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# Read Certification

GET https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/{certificationId}

Info for a specific certification


Reference: https://developer.fortresstech.io/api-reference/certifications/read-certification

## Authentication

- `x-api-key` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Request

### Path parameters

- `certificationId` (string, required) — The id of the certification

## Response

### 200

Expected response to a valid request

- `reviewStatus` (enum, optional) — The review status of the certification
  - Allowed values: `APPROVED`, `DENIED`, `APPROVED_PENDING_SIGNATURES`, `HOUSEHOLD_ON_NOTICE_HOLD`, `PENDING`, `CORRECTION_NEEDED`, `CORRECTION_NEEDED_FINAL_PACKET`, `PENDING_FINAL_APPROVAL`
- `effectiveDate` (date, optional) — The date when the certification becomes effective
- `anticipatedDate` (date, optional) — The anticipated date for the certification, if applicable
- `nextRecertificationDate` (date, optional) — The next date for recertification, if applicable
- `contractNumber` (string, optional) — HUD contract number tied to the certification floor plan
- `type` (enum, optional) — Type of certification according to their respective affordable program
  - Allowed values: `MOVE_IN`, `INITIAL`, `RECERT`, `INTERIM`, `TERMINATION`, `MOVE_OUT`, `GROSS_RENT`, `CO_TENANT_TO_TENANT`, `EVICTION`, `INITIATE_ABSENCE`, `MODIFY`, `TERMINATE_ABSENCE`, `ASSIGN_REMOVE_RA`, `VACATE`, `UNIT_TRANSFER`, `RECERT_UT`, `INTERIM_UT`, `INITIAL_UT`
- `certificationType` (string, optional) — Raw certification type as stored on the certification (e.g. RECERT, GROSS_RENT, MI, IR, AR)
- `currentStatus` (string, optional) — Current status of the certification
- `program` (string, optional) — Affordable program name of the certification (e.g. HUD, Tax Credit, Rural Development)
- `tenantName` (string, optional) — Head of household name on the certification
- `unitNumber` (string, optional) — Unit number on the certification
- `dueDate` (date, optional) — Recertification due date for the certification
- `completionDate` (datetime, optional) — Date the certification was completed
- `subsidyType` (enum, optional) — Type of subsidy for the certification
  - Allowed values: `BMR_235`, `BMR_236`, `SECTION_8`
- `secondarySubsidyType` (string, optional) — Secondary HUD subsidy type configured on the property
- `tenantPaymentAmount` (double, optional) — The amount the tenant is required to pay, in USD
- `assistancePaymentAmount` (double, optional) — The amount of assistance payment, in USD
- `utilityAllowanceAmount` (double, optional) — The utility allowance amount, in USD
- `marketRentAmount` (double, optional) — The market rent amount, in USD
- `grossRentAmount` (double, optional) — The gross rent amount, in USD
- `contractRentAmount` (double, optional) — The contract rent amount, in USD
- `maxRentAmount` (double, optional) — Maximum allowable rent captured at certification completion, in USD
- `maxIncomeAmount` (double, optional) — Maximum allowable household income captured at certification completion, in USD
- `ownerSignatureDate` (date, optional) — Date when the owner or agent signed the HUD 50059
- `customerSignatureDate` (date, optional) — Date when the head of household signed the HUD 50059
- `customerSignatureSuccess` (boolean, optional) — Indicates whether all required resident signatures were collected
- `eligibleHouseholdSize` (integer, optional) — Eligible household size captured on the certification
- `numEligibleMembers` (integer, optional) — Number of people in the household
- `numDependents` (integer, optional) — Number of household members classified as dependents for the certification, per HUD definition
- `uncountedHouseholdMembers` (integer, optional) — Number of adult members who reside in the unit but do not contribute financially and are not eligible for the subsidy
- `householdIncomeAmount` (double, optional) — Total annual income of the household, in USD
- `totalIncomeAmount` (double, optional) — Total annual household income on the certification, in USD
- `adjustedIncomeAmount` (double, optional) — Adjusted annual household income on the certification, in USD
- `householdAssetsAmount` (double, optional) — Total value of household assets, in USD
- `totalDeductionsAmount` (double, optional) — Total deductions amount, in USD
- `id` (string, optional)
- `readableId` (string, optional)
- `idempotencyId` (string, optional)
- `createdAt` (datetime, optional)
- `updatedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `deletedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `householdId` (string, optional)
- `unitId` (string, optional)
- `floorPlanId` (string, optional)
- `propertyId` (string, optional)
- `organizationId` (string, optional)
- `housingPolicyId` (string, optional)
- `applicationId` (string, optional) — The ID of the application associated with this certification (for INITIAL certs)
- `housingPolicy` (housingPolicies_components-schemas-Base, optional)
- `unit` (units_components-schemas-Base, optional)
- `floorPlan` (floorPlans_components-schemas-Base, optional)

## Types

### housingPolicies_components-schemas-Base

- `name` (string, optional) — Name of the housing program policy
- `type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `LURA`, `HUD`, `CORPORATE`, `GOVERNMENT`
- `contractNumber` (string, optional) — Program-specific contract number (HUD) or the LURA associated with the housing policy if applicable
- `subsidyType` (enum, optional) — Type of subsidy for the policy
  - Allowed values: `BMR_235`, `BMR_236`, `SECTION_8`
- `geographicBoundaryWkt` (string, optional) — Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the geographic boundary for the policy
- `fipsCode` (string, optional) — Federal Information Processing Standards code, used to identify geographic areas
- `effectiveStartDate` (date, optional) — The date when the policy becomes effective
- `effectiveEndDate` (date, optional) — The date when the policy ends or is no longer effective
- `id` (string, optional)
- `readableId` (string, optional)
- `idempotencyId` (string, optional)
- `createdAt` (datetime, optional)
- `updatedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `deletedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `housingProgramId` (string, optional)
- `propertyId` (string, optional)

### units_components-schemas-Base

- `number` (string, optional)
- `floorLevel` (string, optional)
- `isADA` (boolean, optional)
- `streetAddress1` (string, optional) — Primary street address line for the unit (e.g. street number and name)
- `streetAddress2` (string, optional) — Secondary street address line for the unit (e.g. apartment, suite, or building number)
- `city` (string, optional) — City in which the unit is located
- `state` (string, optional) — State or province in which the unit is located
- `zipCode` (string, optional) — Postal / ZIP code for the unit
- `fullAddress` (string, optional) — Human-readable address composed from the individual address components (street lines, city, and state/zip), joined with commas. Blank components are omitted. Null when the unit has no address information.
- `status` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `VACANT_READY`, `VACANT_NOT_READY`, `OCCUPIED_ON_NTV`, `OCCUPIED_NO_NOTICE`, `DOWN`, `PROPERTY_MODEL`, `PROPERTY_OFFICE`, `NON_PRODUCTIVE`
- `isOccupied` (boolean, optional) — Whether the unit counts as occupied per Fortress occupancy logic (UnitStatus cannot move-in and is not Down). Matches the Portfolio Summary occupied-units calculation.
- `floorPlanId` (string, optional)
- `propertyId` (string, optional)
- `organizationId` (string, optional)
- `buildingId` (string, optional)
- `currentHouseholdId` (string, optional)
- `lastMoveOutId` (string, optional)
- `priorLeaseId` (string, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)
- `readableId` (string, optional)
- `idempotencyId` (string, optional)
- `createdAt` (datetime, optional)
- `updatedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `deletedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `vacantSince` (datetime, optional)
- `reportOrder` (double, optional)
- `makeReadyDate` (date, optional) — Expected make ready date for the unit
- `reportConfigurationValue` (enum, optional) — Value of the report configuration for the unit
  - Allowed values: `Quoting Rent`, `Financial Market Rent`, `Market Rent`
- `lastVacancyStartDate` (date, optional) — Date when the unit last became vacant
- `mostRecentApplicationId` (string, optional) — ID of the most recent application for this unit

### floorPlans_components-schemas-Base

- `name` (string, optional)
- `numBeds` (integer, optional)
- `numBaths` (integer, optional)
- `numHalfBaths` (integer, optional)
- `isAffordable` (boolean, optional)
- `isCommercial` (boolean, optional)
- `grossSqFt` (integer, optional)
- `rentableSqFt` (integer, optional)
- `marketingName` (string, optional)
- `marketingDesc` (string, optional)
- `baseMarketRentAmount` (float, optional)
- `quotingRentAmount` (float, optional)
- `financialMarketRentAmount` (float, optional)
- `hudGrossRent` (float, optional)
- `grossRentLimit` (float, optional)
- `maxRentPercent` (float, optional)
- `utilityAllowancesSum` (float, optional)
- `nonOptionalChargeSum` (float, optional)
- `avgLeasedRent` (float, optional)
- `propertyId` (string, optional)
- `organizationId` (string, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)
- `readableId` (string, optional)
- `idempotencyId` (string, optional)
- `createdAt` (datetime, optional)
- `updatedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `deletedAt` (datetime, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "reviewStatus": "APPROVED",
  "effectiveDate": "2023-01-15",
  "anticipatedDate": "2023-01-15",
  "nextRecertificationDate": "2023-01-15",
  "contractNumber": "string",
  "type": "MOVE_IN",
  "certificationType": "string",
  "currentStatus": "string",
  "program": "string",
  "tenantName": "string",
  "unitNumber": "string",
  "dueDate": "2023-01-15",
  "completionDate": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "subsidyType": "BMR_235",
  "secondarySubsidyType": "string",
  "tenantPaymentAmount": 1.1,
  "assistancePaymentAmount": 1.1,
  "utilityAllowanceAmount": 1.1,
  "marketRentAmount": 1.1,
  "grossRentAmount": 1.1,
  "contractRentAmount": 1.1,
  "maxRentAmount": 1.1,
  "maxIncomeAmount": 1.1,
  "ownerSignatureDate": "2023-01-15",
  "customerSignatureDate": "2023-01-15",
  "customerSignatureSuccess": true,
  "eligibleHouseholdSize": 1,
  "numEligibleMembers": 1,
  "numDependents": 1,
  "uncountedHouseholdMembers": 1,
  "householdIncomeAmount": 1.1,
  "totalIncomeAmount": 1.1,
  "adjustedIncomeAmount": 1.1,
  "householdAssetsAmount": 1.1,
  "totalDeductionsAmount": 1.1,
  "id": "string",
  "readableId": "string",
  "idempotencyId": "string",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "deletedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "householdId": "string",
  "unitId": "string",
  "floorPlanId": "string",
  "propertyId": "string",
  "organizationId": "string",
  "housingPolicyId": "string",
  "applicationId": "string",
  "housingPolicy": {
    "name": "string",
    "type": "LURA",
    "contractNumber": "string",
    "subsidyType": "BMR_235",
    "geographicBoundaryWkt": "string",
    "fipsCode": "string",
    "effectiveStartDate": "2023-01-15",
    "effectiveEndDate": "2023-01-15",
    "id": "string",
    "readableId": "string",
    "idempotencyId": "string",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "deletedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "housingProgramId": "string",
    "propertyId": "string"
  },
  "unit": {
    "number": "string",
    "floorLevel": "string",
    "isADA": true,
    "streetAddress1": "string",
    "streetAddress2": "string",
    "city": "string",
    "state": "string",
    "zipCode": "string",
    "fullAddress": "string",
    "status": "VACANT_READY",
    "isOccupied": true,
    "floorPlanId": "string",
    "propertyId": "string",
    "organizationId": "string",
    "buildingId": "string",
    "currentHouseholdId": "string",
    "lastMoveOutId": "string",
    "priorLeaseId": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "readableId": "string",
    "idempotencyId": "string",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "deletedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "vacantSince": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "reportOrder": 1.1,
    "makeReadyDate": "2023-01-15",
    "reportConfigurationValue": "Quoting Rent",
    "lastVacancyStartDate": "2023-01-15",
    "mostRecentApplicationId": "string"
  },
  "floorPlan": {
    "name": "string",
    "numBeds": 1,
    "numBaths": 1,
    "numHalfBaths": 1,
    "isAffordable": true,
    "isCommercial": true,
    "grossSqFt": 1200,
    "rentableSqFt": 1100,
    "marketingName": "string",
    "marketingDesc": "string",
    "baseMarketRentAmount": 1200.5,
    "quotingRentAmount": 1200.5,
    "financialMarketRentAmount": 1200.5,
    "hudGrossRent": 1.1,
    "grossRentLimit": 1.1,
    "maxRentPercent": 1.1,
    "utilityAllowancesSum": 1.1,
    "nonOptionalChargeSum": 1.1,
    "avgLeasedRent": 1.1,
    "propertyId": "string",
    "organizationId": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "readableId": "string",
    "idempotencyId": "string",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "deletedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId"

headers = {"x-api-key": "<apiKey>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<apiKey>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<apiKey>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId")
  .header("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId', [
  'headers' => [
    'x-api-key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("x-api-key", "<apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["x-api-key": "<apiKey>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.fortresstech.io/v1/certifications/certificationId")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```