# Retrieve an order

Source: https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/orders/retrieve-an-order

Retrieve an existing order using the ID that was returned when created.

## Arguments

- `id` (objectId, required): The id of the order to retrieve.
- `expand` (string): Expanding link fields and child collections is performed using the expand argument.

  - For example, `expand=account` would return a related customer account if one exists.

  When the field represents a collection, you can specify the query limit.

  - For example, `expand=variants:10` would return up to 10 records of the variants collection.

  See [expanding ](https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/querying/expanding)for more details.
- `fields` (string): Return only the specified fields in the result. For example `fields=name,slug` would return only the fields `name` and `slug` in the response. Supports nested object and array fields using dot-notation, for example, `items.product_id`. The category `id` is always returned.
- `include` (string): Include one or more arbitrary queries in the response, possibly related to the main query.

  See [including ](https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/querying/including)for more details.

## Example request

`GET /orders/:id`

**cURL**

```bash
$ curl https://api.swell.store/orders/5cad15bc9b14d1990724663a \
  -u store-id:secret-key
```

**Node**

```javascript
const { swell } = require('swell-node');
swell.init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.get('/orders/{id}', {
  id: '5cad15bc9b14d1990724663a',
});
```

**PHP**

```php
<?php $swell = new \Swell\Client('store-id', 'secret-key');

$swell->get('/orders/{id}', [
  'id' => '5cad15bc9b14d1990724663a',
]);
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "id": "5cad15bc9b14d1990724663a",
  "account_id": "5a9ea7ba3f95740a914267f1",
  "billing": {...},
  "shipping": {...},
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "5a9ea7ba3f95740a914267f2",
      "product_id": "5cad15bc9b14d1990724663b",
      "quantity": 2,
      "price": 9.99,
      "price_total": 18.98,
      "shipment_weight": 1.5,
      ...
    }
  ],
  "coupon_code": "FREESHIPPING",
  "currency": "USD",
  "date_created": "2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "delivered": false,
  "discount_total": 0,
  "grand_total": 18.98,
  "item_quantity": 2,
  "item_shipment_weight": 3.0,
  "item_tax": 0,
  "number": "100101",
  "paid": false,
  "payment_balance": -18.98,
  "payment_total": 0,
  "refund_total": 0,
  "refunded": false,
  "shipment_price": 0,
  "shipment_total": 0,
  "status": "payment_pending",
  "sub_total": 0,
  "tax_total": 0,
  ...
}
```