# Get validator

Get validator by public key

```
GET /validators/{public_key}?era_id={era_id}
```

## Query params

| Query param | Description                                                                                                                                         |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `era_id`    | Active auction era identifier. Data for older eras aren't persistent for long, and will eventually become unavailable. This is a required parameter |

## Sorting

None

## Optional properties

| Property                   | Type                                                                                        | Description                                                                                             |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `account_info`             | [`AccountInfo`](https://docs.cspr.cloud/1.2.x/rest-api/account-info)                        | [Account info](https://github.com/make-software/casper-account-info-contract) provided by the validator |
| `centralized_account_info` | [`CentralizedAccountInfo`](https://docs.cspr.cloud/1.2.x/rest-api/centralized-account-info) | Account information available for known accounts provided by CSPR.cloud team                            |
| `average_performance`      | [`ValidatorPerformance`](https://docs.cspr.cloud/1.2.x/rest-api/validator-performance)      | Validator average performance                                                                           |

## Response

[`Validator`](https://docs.cspr.cloud/1.2.x/rest-api/validator)

## Example

```bash
curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://api.testnet.cspr.cloud/validators/01269c84a9153623fc47288f5a2b1bd681fc7d01b1f6144626583a56d3ba8f7c09?era_id=12100' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'authorization: 55f79117-fc4d-4d60-9956-65423f39a06a'

```

```json
{
  "data": {
    "delegators_number": 8,
    "delegators_stake": 95108587769764,
    "era_id": 12100,
    "fee": 8,
    "is_active": true,
    "network_share": "0",
    "public_key": "01269c84a9153623fc47288f5a2b1bd681fc7d01b1f6144626583a56d3ba8f7c09",
    "rank": 100,
    "self_share": "26.11",
    "self_stake": 33607218439208,
    "total_stake": 128715806208972
  }
}
```


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```

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