---
title: Find speaker by external id
slug: find-speaker-by-external-id
docTags: 
createdAt: 2023-04-12T08:32:15.000Z
---

:::ApiMethodV2
```json
{
  "tab": "examples",
  "url": "https://api.brella.io/api/integration/organizations/{organizationId}/events/{eventId}/speakers/find?external_id={externalId}",
  "name": "Get speaker by id",
  "method": "GET",
  "request": {
    "pathParameters": [
      {
        "kind": "required",
        "name": "{organizationId}",
        "type": "Number",
        "children": [],
        "description": "The id of the Brella organization you are trying to retrieve data from"
      },
      {
        "kind": "required",
        "name": "{eventId}",
        "type": "Number",
        "children": [],
        "description": "The id of the Brella event you are trying to retrieve data from"
      },
      {
        "kind": "optional",
        "name": "{externalId}",
        "type": "Number",
        "children": [],
        "description": "The external id of the sponsor you are trying to find"
      }
    ],
    "queryParameters": [],
    "headerParameters": [
      {
        "kind": "required",
        "name": "Brella-API-Access-Token",
        "type": "String",
        "children": [],
        "description": "Your unique Brella API key"
      },
      {
        "kind": "required",
        "name": "Accept",
        "type": "string",
        "children": [],
        "description": "application/vnd.brella.v4+json"
      },
      {
        "kind": "required",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "string",
        "children": [],
        "description": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "bodyDataParameters": [],
    "formDataParameters": []
  },
  "results": {
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        "code": "curl --location -g --request GET 'https://api.brella.io/api/integration/organizations/{organizationId}/events/{eventId}/speakers/find?external_id={externalId}' \\\n--header 'Brella-API-Access-Token: String' \\\n--header 'Accept: application/vnd.brella.v4+json' \\\n--header 'Content-Type: application/json'",
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  "description": "Get a single speaker profile in an event using its unique identifier",
  "currentNewParameter": {
    "label": "Path Parameter",
    "value": "pathParameters"
  },
  "autoGeneratedAnchorSlug": "get-speaker-by-id",
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```
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