<!-- ZenPays documentation · https://docs.zenpayz.com/docs/rest-api/endpoints/transactions/get-transaction -->

# Get Transaction

Retrieve details of a specific transaction by ID.

<EndpointHeader verb="GET" path="/merchant/api/v1/transactions/{transactionId}" />

## Request

### Path Parameters

<ParamTable
  rows={[
    { name: "transactionId", type: "string", required: true, desc: "Transaction ID (e.g., `txn_xxxxx`)" },
  ]}
/>

### Headers

<ParamTable
  label="Header"
  rows={[
    { name: "Authorization", required: true, desc: "`Bearer {api_key}`" },
    { name: "X-Signature", required: true, desc: "HMAC-SHA256 signature" },
    { name: "X-Timestamp", required: true, desc: "ISO 8601 timestamp" },
    { name: "X-Secret-Salt", required: true, desc: "Secret salt for HMAC validation" },
  ]}
/>

## Response

### Success (200 OK)

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "txn_xxxxx",
    "intent_id": "pi_xxxxx",
    "merchant_id": "mer_xxxxx",
    "customer_id": "cus_xxxxx",
    "customer_name": "John Doe",
    "customer_email": "john@example.com",
    "customer_phone": "+1234567890",
    "amount": 1000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "status": "success",
    "payment_method": "upi",
    "description": "Order #123",
    "metadata": {
      "orderId": "order_123"
    },
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:35:00.000Z"
  },
  "message": "Transaction retrieved successfully",
  "meta": {}
}
```

### Error Responses

<ErrorTable
  rows={[
    { code: "UNAUTHORIZED", status: "401", message: "Invalid API key" },
    { code: "TRANSACTION_NOT_FOUND", status: "404", message: "Transaction doesn't exist" },
  ]}
/>

<CodeRail>

## Examples

<Tabs groupId="language">
  <TabItem value="curl" label="cURL" default>

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.zenpayz.com/merchant/api/v1/transactions/txn_xxxxx" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer zp_test_xxxxx" \
  -H "X-Timestamp: 2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z" \
  -H "X-Signature: a1b2c3d4e5f6..." \
  -H "X-Secret-Salt: your_secret_salt"
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="sdk" label="SDK">

```javascript
const transaction = await zenpays.payments.getTransaction('txn_xxxxx');
console.log(`Status: ${transaction.status}`);
```

  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

</CodeRail>
