Get Case

Retrieves complete information about a case by its ID.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
caseId	string	Yes	Unique identifier of the case

Response

Returns the case with:

• id: Unique case identifier
• name: Case name
• plaintiffName: Plaintiff name (injured party)
• defendantName: Defendant name (at-fault party)
• attorneyName: Attorney name
• side: Which party the attorney represents (plaintiff or defense)
• organizationId: Organization ID (if associated)
• status: Current case status
• creatorId: ID of the creator (API key or user)
• created: Creation timestamp
• updated: Last modification timestamp

Examples

Go

import (
    "context"
    "github.com/silentwitness/go-sdk"
)

response, err := silentwitness.Cases.Get(ctx, "case_abc123def456")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

fmt.Printf("Case: %s\n", response.Case.Name)
fmt.Printf("Plaintiff: %s\n", response.Case.PlaintiffName)
fmt.Printf("Defendant: %s\n", response.Case.DefendantName)
fmt.Printf("Attorney: %s\n", response.Case.AttorneyName)
fmt.Printf("Side: %s\n", response.Case.Side)
fmt.Printf("Status: %s\n", response.Case.Status)

TypeScript

import { getCase } from "@silentwitness/typescript-sdk";

const response = await getCase("case_abc123def456");

console.log(`Case: ${response.case.name}`);
console.log(`Plaintiff: ${response.case.plaintiffName}`);
console.log(`Defendant: ${response.case.defendantName}`);
console.log(`Attorney: ${response.case.attorneyName}`);
console.log(`Side: ${response.case.side}`);
console.log(`Status: ${response.case.status}`);

Errors

Code	Description
NOT_FOUND	Case does not exist or not accessible
PERMISSION_DENIED	Case belongs to a different account
UNAUTHENTICATED	Invalid or missing API key