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# Get public auction by slug

> Get a public auction's full details by its unique slug



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.auctionnow.io/api/alpha/doc get /alpha/public/auctions/{slug}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: alpha
  title: Auction Now API
servers:
  - url: https://api.auctionnow.io/api
    description: Production API
security: []
paths:
  /alpha/public/auctions/{slug}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Auctions
      summary: Get public auction by slug
      description: Get a public auction's full details by its unique slug
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: The auction's unique slug
          required: true
          description: The auction's unique slug
          name: slug
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Auction detail
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      _id:
                        type: string
                        description: Auction ID
                      _creationTime:
                        type: number
                        description: Creation timestamp (ms since epoch)
                      title:
                        type: string
                        description: Auction title
                      description:
                        type: string
                        description: Auction description
                      slug:
                        type: string
                        description: URL-safe auction identifier
                      handle:
                        type: string
                        description: Auction handle
                      startingPrice:
                        type: number
                        description: Starting price in USD
                      bidIncrement:
                        type: number
                        description: Minimum bid increment in USD
                      currentBidAmount:
                        type: number
                        description: Current highest bid in USD
                      startTime:
                        type: number
                        description: Start time (ms since epoch)
                      endTime:
                        type: number
                        description: End time (ms since epoch)
                      shippingCostUS:
                        type: number
                        description: US shipping cost in USD
                      shippingCostInternational:
                        type: number
                        description: International shipping cost in USD
                      binAble:
                        type: boolean
                        description: Whether buy-it-now is enabled
                      binAmount:
                        type: number
                        description: Buy-it-now price in USD
                      status:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - Active
                          - Scheduled
                          - Ended
                        description: Current auction status
                      productType:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - PHYSICAL
                          - DIGITAL_FILE
                          - DIGITAL_LINK
                        description: Type of product being auctioned
                      details:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties:
                          type: string
                        description: Additional auction details
                      images:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            _id:
                              type: string
                              description: Image ID
                            url:
                              type: string
                              description: Image URL
                          required:
                            - _id
                            - url
                        description: Auction images
                      numberOfBids:
                        type: number
                        description: Total number of bids
                      merchant:
                        type: object
                        nullable: true
                        properties:
                          handle:
                            type: string
                            nullable: true
                            description: Merchant handle
                          shopName:
                            type: string
                            nullable: true
                            description: Merchant shop name
                        required:
                          - handle
                          - shopName
                        description: Merchant info
                    required:
                      - _id
                      - _creationTime
                      - title
                      - description
                      - slug
                      - handle
                      - startingPrice
                      - bidIncrement
                      - startTime
                      - endTime
                      - shippingCostUS
                      - shippingCostInternational
                      - status
                      - productType
                      - images
                      - numberOfBids
                      - merchant
                    description: Auction detail
                  message:
                    type: string
                  timestamp:
                    type: number
                required:
                  - data
                  - timestamp
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - Validation error or invalid input
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                  error:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: object
                        properties:
                          errors:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          properties:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              data:
                                type: object
                                properties:
                                  errors:
                                    type: array
                                    items:
                                      type: string
                                  properties:
                                    type: object
                                    additionalProperties:
                                      type: object
                                      properties:
                                        errors:
                                          type: array
                                          items:
                                            type: string
                                      required:
                                        - errors
                                required:
                                  - errors
                                  - properties
                            required:
                              - data
                        required:
                          - errors
                          - properties
                required:
                  - message
                  - error
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  reason:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error

````