## Get Campaign

`print_mail.campaigns.retrieve(strid)  -> Campaign`

**get** `/print-mail/v1/campaigns/{id}`

Retrieve a specific campaign by its ID.

### Parameters

- `id: str`

### Returns

- `class Campaign: …`

  Represents a bulk mail campaign.

  - `id: str`

    A unique ID prefixed with campaign_

  - `created_at: datetime`

    The UTC time at which this resource was created.

  - `created_count: int`

    The number of orders successfully created for this campaign.

  - `live: bool`

    `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`.

  - `mailing_list: str`

    The ID of the mailing list associated with this campaign.

  - `status: Literal["drafting", "changes_required", "creating_orders", 4 more]`

    Status of the campaign lifecycle.

    - `"drafting"`

    - `"changes_required"`

    - `"creating_orders"`

    - `"draft"`

    - `"ready"`

    - `"printing"`

    - `"processed_for_delivery"`

  - `updated_at: datetime`

    The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.

  - `cheque_profile: Optional[str]`

    The ID of the cheque profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

  - `default_sender_contact: Optional[str]`

    The ID of the default sender contact to use for orders if not specified per recipient.

  - `description: Optional[str]`

    An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.

  - `errors: Optional[List[Error]]`

    A list of processing errors encountered, if any. Present when status is 'changes_required'.

    - `message: str`

      A human-readable message describing the error.

    - `type: Literal["processing_error", "internal_error"]`

      Type of error encountered during campaign processing.

      - `"processing_error"`

      - `"internal_error"`

  - `letter_profile: Optional[str]`

    The ID of the letter profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

  - `metadata: Optional[Dict[str, object]]`

    See the section on Metadata.

  - `order_preview_url: Optional[str]`

    A temporary URL to preview the first rendered order, available once the campaign status is 'draft' or later.

  - `postcard_profile: Optional[str]`

    The ID of the postcard profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

  - `report_url: Optional[str]`

    A temporary URL to download the processing report, available once the campaign is in the `ready` status.

  - `self_mailer_profile: Optional[str]`

    The ID of the self-mailer profile used for this campaign, if applicable.

  - `send_date: Optional[datetime]`

    The scheduled date and time for the campaign to be sent.

### Example

```python
import os
from postgrid import PostGrid

client = PostGrid(
    print_mail_api_key=os.environ.get("POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
campaign = client.print_mail.campaigns.retrieve(
    "id",
)
print(campaign.id)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "campaign_sqF12lZ1VlBb",
  "createdAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "createdCount": 0,
  "live": true,
  "mailingList": "mailingList",
  "status": "drafting",
  "updatedAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "chequeProfile": "chequeProfile",
  "defaultSenderContact": "defaultSenderContact",
  "description": "description",
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "message",
      "type": "processing_error"
    }
  ],
  "letterProfile": "letterProfile",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "orderPreviewURL": "https://example.com",
  "postcardProfile": "postcardProfile",
  "reportURL": "https://example.com",
  "selfMailerProfile": "selfMailerProfile",
  "sendDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}
```