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Get a work order

Work module

GET/work-orders/{id}workOrders.get

A work order issued against a record, open to bids. Returns one work order with its `ETag`. A work order the caller may not see returns 404.

  • Requires the capability work.work_order.read.
  • OAuth scopes: work.
  • Error statuses: 400, 401, 404, 429. Errors are RFC 9457 problem details.

Path and query parameters

workOrders.get: Path and query parameters
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
idstring (uuid)YesIdentifier of the work order.
fieldsFieldsNoSparse fieldset: a comma-separated list of top-level fields to return. `id` is always returned.Constraints: pattern ^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*(,[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)*$

Response 200: WorkOrder

workOrders.get: WorkOrder
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
idstring (uuid)YesIdentifier of the work order.
org_idstring (uuid)YesIdentifier of the owning organization, derived from the parent row and never accepted from the caller.
created_atstring (date-time)YesWhen the row was created.
created_bystring (uuid) | nullYesIdentifier of the person who created the row; null when a seed, platform or system process created it.
updated_atstring (date-time)YesWhen the row was last updated.
updated_bystring (uuid) | nullYesIdentifier of the person who last updated the row; null when a seed, platform or system process updated it.
project_idstring (uuid)YesIdentifier of the project.
record_idstring (uuid) | nullYesIdentifier of the record the work order fulfills.
titlestringYesWork order title.Constraints: length 1 to 300
uridUridAtAnyGrainYesURID at discipline grain (`DDDD.DD`) or category grain (`DDDD.DD.DD`), as GL dimension 2 allows.Constraints: pattern ^[0-9]000(\.[0-9]{2}){1,2}$
work_order_statestringYesWork order state. A Title Case value from the lifecycle's database enum.Constraints: pattern ^[A-Z0-9][A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]*( [A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]+)*$
due_atstring (date-time) | nullYesWhen the work is due.
budget_minorinteger (int64) | nullYesBudget for the work. Integer minor units of the resource currency; null means unpriced, never zero.
currencystringYesISO 4217 currency code of every money field.Constraints: pattern ^[A-Z]{3}$
work_order_numberintegerYesSequence number within the project; the display key is {project_key}-WO-{number}.Constraints: range 1 to any
location_textstring | nullYesWhere the work happens, in words, when no zone says it.Constraints: length 1 to 300
scope_of_workstring | nullYesThe scope bidders price, in sentence case.Constraints: length 1 to 20000
scheduled_starts_atstring (date-time) | nullYesPlanned start.
estimated_hoursnumber | nullYesEstimated labor hours; null when unestimated.
{
  "id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "org_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "created_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
  "created_by": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
  "updated_by": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "project_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "record_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "title": "Fabricate Bar Fascia",
  "urid": "4000.01",
  "work_order_state": "Proposed",
  "due_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
  "budget_minor": 850000,
  "currency": "USD",
  "work_order_number": 12,
  "location_text": "Main stage, stage left wing.",
  "scope_of_work": "Supply and hang 24 moving lights.",
  "scheduled_starts_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
  "estimated_hours": 16
}

Code samples

curl -X GET "$XOS_BASE_URL/work-orders/0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XOS_API_KEY"
const { data, etag } = await xos.workOrders.get("0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f");
response = xos.work_orders.get("0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f")
xos work-orders get 0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f