# Get an ACS System

* [Request Parameters](#request-parameters)
* [Response](#response)

Returns a specified [access system](https://docs.seam.co/latest/capability-guides/access-systems).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
Returns a specified access system.

**Code:**

```javascript
await seam.acs.systems.get({
  acs_system_id: "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907",
});
```

**Output:**

```javascript
{
  "acs_access_group_count": 5,
  "acs_system_id": "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907",
  "acs_user_count": 20,
  "connected_account_id": "a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09",
  "connected_account_ids": ["a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946425Z",
  "default_credential_manager_acs_system_id": "5dde2def-3507-44f5-9521-7ca96aa4cd18",
  "errors": [],
  "external_type": "salto_ks_site",
  "external_type_display_name": "Salto KS site",
  "image_alt_text": "Salto KS site Logo",
  "image_url": "https://connect.getseam.com/_next/image?url=https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/acs_systems/salto_ks_site.png&q=75&w=128",
  "is_credential_manager": false,
  "location": { "time_zone": "America/New_York" },
  "name": "My Access System",
  "warnings": [],
  "workspace_id": "172920be-1f4d-45d4-8519-ecc3bdee638f"
}
```

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{% tab title="cURL" %}
Returns a specified access system.

**Code:**

```curl
curl --include --request POST "https://connect.getseam.com/acs/systems/get" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $SEAM_API_KEY" \
  --json @- <<EOF
{
  "acs_system_id": "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907"
}
EOF
```

**Output:**

```curl
{
  "acs_system": {
    "acs_access_group_count": 5,
    "acs_system_id": "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907",
    "acs_user_count": 20,
    "connected_account_id": "a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09",
    "connected_account_ids": ["a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09"],
    "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946425Z",
    "default_credential_manager_acs_system_id": "5dde2def-3507-44f5-9521-7ca96aa4cd18",
    "errors": [],
    "external_type": "salto_ks_site",
    "external_type_display_name": "Salto KS site",
    "image_alt_text": "Salto KS site Logo",
    "image_url": "https://connect.getseam.com/_next/image?url=https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/acs_systems/salto_ks_site.png&q=75&w=128",
    "is_credential_manager": false,
    "location": { "time_zone": "America/New_York" },
    "name": "My Access System",
    "warnings": [],
    "workspace_id": "172920be-1f4d-45d4-8519-ecc3bdee638f"
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
Returns a specified access system.

**Code:**

```python
seam.acs.systems.get(acs_system_id="4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907")
```

**Output:**

```python
AcsSystem(
    acs_access_group_count=5,
    acs_system_id="4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907",
    acs_user_count=20,
    connected_account_id="a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09",
    connected_account_ids=["a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09"],
    created_at="2025-06-15T16:54:17.946425Z",
    default_credential_manager_acs_system_id="5dde2def-3507-44f5-9521-7ca96aa4cd18",
    errors=[],
    external_type="salto_ks_site",
    external_type_display_name="Salto KS site",
    image_alt_text="Salto KS site Logo",
    image_url="https://connect.getseam.com/_next/image?url=https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/acs_systems/salto_ks_site.png&q=75&w=128",
    is_credential_manager=false,
    location={"time_zone": "America/New_York"},
    name="My Access System",
    warnings=[],
    workspace_id="172920be-1f4d-45d4-8519-ecc3bdee638f",
)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
Returns a specified access system.

**Code:**

```ruby
seam.acs.systems.get(acs_system_id: "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907")
```

**Output:**

```ruby
{
  "acs_access_group_count" => 5,
  "acs_system_id" => "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907",
  "acs_user_count" => 20,
  "connected_account_id" => "a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09",
  "connected_account_ids" => ["a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09"],
  "created_at" => "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946425Z",
  "default_credential_manager_acs_system_id" => "5dde2def-3507-44f5-9521-7ca96aa4cd18",
  "errors" => [],
  "external_type" => "salto_ks_site",
  "external_type_display_name" => "Salto KS site",
  "image_alt_text" => "Salto KS site Logo",
  "image_url" =>
    "https://connect.getseam.com/_next/image?url=https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/acs_systems/salto_ks_site.png&q=75&w=128",
  "is_credential_manager" => false,
  "location" => {
    time_zone: "America/New_York",
  },
  "name" => "My Access System",
  "warnings" => [],
  "workspace_id" => "172920be-1f4d-45d4-8519-ecc3bdee638f",
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
Returns a specified access system.

**Code:**

```php
$seam->acs->systems->get(acs_system_id: "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907");
```

**Output:**

```php
[
    "acs_access_group_count" => 5,
    "acs_system_id" => "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907",
    "acs_user_count" => 20,
    "connected_account_id" => "a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09",
    "connected_account_ids" => ["a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09"],
    "created_at" => "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946425Z",
    "default_credential_manager_acs_system_id" =>
        "5dde2def-3507-44f5-9521-7ca96aa4cd18",
    "errors" => [],
    "external_type" => "salto_ks_site",
    "external_type_display_name" => "Salto KS site",
    "image_alt_text" => "Salto KS site Logo",
    "image_url" =>
        "https://connect.getseam.com/_next/image?url=https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/acs_systems/salto_ks_site.png&q=75&w=128",
    "is_credential_manager" => false,
    "location" => ["time_zone" => "America/New_York"],
    "name" => "My Access System",
    "warnings" => [],
    "workspace_id" => "172920be-1f4d-45d4-8519-ecc3bdee638f",
];
```

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{% tab title="Seam CLI" %}
Returns a specified access system.

**Code:**

```seam_cli
seam acs systems get --acs_system_id "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907"
```

**Output:**

```seam_cli
{
  "acs_access_group_count": 5,
  "acs_system_id": "4720a2ac-59b5-4e55-96fc-52b3cbe95907",
  "acs_user_count": 20,
  "connected_account_id": "a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09",
  "connected_account_ids": ["a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946425Z",
  "default_credential_manager_acs_system_id": "5dde2def-3507-44f5-9521-7ca96aa4cd18",
  "errors": [],
  "external_type": "salto_ks_site",
  "external_type_display_name": "Salto KS site",
  "image_alt_text": "Salto KS site Logo",
  "image_url": "https://connect.getseam.com/_next/image?url=https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/acs_systems/salto_ks_site.png&q=75&w=128",
  "is_credential_manager": false,
  "location": { "time_zone": "America/New_York" },
  "name": "My Access System",
  "warnings": [],
  "workspace_id": "172920be-1f4d-45d4-8519-ecc3bdee638f"
}
```

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{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary>Authentication Methods</summary>

* API key
* Personal access token\
  Must also include the `seam-workspace` header in the request.

To learn more, see [Authentication](https://docs.seam.co/latest/api/authentication).

</details>

## Request Parameters

**`acs_system_id`** *String* (Required)

ID of the access system that you want to get.

***

## Response

{% hint style="success" %}
Returns: [**acs\_system**](/latest/api/acs/systems.md)
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JSON" %}

```json
{
  "acs_access_group_count": 5,
  "acs_system_id": "dbed811f-a8c7-4dab-a3cb-1a734ebd6ac7",
  "acs_user_count": 20,
  "connected_account_id": "a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09",
  "connected_account_ids": ["a94aeed0-1ae0-4e49-9c23-8444c7ceba09"],
  "created_at": "2025-06-15T16:54:17.946425Z",
  "default_credential_manager_acs_system_id": "5dde2def-3507-44f5-9521-7ca96aa4cd18",
  "errors": [],
  "external_type": "salto_ks_site",
  "external_type_display_name": "Salto KS site",
  "image_alt_text": "Salto KS site Logo",
  "image_url": "https://connect.getseam.com/_next/image?url=https://connect.getseam.com/assets/images/acs_systems/salto_ks_site.png&q=75&w=128",
  "is_credential_manager": false,
  "location": { "time_zone": "America/New_York" },
  "name": "My ACS System",
  "warnings": [],
  "workspace_id": "172920be-1f4d-45d4-8519-ecc3bdee638f"
}
```

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{% endtabs %}


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```
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```

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