---
search:
  tags:
    - employees
    - GET
seo:
  description: >-
    Returns complete details for a specific employee journal entry. Reference
    for the GET /employees/journal/{id} endpoint in the Leadtime Public API API.
sidebar:
  badge: GET
  label: Get employee journal entry details
title: Get employee journal entry details
type: openapi-operation
---
Returns complete details for a specific employee journal entry.

**What is returned:**
- Journal entry ID and associated employee ID
- Rich text content (body) converted to HTML format from the internal document format
- Mood indicator (Happy, Neutral, or Sad)
- Optional reminder date in ISO 8601 format (null if not set)
- Creation timestamp (when the entry was created)
- Last update timestamp (when the entry was last modified)
- Creator user ID (who created the entry)

**Access control:**
- Creator of the entry can access
- Users with `Employees.edit` permission can access any journal entry
- Returns 404 if the entry does not exist, has been deleted, or the user does not have access

**Note:** The body content is automatically converted from the internal document format (IDoc) to HTML for easy display in web applications.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="employeesjournalcontroller-getemployeejournaldetails" />