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# Retrieve an order

Use the **getOrder** method to retrieve details on a specific order placed with dynamic product information, or catalog products, using the unique, system-generated reference.

## Request parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

| **Parameters**        | **Type/Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **sessionID**         | **Required (string)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Session identifier, the output of the **Login** method. Include **sessionID** into all your requests. 2Checkout throws an exception if the values are incorrect.  The **sessionID** expires in **10 minutes**.                          |
| **orderReference**    | **Required (string)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                       | Order reference number of an older order, which is already approved/paid.                                                                                                                                                               |
| **skipPartnerOrders** | **Optional (boolean)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                       | <p>Default value = TRUE. </p><p>Decides if the partner orders should be retrieved or not. By default, they are skipped and instead of returning the partner order according to the orderReference, it will return the master order.</p> |

## Response parameters <a href="#response" id="response"></a>

| **Parameters**                                                                                                                                | **Type**                                             |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Order information**](https://verifone.cloud/docs/2checkout/API-Integration/SOAP_API_6.0/API-Responses/006Order_with_catalog_products)      | **Object** (orders with catalog products)            |
| [**Order information**](https://verifone.cloud/docs/2checkout/API-Integration/SOAP_API_6.0/API-Responses/007Order-with-dynamic-products)      | **Object** (orders with dynamic product information) |
| [**WSOrder**](https://verifone.cloud/docs/2checkout/Documentation/07Commerce/Checkout-links-and-options/Manage-store-URLs-for-shopper-emails) | **String**                                           |

{% hint style="warning" %}
Only orders with STATUS = COMPLETE are returned when placing a getOrder API call.
{% endhint %}

### Request sample <a href="#request__00a0" id="request__00a0"></a>

```php
<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$orderReference = 'YOUR_ORDER_REFERENCE';
$skipPartnerOrders = 'FALSE';

try {
    $fullOrderDetails = $client->getOrder ($sessionID, $orderReference, $skipPartnerOrders);
}
catch (SoapFault $e) {
    echo "fullOrderDetails: " . $e->getMessage();
    exit;
}
var_dump("fullOrderDetails", $fullOrderDetails);
?>
```


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