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# Get Escrow
### **Headers**
| Name | Value |
|---|
| Content-Type | application/json |
| x-api-key | <token> |
### Open API
## GET /escrows/{contractId}
Reads one escrow in full: current state, participants, event timeline and deposits.
| Name | Type | In | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | ---- | ---------------------------------------- |
| contractId | string | path | On-chain escrow address (`C…`, 56 chars) |
### **What this Endpoint returns?**
```json
{
"escrow": { /* state + snapshot + asset + balance */ },
"events": [ /* first 200 */ ],
"eventsHasMore": true,
"deposits": [ ]
}
```
If `eventsHasMore` is true, page the rest with `GET /escrows/{contractId}/events`.
A `404 ESCROW_NOT_FOUND` means the contract is unknown **on this network**.
### Use Example:
```typescript
import axios from "axios";
const http = axios.create({
baseURL: "https://beta.api.trustlesswork.com",
timeout: 10000,
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"x-api-key": your_api_key,
},
});
export const useExample = async (contractId: string) => {
const { data } = await http.get(`/escrows/${contractId}`);
return data;
}
```
{% hint style="info" %}
There is also `GET /escrow//v2/{contractId}`, which reads the same escrow **directly from the contract**. That one is authoritative but slower and returns only contract state. Use this page's endpoint for speed, history and deposits; use the contract read when the value is about to drive a decision.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="info" %}
These reads come from the read-model, which is eventually consistent. Right after submitting a transaction a `404` usually means "not projected yet", not "does not exist" — poll briefly instead of treating it as an error.
{% endhint %}
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