Get agent by ID

Retrieve an agent by its system-generated ID.

GET /agents/{agentId}

Get agent by ID

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.lightspark.com/grid/2025-10-13/agents/{agentId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>'

200

{
  "id": "Agent:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001",
  "name": "Payroll Automation Agent",
  "customerId": "Customer:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001",
  "isPaused": false,
  "isConnected": true,
  "policy": {
    "permissions": [
      "VIEW_TRANSACTIONS"
    ],
    "defaultExecutionMode": "AUTO",
    "spendingLimits": {
      "currency": "USD",
      "perTransactionLimit": 50000,
      "dailyLimit": 500000,
      "dailyTransactionLimit": 10,
      "monthlyLimit": 5000000
    },
    "accountRestrictions": {
      "allowedAccountIds": [
        "Account:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001"
      ],
      "accountRules": [
        {
          "accountId": "Account:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001",
          "executionMode": "AUTO",
          "perTransactionLimit": 10000
        }
      ]
    },
    "approvalThresholds": {
      "currency": "USD",
      "amount": 100000
    }
  },
  "usage": {
    "dailyTransactionCount": 3,
    "dailySpend": 150000,
    "monthlySpend": 750000,
    "dailyResetDate": "2025-07-22",
    "monthlyResetMonth": "2025-08"
  },
  "createdAt": "2025-07-21T17:32:28Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-07-21T17:32:28Z",
  "actingFor": "member_8f2c1a",
  "spendingPoolId": "SpendingPool:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000007"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API token authentication using format <api token id>:<api client secret>

Path Parameters

agentId · string · required

System-generated unique agent identifier

Response

200

application/json

Successful operation

A programmatic agent with scoped permissions and a spending policy, used to automate payment workflows.

id · string · required

System-generated unique identifier for the agent.

Example:

"Agent:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001"

name · string · required

Human-readable name for the agent.

Example:

"Payroll Automation Agent"

customerId · string · required

The ID of the customer this agent operates on behalf of.

Example:

"Customer:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001"

isPaused · boolean · required

Whether the agent is currently paused. Paused agents cannot initiate any actions.

Example:

false

isConnected · boolean · required

Whether the agent has been installed and connected (i.e., its device code has been redeemed).

Example:

true

policy · object · required

Policy governing what an agent can do, how it executes actions, and its spending boundaries.

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usage · object · required

Real-time counters tracking the agent's spending and transaction activity against its policy limits.

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createdAt · string<date-time> · required

Creation timestamp.

Example:

"2025-07-21T17:32:28Z"

updatedAt · string<date-time> · required

Last update timestamp.

Example:

"2025-07-21T17:32:28Z"

actingFor · string

The platform's reference for the person this agent acts for, as given when the agent was created. Absent when none was given.

Example:

"member_8f2c1a"

spendingPoolId · string

The spending pool the agent spends under, in addition to its own policy. Absent when the agent is in no pool.

Example:

"SpendingPool:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000007"