# Get a custom list

### URL

<mark style="color:blue;">**GET**</mark> `https://api.complycube.com/v1/customLists/:id`

Retrieves an existing custom list.

### Headers

<table><thead><tr><th width="263">Name</th><th width="111">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Authorization</code><mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>The API <code>live</code> or <code>test</code> key.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Path parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="261">Name</th><th width="115">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>id</code><mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>The ID of the custom list.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example request

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

```python
curl -X GET https://api.complycube.com/v1/customLists/{:customListId} \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Example response

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Success (200)" %}

```json
{
    "id": "5fd52391d8506552e4f3c8c4",
    "name": "Retail Banking Fraud (UK)",
    "description": "Entities involved in mortgage fraud.",
    "stats": {
        "personCount": 4101,
        "companyCount": 258
    },
    "createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:24:29.146Z",
    "updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:24:29.146Z"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Resource Not Found (404)" %}

```json
{
    "type": "resource_not_found",
    "message": "Invalid custom list id '5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb2'"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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