS delivery mode.
          example: opportunistic
        sending_enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether sending is enabled for this domain.
          example: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the domain was created.
          example: '2026-03-03 10:00:00'
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the domain was last updated.
          example: '2026-03-03 10:00:00'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Error type identifier.
          example: validation_error
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
          example: The from address domain is not verified.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            message: Invalid API key.
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            message: Not found.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API key from your SendKit dashboard. Pass it as a Bearer token in the
        Authorization header.

````