# Get a potential candidate

Fetch one sourced lead in the curated v1 shape. Scope: sourcing:read.

Fetches a single potential candidate (lead). **Scope:** `sourcing:read`. A lead the key cannot see returns `404` (no existence leak).

## Path parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | The potential-candidate id. |

## Example request

```bash
curl https://app.talent-ray.com/api/v1/sourcing/pc_1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tr_YOUR_KEY"
```

## Response

`200 OK` — a single potential-candidate object (same shape as the items in [List potential candidates](/docs/api/pipeline/sourcing-list/)).

## Status codes

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `200` | Success. |
| `401` | No valid API key. |
| `403` | `insufficient_scope` — the key lacks `sourcing:read`. |
| `404` | Not found, or not visible to the key. |
| `429` | Rate limit exceeded. |