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# Get a speaker

`GET /v1/speakers/{speaker_id}`

Returns one speaker of your account and how many voice samples it has. An unknown `speaker_id` returns 404. Requires scope `speakers:read`.

## Authentication

Send your API key as `Authorization: Bearer <your API key>`.

## Headers

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Authorization` | string | yes | `Bearer <your API key>`. Keys are created in the dashboard; see [Authentication](https://platform.detectif.ai/docs/authentication/). |

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `speaker_id` | string | yes | Your identifier for the speaker. (pattern `^[A-Za-z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$`) |

## Response

`200`: Success.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `speaker_id` | string | yes | (pattern `^[A-Za-z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$`) |
| `display_name` | string or null | yes |  |
| `samples` | integer | yes | Active enrollment samples for the current speaker model (max 5). |
| `created_at` | string | yes |  |
| `updated_at` | string | yes |  |
| `request_id` | string | yes |  |
| `object` | string | yes | (always `"speaker"`) |

### Example response

```json
{
  "request_id": "req_8f14e45fceea167a5a36dedd",
  "object": "speaker",
  "speaker_id": "customer-4711",
  "display_name": "Ada Lovelace",
  "samples": 2,
  "created_at": "2026-10-13T09:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-13T09:41:12Z"
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `400` | The request is invalid, for example a missing or malformed field. |
| `401` | The API key is missing, invalid or revoked. |
| `403` | The key lacks the required scope, the email address is not verified, or the account is suspended. |
| `404` | Not found. Also returned for resources that belong to another account. |
| `429` | Too many requests or too many operations at the same time. Wait for the number of seconds in Retry-After. |
| `500` | Something went wrong on our side. No credits were used. |

Error bodies use the shape described in [Errors](https://platform.detectif.ai/docs/errors/), with a stable `error.code`.

## Code samples

```bash
curl "https://platform.detectif.ai/v1/speakers/alice" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DETECTIF_API_KEY"
```

```python
import os

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://platform.detectif.ai/v1/speakers/alice",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['DETECTIF_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
print(resp.status_code, resp.json())
```

```javascript
const res = await fetch("https://platform.detectif.ai/v1/speakers/alice", {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.DETECTIF_API_KEY}`,
  },
});
console.log(res.status, await res.json());
```