## Retrieve

`experimental.payments.retrieve(strpayment_ref)  -> PaymentRetrieveResponse`

**get** `/payments/{payment_ref}`

Gets a payment by ID or external ID.

### Parameters

- `payment_ref: str`

  Payment ID or external ID.

### Returns

- `class PaymentRetrieveResponse: …`

  - `data: Payment`

    Payment object.

    - `id: str`

      FRAGMENT generated unique ID.

    - `amount: str`

      Amount in smallest currency unit.

    - `created: str`

      Timestamp when the payment was created.

    - `currency: str`

      Currency code.

    - `direction: str`

      Direction of the payment.

    - `modified: str`

      Timestamp when the payment was last modified.

    - `payment_account_id: str`

      Payment account ID.

    - `payment_flow_id: str`

      Payment flow ID.

    - `status: str`

      Status of the payment.

    - `transaction_ids: List[str]`

      Associated transaction IDs.

    - `external_id: Optional[str]`

      User-provided unique ID when the payment was created with one.

### Example

```python
from fragment import Fragment

client = Fragment()
payment = client.experimental.payments.retrieve(
    "pmt_abc123",
)
print(payment.data)
```