> ## Documentation Index
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# Get Settlement

> Retrieve details of a specific trade settlement

Returns the status and details of an on-chain settlement. Settlements represent the atomic swap of tokens that occurs after a trade is matched.

## Authentication

Requires an instance API key with the `trading` service enabled.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="settlementId" type="string" required>
  The settlement identifier.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash theme={null}
  curl -X GET "https://api.trusset.org/orderbooks/stocks/api/settlements/stl_001" \
    -H "x-api-key: trusset_{instanceRef}_{secret}"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "data": {
      "id": "stl_001",
      "tradeId": "trade_001",
      "status": "SETTLED",
      "txHash": "0xabc123...",
      "settledAt": "2025-01-15T10:31:00.000Z"
    },
    "metadata": {
      "requestId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:35:00.000Z",
      "instanceId": "inst_abc"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Error Codes

| Code                   | Status | Description                      |
| ---------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------- |
| `SETTLEMENT_NOT_FOUND` | 404    | No settlement found with this ID |