> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shoply.gg/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get a dispute

> One dispute with everything its page shows. `records` is what Shoply recorded about the order, in four groups (the buyer, the order, after delivery, history), each fact a `name` and a `value` in words, `strong` on the order being opened again from the address it was paid from. A delivered license key or file is never in it. `activity` is every look at the order after delivery, a line each. `draft` is the store's answer as it was left, with `statement`, the whole of what is sent. `can` says what may be done now: `edit`, `submit`, `accept` and `markSubmitted`. `files` are the store's own files for the answer, `after` what was done on Shoply's side (the buyer blacklisted, their keys and files hidden), and `history` the dispute's story, newest first.

Needs the `disputes.read` permission (Read Disputes).



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /stores/{storeId}/disputes/{disputeId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Shoply API
  version: '1'
  description: >-
    Everything a store's own server can do with a secret API key: its catalogue,
    orders, customers, marketing, finance and the rest of what the dashboard
    does. And the Customer API, which a buyer's own device asks with a token of
    theirs.
servers:
  - url: https://api.shoply.gg/v1
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: API key
  - name: Store
  - name: Domain
  - name: Payment methods
  - name: Analytics
  - name: Storefronts
  - name: Storefront code
  - name: Payment Routing
  - name: Custom payment methods
  - name: Products
  - name: Product pictures
  - name: Stock
  - name: Categories
  - name: Upsells
  - name: Subscriptions
  - name: Orders
  - name: Invoices
  - name: Reviews
  - name: Coupons
  - name: Coupon categories
  - name: Coupon pop-up
  - name: Sales
  - name: Blog
  - name: Search settings
  - name: Redirects
  - name: Sitemap
  - name: Cart Recovery
  - name: Email Marketing
  - name: Email Templates
  - name: Customers
  - name: Affiliates
  - name: Support Tickets
  - name: Blacklist
  - name: Fraud protection
  - name: Disputes
  - name: Finance
  - name: Tax
  - name: Expenses
  - name: Expense setup
  - name: API requests
  - name: Webhook endpoints
  - name: Webhook deliveries
  - name: Customer API
paths:
  /stores/{storeId}/disputes/{disputeId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Disputes
      summary: Get a dispute
      description: >-
        One dispute with everything its page shows. `records` is what Shoply
        recorded about the order, in four groups (the buyer, the order, after
        delivery, history), each fact a `name` and a `value` in words, `strong`
        on the order being opened again from the address it was paid from. A
        delivered license key or file is never in it. `activity` is every look
        at the order after delivery, a line each. `draft` is the store's answer
        as it was left, with `statement`, the whole of what is sent. `can` says
        what may be done now: `edit`, `submit`, `accept` and `markSubmitted`.
        `files` are the store's own files for the answer, `after` what was done
        on Shoply's side (the buyer blacklisted, their keys and files hidden),
        and `history` the dispute's story, newest first.


        Needs the `disputes.read` permission (Read Disputes).
      operationId: disputes.get
      parameters:
        - name: storeId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: >-
            The store's ID. A key reaches the store it was made in: `GET /key`
            answers which.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: disputeId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The dispute, by its ID.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: It worked.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                  message:
                    nullable: true
                  code:
                    nullable: true
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      orderId:
                        type: string
                      email:
                        type: string
                      provider:
                        type: string
                      providerName:
                        type: string
                      externalId:
                        type: string
                      reason:
                        type: string
                      reasonText:
                        type: string
                      stage:
                        type: string
                      providerStatus:
                        type: string
                      status:
                        type: string
                      amount:
                        type: integer
                      currency:
                        type: string
                      dueAt:
                        type: string
                      answer:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          state:
                            type: string
                          at:
                            nullable: true
                          by:
                            type: string
                          note:
                            type: string
                      answeredFrom:
                        type: string
                      answerPlace:
                        type: string
                      accessTaken:
                        type: boolean
                      dateCreated:
                        type: string
                      dateClosed:
                        nullable: true
                      order:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          id:
                            type: string
                          status:
                            type: string
                          amount:
                            type: integer
                          currency:
                            type: string
                          dateCreated:
                            type: string
                      can:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          edit:
                            type: boolean
                          submit:
                            type: boolean
                          accept:
                            type: boolean
                          markSubmitted:
                            type: boolean
                      records:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            key:
                              type: string
                            title:
                              type: string
                            facts:
                              type: array
                              items:
                                type: object
                                properties:
                                  key:
                                    type: string
                                  name:
                                    type: string
                                  value:
                                    type: string
                                  strong:
                                    type: boolean
                      activity:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      draft:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          decision:
                            type: string
                          contacted:
                            type: string
                          used:
                            type: string
                          words:
                            type: string
                          saved:
                            type: boolean
                          statement:
                            type: string
                      files:
                        type:
                          - array
                          - object
                      after:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            key:
                              type: string
                            done:
                              type: boolean
                            text:
                              type: string
                      history:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            at:
                              type: string
                            what:
                              type: string
                            detail:
                              type: string
              example:
                success: true
                message: null
                code: null
                data:
                  id: ae36fc25-3cea-4d17-acaa-4bdb43d84a0e
                  orderId: 71ed606f-3119-4f9f-b7f7-ecd25740e15b
                  email: mila@example.com
                  provider: stripe
                  providerName: Stripe
                  externalId: dp_1QdZ8x2eZvKYlo2C
                  reason: fraudulent
                  reasonText: Says they did not make the payment
                  stage: chargeback
                  providerStatus: needs_response
                  status: needs_response
                  amount: 49
                  currency: USD
                  dueAt: '2026-10-27T16:20:19Z'
                  answer:
                    state: draft
                    at: null
                    by: ''
                    note: ''
                  answeredFrom: provider
                  answerPlace: your Stripe Dashboard
                  accessTaken: false
                  dateCreated: '2026-10-22T16:20:19Z'
                  dateClosed: null
                  order:
                    id: 71ed606f-3119-4f9f-b7f7-ecd25740e15b
                    status: completed
                    amount: 49
                    currency: USD
                    dateCreated: '2026-10-10T16:20:19Z'
                  can:
                    edit: true
                    submit: false
                    accept: false
                    markSubmitted: true
                  records:
                    - key: buyer
                      title: The Buyer
                      facts:
                        - key: email
                          name: Email
                          value: mila@example.com
                          strong: false
                        - key: name
                          name: Name
                          value: Mila Kowalski
                          strong: false
                    - key: order
                      title: The Order
                      facts:
                        - key: placed
                          name: Placed
                          value: Oct 10, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC
                          strong: false
                        - key: paid
                          name: Paid
                          value: >-
                            Oct 10, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC · $49.00 · Credit/Debit
                            Card (Stripe)
                          strong: false
                  activity:
                    - >-
                      2026-10-19 16:20 UTC · Opened their order (order page) ·
                      203.0.113.42 (the address they paid from) · Germany ·
                      Chrome on Windows
                  draft:
                    decision: fight
                    contacted: 'no'
                    used: 'yes'
                    words: >-
                      The buyer bought a license key and opened their order
                      again from the address they paid from.
                    saved: true
                    statement: >-
                      The buyer bought a license key and opened their order
                      again from the address they paid from.


                      The buyer did not contact the store before disputing the
                      payment. What they bought was used.


                      What the store's records show:

                      - Email: mila@example.com

                      - Name: Mila Kowalski

                      - Billing Address: Berlin, Germany

                      - Checkout From: 203.0.113.42 · Germany · Chrome on
                      Windows

                      - Placed: Oct 10, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC

                      …
                  files: []
                  after:
                    - key: blacklist
                      done: false
                      text: The buyer is not blacklisted
                    - key: access
                      done: false
                      text: Their keys and files are shown to them
                  history:
                    - at: '2026-10-19T16:20:19Z'
                      what: The buyer opened their order
                      detail: 203.0.113.42, Germany
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NoKey'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotAllowed'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooMany'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: javascript
          label: Node.js
          source: |
            import Shoply from "@shoplygg/node";

            const shoply = new Shoply({ apiKey: process.env.SHOPLY_API_KEY });

            const result = await shoply.disputes.get("DISPUTE_ID");
        - lang: php
          label: PHP
          source: |
            <?php

            require 'vendor/autoload.php';

            $shoply = new Shoply\Client(['apiKey' => getenv('SHOPLY_API_KEY')]);

            $result = $shoply->disputes->get('DISPUTE_ID');
        - lang: python
          label: Python
          source: |
            import shoply

            client = shoply.Client()  # reads SHOPLY_API_KEY

            result = client.disputes.get("DISPUTE_ID")
components:
  responses:
    NoKey:
      description: >-
        No API key was sent, or the one sent is not a live key:
        `api_key_required`, `invalid_api_key`.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Refusal'
    NotAllowed:
      description: >-
        The key is real and may not do this: `missing_scope` (with
        `requiredScope`), `ip_not_allowed`, `account_unavailable`, or
        `dashboard_only` for something only a person in the dashboard may do.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Refusal'
    NotFound:
      description: >-
        There is no such thing in this store: `not_found`. A store that is not
        the key's own is answered the same way.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Refusal'
    TooMany:
      description: >-
        The key has used up its budget for now: `rate_limited`. `Retry-After`
        says how many seconds to wait.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Refusal'
  schemas:
    Refusal:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        message:
          type: string
          description: What is wrong, in words for a person.
        code:
          type: string
          description: What is wrong, as a word that does not change.
        data:
          nullable: true
        errors:
          type: object
          description: >-
            For `validation_failed`: what is wrong with each field, by the
            field's name.
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
      required:
        - success
        - message
        - code
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        A secret API key, made under Developers in the dashboard:
        `Authorization: Bearer shoply_sk_...`

````

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