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# Get a call

> Retrieves a single call by its ID.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /calls/{callId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Alta API
  description: >-
    The Alta public API allows you to programmatically access and manage your
    campaigns, prospects, companies, persons, email messages, LinkedIn messages,
    calls, reps, tags, and trigger assistant calls.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.altahq.com/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /calls/{callId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Calls
      summary: Get a call
      description: Retrieves a single call by its ID.
      operationId: getCall
      parameters:
        - name: callId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The UUID of the call.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The call object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Call'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  schemas:
    Call:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseEntity'
        - type: object
          required:
            - objectType
            - from
            - to
            - callType
          properties:
            objectType:
              type: string
              enum:
                - call
            duration:
              type: number
              description: Duration of the call in seconds.
            from:
              type: string
              description: The phone number the call was made from.
            to:
              type: string
              description: The phone number the call was made to.
            summary:
              type: string
              description: AI-generated summary of the call.
            endedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: Timestamp when the call ended.
            startedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: Timestamp when the call started.
            callType:
              type: string
              enum:
                - inbound
                - outbound
                - web
              description: The direction or type of the call.
            prospectId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              description: The ID of the prospect associated with this call.
    BaseEntity:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - objectType
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
        objectType:
          type: string
          description: The type of this object.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the object was created.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the object was last updated.
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
        - message
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed - invalid or missing API token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized
            message: Invalid API token
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: NotFound
            message: Resource not found
    RateLimited:
      description: >-
        Too many requests - you've exceeded the rate limit of 100 requests per
        minute.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: TooManyRequests
            message: Rate limit exceeded. Please retry after 60 seconds.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API token authentication. Generate a token from the Alta dashboard and
        pass it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

````