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# Get book transfer

> Retrieve a single book transfer by its ID.

Returns a single book transfer object.

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="book_transfer_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the book transfer to retrieve.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  Unique identifier for the book transfer.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">
  [ISO 8601](/api-reference/timestamps) timestamp of when the book transfer was
  created.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="source_account_id" type="string">
  The Lemma account money moves from.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="destination_account_id" type="string">
  The Lemma account money moves to.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="amount" type="integer">
  The transfer amount in cents.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Current status of the book transfer.

  <Expandable title="possible values">
    * `complete` — settled. Most book transfers are complete the moment they're
      created.

    * `pending_approval` — held for manual review by our team for fraud
      prevention.

    * `canceled` — blocked after that manual review.
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="description" type="string">
  Description of the transfer.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="transaction_id" type="string | null">
  The settled transaction, once the transfer posts.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "id": "book_transfer_Hm3pWx9nKv4bQt7d",
    "created_at": "2026-03-15T14:30:00Z",
    "source_account_id": "account_Rv4nBt8xKw2pMh6s",
    "destination_account_id": "account_Tz8mKp3xLw5nVh9c",
    "amount": 250000,
    "status": "complete",
    "description": "Quarterly intercompany settlement",
    "transaction_id": "transaction_Wp5mRx3nKv8bTh2d"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 theme={null}
  {
    "statusCode": 404,
    "error": "Not Found",
    "message": "Book transfer not found"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>