Get Subject

subjects.retrieve() -> SubjectResource

get/subjects/{subject_id}

Get Subject

ParametersExpand Collapse

subject_id: str

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class SubjectResource: …

id: str

The ID of the subject.

created_at: datetime

The date and time the subject was created.

formatdate-time

email: Optional[str]

The email of the subject.

formatemail

external_id: Optional[str]

The ID of the subject in your system. You may pass it to the API in place of the subject ID.

metadata: Dict[str, str]

Additional metadata about the subject. You may use this to store any custom data about the subject.

name: Optional[str]

The name of the subject. Used for display in the dashboard.

Get Subject

import os
from lark import Lark

client = Lark(
    api_key=os.environ.get("LARK_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
subject_resource = client.subjects.retrieve(
    "subject_id",
)
print(subject_resource.id)

{
  "id": "subj_VyX6Q96h5avMho8O7QWlKeXE",
  "created_at": "2025-11-01T00:00:00Z",
  "email": "john.doe@example.com",
  "external_id": "user_1234567890",
  "metadata": {},
  "name": "John Doe"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "subj_VyX6Q96h5avMho8O7QWlKeXE",
  "created_at": "2025-11-01T00:00:00Z",
  "email": "john.doe@example.com",
  "external_id": "user_1234567890",
  "metadata": {},
  "name": "John Doe"
}