## Get chat account

**get** `/v1/accounts/{accountID}`

Get one chat account connected to this Beeper Client API server.

### Path Parameters

- `accountID: string`

  Account ID this resource belongs to.

### Returns

- `accountID: string`

  Chat account added to Beeper. Use this to route account-scoped actions. Examples include matrix for Beeper/Matrix, discordgo for a cloud bridge, slackgo.TEAM-USER for workspace-scoped cloud bridges, and local-whatsapp_ba_... for local bridges.

- `bridge: AccountBridge`

  Bridge metadata for the account. Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

  - `id: string`

    Bridge identifier. Beeper Cloud accounts often use the network type (for example matrix or discordgo); on-device accounts use a local bridge ID (for example local-whatsapp). Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

  - `provider: "cloud" or "self-hosted" or "local" or "platform-sdk"`

    Where this account runs: on this device or in Beeper Cloud. Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

    - `"cloud"`

    - `"self-hosted"`

    - `"local"`

    - `"platform-sdk"`

  - `type: string`

    Bridge type, such as matrix, discordgo, slackgo, whatsapp, telegram, or twitter. Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

- `status: "connected" or "connecting" or "backfilling" or 5 more`

  Current connection status for this account.

  - `"connected"`

  - `"connecting"`

  - `"backfilling"`

  - `"connection_required"`

  - `"reconnect_required"`

  - `"attention_required"`

  - `"disconnected"`

  - `"disabled"`

- `user: User`

  User the account belongs to.

  - `id: string`

    Stable Beeper user ID. Use as the primary key when referencing a person.

  - `cannotMessage: optional boolean`

    True if Beeper cannot initiate messages to this user (e.g., blocked, network restriction, or no DM path). The user may still message you.

  - `email: optional string`

    Email address if known. Not guaranteed verified.

  - `fullName: optional string`

    Display name as shown in clients (e.g., 'Alice Example'). May include emojis.

  - `imgURL: optional string`

    Avatar image URL if available. This may be a remote URL, media URL, data URL, or local file URL depending on the source. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

  - `isSelf: optional boolean`

    True if this user represents the authenticated account's own identity.

  - `phoneNumber: optional string`

    User's phone number in E.164 format (e.g., '+14155552671'). Omit if unknown.

  - `username: optional string`

    Human-readable handle if available (e.g., '@alice'). May be network-specific and not globally unique.

- `capabilities: optional map[unknown]`

  Runtime chat/message capabilities for this connected account, when available.

- `loginID: optional string`

  Bridge login ID for this account, when known. One bridge login can contain multiple chat accounts.

- `network: optional string`

  Human-friendly network name for the account. Omitted when the network is unknown.

- `statusText: optional string`

  Human-friendly account status text.

### Example

```http
curl http://localhost:23373/v1/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEEPER_ACCESS_TOKEN"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "accountID": "accountID",
  "bridge": {
    "id": "id",
    "provider": "cloud",
    "type": "type"
  },
  "status": "connected",
  "user": {
    "id": "id",
    "cannotMessage": true,
    "email": "email",
    "fullName": "fullName",
    "imgURL": "imgURL",
    "isSelf": true,
    "phoneNumber": "phoneNumber",
    "username": "username"
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "loginID": "loginID",
  "network": "network",
  "statusText": "statusText"
}
```