# Get accounting event type

Get a specific accounting event type by its ID.

Refer to the [Search for accounting event types](doc:search-for-accounting-event-types) for more information.


# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Core platform - Accounting",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "API used to manage the accounting context",
    "contact": {
      "name": "API Support",
      "url": "https://developers.pismo.io/support/"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "Copyright Pismo"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://sandbox.pismolabs.io/accounting",
      "description": "Sandbox API server for testing"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "EventType": {
        "required": [
          "id",
          "description"
        ],
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64",
            "description": "Event type ID"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "maximum": 100,
            "description": "Event type description"
          }
        },
        "example": {
          "id": 101,
          "description": "CREDIT"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Accounting event types",
      "description": "Endpoints to manage accounting event types"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/v1/event-types/{eventTypeId}": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "GetEventTypeById",
        "summary": "Get accounting event type",
        "description": "Get a specific accounting event type by its ID.\n\nRefer to the [Search for accounting event types](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/docs/search-for-accounting-event-types) for more information.\n",
        "tags": [
          "Accounting event types"
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "eventTypeId",
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int64"
            },
            "required": true,
            "description": "Event type ID"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventType"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Event type not found"
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  }
}
```