Get a risk by id

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Get a risk by id#

Description#

Return the full representation of a single risk.

GET /risks/{id}

Required OAuth Scopes

grc:read

Parameters#

Parameter	In	Type	Required	Description
X-Version	header	string	true	Version of the API (2026-09-01.grc.preview)
id	path	string	true	The unique system identifier of the resource.
Wk-Workspace	header	string	true	The id of the Workiva workspace to operate in. Authorization is enforced against the authenticated user’s access within this workspace.

Code Samples#

curl

curl -X GET https://api.app.wdesk.com/risks/{id} \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Wk-Workspace: 1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    -H 'X-Version: 2026-09-01.grc.preview'

httpie

http GET https://api.app.wdesk.com/risks/{id} \
    X-Version:2026-09-01.grc.preview \
    Accept:application/json \
    Wk-Workspace:1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d \
    Authorization:"Bearer {access-token}"

wget

wget --method=GET "https://api.app.wdesk.com/risks/{id}" \
    --output-document - \
    --header 'Accept: application/json' \
    --header 'Wk-Workspace: 1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \
    --header 'X-Version: 2026-09-01.grc.preview'

python

import requests

headers = {
  'X-Version': '2026-09-01.grc.preview',
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Wk-Workspace': '1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.get('https://api.app.wdesk.com/risks/{id}', headers = headers)

print(r.json())

Returns#

200 - The requested risk.#

A potential event that controls are designed to mitigate.

400 - The request was invalid.#

Error response indicating the service could not process the request.

401 - Authentication is missing or invalid.#

Error response indicating the service could not process the request.

403 - The caller is not permitted to access this resource.#

Error response indicating the service could not process the request.

404 - The requested resource was not found.#

Error response indicating the service could not process the request.

429 - The rate limit has been exceeded.#

Error response indicating the service could not process the request.

500 - An unexpected error occurred.#

Error response indicating the service could not process the request.

Example Responses#

The requested risk.

{
  "customFields": [
    {
      "enumValue": "High",
      "id": "8f3c1a2b-4d5e-4f6a-8b7c-9d0e1f2a3b4c",
      "name": "Risk Rating",
      "type": "singleSelectEnum"
    },
    {
      "id": "3c4d5e6f-7a8b-4c9d-0e1f-2a3b4c5d6e7f",
      "name": "Review Notes",
      "stringValue": "Reviewed by internal audit.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Risk that account balances are materially misstated.",
  "id": "9a8b7c6d-5e4f-4a3b-2c1d-0e9f8a7b6c5d",
  "mitigatingControls": [
    {
      "controlId": "BEN.001",
      "id": "d9c09501-214c-432e-85c9-8cd1009b9660",
      "name": "General Ledger Reconciliation"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Misstated account balances",
  "owner": {
    "id": "u_4cc9f9128a684f45a7a37b08b70b54c1"
  },
  "process": {
    "id": "2b1e5a7c-3d4f-4a1b-9c2d-6e7f8a9b0c1d",
    "name": "Financial Reporting"
  },
  "riskId": "R.001",
  "subProcess": {
    "id": "3c2f6b8d-4e5a-4b2c-8d3e-7f8a9b0c1d2e",
    "name": "Account Reconciliation"
  }
}

The request was invalid.

{
  "code": "invalidFilter",
  "message": "The $filter value could not be parsed.",
  "target": "$filter"
}

Authentication is missing or invalid.

{
  "code": "unauthenticated",
  "message": "Authentication credentials were missing or invalid."
}

The caller is not permitted to access this resource.

{
  "code": "permissionDenied",
  "message": "You do not have permission to access this resource."
}

The requested resource was not found.

{
  "code": "notFound",
  "message": "No resource with this id was found."
}

The rate limit has been exceeded.

{
  "code": "rateLimitExceeded",
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the period indicated in the response headers."
}

An unexpected error occurred.

{
  "code": "internalError",
  "message": "An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later."
}