> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.seam.co/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get an Unmanaged Access Method > Gets an unmanaged access method (where is_managed = false). ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json get /access_methods/unmanaged/get openapi: 3.0.0 info: description: >- Programmable API to control locks, thermostats, noise sensors, cameras, access control systems, and other IoT devices. Prefer the official Seam SDKs over hand-written HTTP calls: they handle authentication, request serialization, pagination, and error handling for you. The official SDKs are listed in this document under `info.x-seam-sdks`. If you call the HTTP API directly, your query parameters must be serialized compatibly with the Seam API. There is no universal convention for serializing arrays, booleans, or nested objects in a query string, so use @seamapi/url-search-params-serializer, the language specific serializer module provided by each Seam SDK, or follow its specification: https://github.com/seamapi/url-search-params-serializer title: Seam Connect version: 1.0.0 x-seam-query-serializer: description: >- Reference implementation and specification for query parameter serialization compatible with the Seam API. url: https://github.com/seamapi/url-search-params-serializer x-seam-sdks: - language: javascript url: https://github.com/seamapi/javascript - language: python url: https://github.com/seamapi/python - language: ruby url: https://github.com/seamapi/ruby - language: php url: https://github.com/seamapi/php - language: csharp url: https://github.com/seamapi/csharp servers: - url: https://connect.getseam.com security: [] tags: - description: access_codes name: /access_codes - description: acs name: /acs - description: action_attempts name: /action_attempts - description: client_sessions name: /client_sessions - description: connected_accounts name: /connected_accounts - description: connect_webviews name: /connect_webviews - description: devices name: /devices - description: events name: /events - description: health name: /health - description: locks name: /locks - description: networks name: /networks - description: noise_sensors name: /noise_sensors - description: phones name: /phones - description: thermostats name: /thermostats - description: user_identities name: /user_identities - description: webhooks name: /webhooks - description: workspaces name: /workspaces paths: /access_methods/unmanaged/get: get: tags: [] summary: Get an Unmanaged Access Method description: Gets an unmanaged access method (where is_managed = false). operationId: accessMethodsUnmanagedGetGet parameters: - in: query name: access_method_id required: true schema: description: ID of unmanaged access method to get. format: uuid type: string responses: '200': content: application/json: schema: properties: access_method: $ref: '#/components/schemas/unmanaged_access_method' required: - access_method type: object description: OK '400': description: Bad Request '401': description: Unauthorized security: - pat_with_workspace: [] - console_session_with_workspace: [] - api_key: [] - support_read_only_token: [] components: schemas: unmanaged_access_method: description: >- Represents an unmanaged access method. Unmanaged access methods do not have client sessions, instant keys, customization profiles, or keys. properties: access_method_id: description: ID of the access method. format: uuid type: string code: description: The actual PIN code for code access methods. nullable: true type: string created_at: description: Date and time at which the access method was created. format: date-time type: string display_name: description: Display name of the access method. type: string display_status: description: >- Human-readable sentence describing where the access method sits in its relationship with the device or access system, for example `Awaiting encoding`. For display only. The wording is not stable and is not an enumeration — it may change at any time, so never compare against or branch on it. To make decisions, read `is_issued`, `errors`, and `pending_mutations`. type: string errors: description: >- Errors associated with the [access method](/use-cases/granting-access/creating-an-access-grant). items: description: >- Error associated with the [access method](/use-cases/granting-access/creating-an-access-grant). discriminator: propertyName: error_code oneOf: - description: >- Indicates that Seam was unable to issue this [access method](/use-cases/granting-access/creating-an-access-grant) before its access grant started, so the recipient may be unable to access the space. This usually points to a problem that needs attention, such as an offline or disconnected device. Seam keeps retrying, and this error clears automatically if the access method is eventually issued. properties: created_at: description: Date and time at which Seam created the error. format: date-time type: string error_code: description: >- Unique identifier of the type of error. Enables quick recognition and categorization of the issue. enum: - failed_to_issue type: string message: description: >- Detailed description of the error. Provides insights into the issue and potentially how to rectify it. type: string required: - created_at - message - error_code type: object x-resource-type: access_method type: array is_assignment_required: description: >- Indicates whether an existing card credential must be assigned to this access method before it can be issued. Only applies to card-mode access methods on systems that support credential assignment. type: boolean is_encoding_required: description: >- Indicates whether encoding with an card encoder is required to issue or reissue the plastic card associated with the access method. type: boolean is_issued: description: Indicates whether the access method has been issued. type: boolean is_ready_for_assignment: description: >- Indicates whether the access method is ready for card assignment. This is true when the access method is in card mode, has not yet been issued, and the system supports credential assignment. type: boolean is_ready_for_encoding: description: >- Indicates whether the access method is ready to be encoded. This is true when the credential has been created and the card has not yet been issued. type: boolean issued_at: description: Date and time at which the access method was issued. format: date-time nullable: true type: string mode: description: >- Access method mode. Supported values: `code`, `card`, `mobile_key`, `cloud_key`. enum: - code - card - mobile_key - cloud_key type: string pending_mutations: description: >- Pending mutations for the [access method](/use-cases/granting-access/creating-an-access-grant). Indicates operations that are in progress. items: discriminator: propertyName: mutation_code oneOf: - description: >- Seam is in the process of provisioning access for this access method on new devices. properties: created_at: description: Date and time at which the mutation was created. format: date-time type: string from: description: Previous device configuration. properties: device_ids: description: Previous device IDs where access was provisioned. items: format: uuid type: string type: array required: - device_ids type: object message: description: Detailed description of the mutation. type: string mutation_code: description: >- Mutation code to indicate that Seam is in the process of provisioning access for this access method on new devices. enum: - provisioning_access type: string to: description: New device configuration. properties: device_ids: description: New device IDs where access is being provisioned. items: format: uuid type: string type: array required: - device_ids type: object required: - created_at - message - mutation_code - from - to type: object - description: >- Seam is in the process of revoking access for this access method from devices. properties: created_at: description: Date and time at which the mutation was created. format: date-time type: string from: description: Previous device configuration. properties: device_ids: description: Previous device IDs where access existed. items: format: uuid type: string type: array required: - device_ids type: object message: description: Detailed description of the mutation. type: string mutation_code: description: >- Mutation code to indicate that Seam is in the process of revoking access for this access method from devices. enum: - revoking_access type: string to: description: New device configuration. properties: device_ids: description: New device IDs where access should remain. items: format: uuid type: string type: array required: - device_ids type: object required: - created_at - message - mutation_code - from - to type: object - description: >- Seam is in the process of updating the access times for this access method. properties: created_at: description: Date and time at which the mutation was created. format: date-time type: string from: description: Previous access time configuration. properties: ends_at: description: Previous end time for access. format: date-time nullable: true type: string starts_at: description: Previous start time for access. format: date-time nullable: true type: string required: - starts_at - ends_at type: object message: description: Detailed description of the mutation. type: string mutation_code: description: >- Mutation code to indicate that Seam is in the process of updating the access times for this access method. enum: - updating_access_times type: string to: description: New access time configuration. properties: ends_at: description: New end time for access. format: date-time nullable: true type: string starts_at: description: New start time for access. format: date-time nullable: true type: string required: - starts_at - ends_at type: object required: - created_at - message - mutation_code - from - to type: object type: array warnings: type: array description: >- Warnings associated with the [access method](/use-cases/granting-access/creating-an-access-grant). items: type: object properties: error_code: type: string description: Error or warning code. message: type: string description: Human-readable description. created_at: type: string format: date-time description: When this error or warning was generated. workspace_id: description: ID of the Seam workspace associated with the access method. format: uuid type: string required: - workspace_id - access_method_id - display_name - mode - created_at - issued_at - is_issued - display_status - warnings - errors - pending_mutations type: object x-route-path: /access_methods/unmanaged securitySchemes: pat_with_workspace: bearerFormat: API Token scheme: bearer type: http console_session_with_workspace: bearerFormat: Console Session Token scheme: bearer type: http api_key: bearerFormat: API Key scheme: bearer type: http support_read_only_token: bearerFormat: Support Read-Only Token scheme: bearer type: http ````