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updatedAt: 2026-06-30T16:05:21.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.pelcro.com/llms.txt
---

# Get charge

Retrieve a single charge by ID.

## Overview

Retrieve the details of a specific charge by its ID. Returns the full charge object including amount, status, and associated invoice.

**Example:** Fetch a charge to display payment details on a receipt page.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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  "info": {
    "title": "core-api",
    "version": "1.88"
  },
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    {
      "url": "https://www.pelcro.com/api/v1/core"
    }
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      },
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        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "query",
        "name": "site_id"
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": [],
      "sec1": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/charges/{id}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Get charge",
        "description": "Retrieve a single charge by ID.",
        "operationId": "api-core-get-charge",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Charge unique identifier",
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int32"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "site_id",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the site associated with your account.",
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              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int32"
            }
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            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Success.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n\t\"data\": {\n\t\t\"id\": 618,\n\t\t\"invoice_id\": 2937,\n\t\t\"amount\": 50,\n\t\t\"amount_refunded\": 0,\n\t\t\"description\": null,\n\t\t\"paid\": true,\n\t\t\"refunded\": false,\n\t\t\"status\": \"succeeded\",\n\t\t\"statement_descriptor\": null,\n\t\t\"offline\": true,\n    \"reference\": \"charge reference\",\n\t\t\"payment_category\": null,\n\t\t\"offline_entered_by\": 2,\n\t\t\"metadata\": [],\n\t\t\"created_at\": 1660441778,\n\t\t\"updated_at\": 1660441778,\n\t\t\"deleted_at\": null\n\t},\n\t\"status\": \"success\"\n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "data": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "id": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 618,
                          "default": 0
                        },
                        "invoice_id": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 2937,
                          "default": 0
                        },
                        "amount": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 50,
                          "default": 0
                        },
                        "amount_refunded": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 0,
                          "default": 0
                        },
                        "description": {},
                        "paid": {
                          "type": "boolean",
                          "example": true,
                          "default": true
                        },
                        "refunded": {
                          "type": "boolean",
                          "example": false,
                          "default": true
                        },
                        "status": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "succeeded"
                        },
                        "statement_descriptor": {},
                        "offline": {
                          "type": "boolean",
                          "example": true,
                          "default": true
                        },
                        "reference": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "charge reference"
                        },
                        "payment_category": {},
                        "offline_entered_by": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 2,
                          "default": 0
                        },
                        "metadata": {
                          "type": "array"
                        },
                        "created_at": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 1660441778,
                          "default": 0,
                          "format": "int64"
                        },
                        "updated_at": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "example": 1660441778,
                          "default": 0,
                          "format": "int64"
                        },
                        "deleted_at": {}
                      }
                    },
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                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "success"
                    }
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                }
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            "description": "Invalid request.",
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            "description": "Unauthenticated.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": {
                      "error": "Unauthenticated."
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Not found.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": {
                      "error": {
                        "status": 404,
                        "message": "Not found."
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  },
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  },
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}
```

# Sibling pages

* [List charges](https://docs.pelcro.com/reference/api-core-list-charges.md)
* [Create offline charge](https://docs.pelcro.com/reference/api-core-create-offline-charge.md)