# Get participant by identifier key and value

## Get conversation participant by contact

> Retrieve a single conversation participant by specifying their identifier key and value. For more information on identifier keys and values, please refer to the "Conversation Participants" page.<br>

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Conversations","version":"v1"},"tags":[{"name":"conversation_participant","description":"Manage the participants of a conversation."}],"servers":[{"url":"https://api.bird.com","description":"Production API"}],"security":[{"accessKey":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"accessKey":{"description":"Uses the Authorization header: 'AccessKey ' followed by your access key token","scheme":"AccessKey","type":"http"}},"schemas":{"inbox.conversations.participant":{"properties":{"avatarUrl":{"type":"string"},"contact":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/inbox.conversations.participant_contact"},"conversationId":{"format":"uuid","type":"string"},"createdAt":{"format":"date-time","type":"string"},"displayName":{"type":"string"},"id":{"type":"string"},"resourceUri":{"type":"string"},"status":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/inbox.conversations.participant_status"},"type":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/inbox.conversations.participant_type"},"updatedAt":{"format":"date-time","type":"string"}},"required":["id","type"],"title":"Conversation Participant","type":"object"},"inbox.conversations.participant_contact":{"properties":{"identifierKey":{"type":"string"},"identifierValue":{"type":"string"},"platformAddress":{"type":"string"},"platformAddressSelector":{"type":"string"}},"required":["identifierKey","identifierValue"],"type":"object"},"inbox.conversations.participant_status":{"enum":["invited","pending","active","inactive"],"type":"string"},"inbox.conversations.participant_type":{"enum":["user","contact","agent","flow","bot","accessKey","channel","connector","collaborationAutomation"],"type":"string"},"error.detailed":{"additionalProperties":false,"description":"An error returned from the API that includes additional details about the error. The `details` property can contain any additional information about the error that may be helpful for debugging or understanding the error.\n","properties":{"code":{"description":"A unique code that identifies the error. This code can be used to programmatically identify the error.","minLength":3,"type":"string"},"details":{"additionalProperties":true,"description":"Any additional information about the error that may be helpful for debugging or understanding the error.","type":"object"},"message":{"description":"A human-readable message that describes the error.","minLength":1,"type":"string"}},"required":["code","message"],"title":"DetailedError","type":"object"}},"responses":{"notFound":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/error.response.not_found"},"error.response.not_found":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/error.detailed"}}},"description":"The requested resource was not found."}}},"paths":{"/workspaces/{workspaceId}/conversations/{conversationId}/participants/{identifierKey}/{identifierValue}":{"get":{"summary":"Get conversation participant by contact","operationId":"getConversationParticipantByContact","description":"Retrieve a single conversation participant by specifying their identifier key and value. For more information on identifier keys and values, please refer to the \"Conversation Participants\" page.\n","tags":["conversation_participant"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/inbox.conversations.participant"}}}},"404":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/notFound"}}}}}}
```

## Examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request" %}

```bash
curl "https://api.bird.com/workspaces/a1405560-c8d3-4b1a-877d-3f449ad95352/conversations/02ec2ac2-ebec-42d3-a5f4-e6f3a9edf418/participants/emailaddress/john.doe@bird.com" \
-H "Authorization: AccessKey abcd"
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response (200 - OK)" %}

```json
{
  "id": "8f0b5377-2edc-4116-a8e8-6a475f245a04",
  "type": "contact",
  "status": "active",
  "displayName": "John Doe",
  "avatarUrl": "",
  "contact": {
    "identifierKey": "emailaddress",
    "identifierValue": "john.doe@bird.com",
    "platformAddress": "john.doe@bird.com"
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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