> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mailofly.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Inspect Your Robot Flow

> Peek under the hood to see the full blueprint, blocks, and connections of an automation.

Want to take a look inside your automation to see how it's wired up?

Call this endpoint with your automation's ID badge, and Mailofly will open up the hood and show you every single block, setting, and train track inside!

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The unique ID badge of the automation you want to inspect (e.g. `"auto_9b83b384..."`).
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="object" type="string">
  Always says `"automation"`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  The automation's ID badge.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string">
  The friendly nickname you gave this helper.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Current power status: `"enabled"` (working live!) or `"disabled"` (taking a nap).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">
  The exact calendar date and time when this robot was born.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="updated_at" type="string">
  When someone last made changes to its blueprint.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="steps" type="object[]">
  The complete list of all building blocks currently installed on this automation's canvas.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="connections" type="object[]">
  The lines and train tracks directing contacts between the blocks.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X GET 'https://api.mailofly.com/automations/auto_9b83b384-3c66-4f81-a201-3829028198f1' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer mf_live_xxxxxxxx'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  import { Mailofly } from "@mailofly/node";

  const mailofly = new Mailofly("mf_live_xxxxxxxx");

  const blueprint = await mailofly.automations.get("auto_9b83b384-3c66-4f81-a201-3829028198f1");

  console.log("Found robot:", blueprint.name, "Status:", blueprint.status);
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 OK theme={null}
  {
    "object": "automation",
    "id": "auto_9b83b384-3c66-4f81-a201-3829028198f1",
    "name": "Super Welcome Wagon",
    "status": "enabled",
    "created_at": "2026-04-10T12:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-04-10T12:30:00.000Z",
    "steps": [
      {
        "key": "doorbell",
        "type": "trigger",
        "config": { "event_name": "user.signup" }
      },
      {
        "key": "welcome_letter",
        "type": "send_email",
        "config": {
          "template": { "id": "tpl_welcome_letter" }
        }
      }
    ],
    "connections": [
      { "from": "doorbell", "to": "welcome_letter" }
    ]
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>


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