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# Get World Change

> Returns a membership change and its outcome.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/simulation.yaml get /v1/worlds/{id}/changes/{change_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: >-
    Build Simulators from OpenAPI, WSDL or GraphQL documents, create Simulations
    from them, and build Worlds that run Simulations together. Authenticate
    every request with an API key sent as a Bearer token.
  title: Continuous Simulation API
  version: v1
servers:
  - description: Continuous production API.
    url: https://api.continuouslabs.ai
security: []
tags:
  - description: >-
      Build Simulators from OpenAPI, WSDL or GraphQL documents, check or cancel
      a build, clone Simulators into other workspaces, and delete Simulators.
    name: simulators
    x-group: Simulators
  - description: >-
      Create Simulations from ready Simulators, then fork, stop, start, and
      delete them.
    name: simulations
    x-group: Simulations
  - description: >-
      Build Worlds from one or more Simulators and start or stop their
      Simulations together.
    name: worlds
    x-group: Worlds
  - description: >-
      Store connections to real systems: a base URL, the header that carries the
      credential, and its value. The API never returns a value.
    name: credentials
    x-group: Credentials
paths:
  /v1/worlds/{id}/changes/{change_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - worlds
      summary: Get World Change
      description: Returns a membership change and its outcome.
      operationId: get-world-change
      parameters:
        - description: World ID.
          in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            pattern: ^wld_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$
            type: string
        - description: Membership change ID.
          in: path
          name: change_id
          required: true
          schema:
            pattern: ^wch_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorldChange'
          description: OK
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              examples:
                auth_forbidden_world:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_forbidden_world'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              examples:
                world_change_not_found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/world_change_not_found'
                world_not_found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/world_not_found'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Not Found
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '503':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              examples:
                auth_provider_unavailable:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_provider_unavailable'
                internal_unavailable:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/internal_unavailable'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Service Unavailable
      security:
        - apiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    WorldChange:
      additionalProperties: false
      examples:
        - completed_at: null
          created_at: '2026-01-15T12:00:00Z'
          delete: false
          error: null
          id: wch_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4VB
          kind: add
          simulation:
            id: sim_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V6
            simulator_id: smr_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V5
          status: applying
          world_id: wld_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V7
      properties:
        completed_at:
          description: Time the change completed or failed, or null while it runs.
          format: date-time
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        created_at:
          description: Change creation time.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        delete:
          description: Whether a removed member is deleted rather than detached.
          type: boolean
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceError'
          description: Safe failure information, or null when no failure is recorded.
        id:
          description: Membership change ID.
          pattern: ^wch_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$
          type: string
        kind:
          description: add adds a member; remove detaches or deletes one.
          enum:
            - add
            - remove
          type: string
        simulation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorldSimulation'
          description: The member this change adds or removes.
        status:
          description: Durable change state. Poll while pending, building, or applying.
          enum:
            - pending
            - building
            - applying
            - completed
            - failed
          type: string
        world_id:
          description: World ID.
          pattern: ^wld_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - world_id
        - kind
        - status
        - simulation
        - delete
        - error
        - created_at
        - completed_at
      type: object
    Error:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          description: Stable machine-readable error code.
          minLength: 1
          type: string
        detail:
          description: Safe human-readable error detail.
          minLength: 1
          type: string
        validation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpecificationValidation'
          description: >-
            Safe specification diagnostics for a rejected build request, when
            available.
      required:
        - validation
        - code
        - detail
      type: object
    ResourceError:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          description: Stable machine-readable error code.
          type: string
        detail:
          description: Safe human-readable error detail.
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - detail
      type:
        - object
        - 'null'
    WorldSimulation:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        id:
          description: ID of the created Simulation.
          pattern: ^sim_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$
          type: string
        simulator_id:
          description: ID of the Simulator that this Simulation runs.
          pattern: ^smr_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - simulator_id
      type: object
    SpecificationValidation:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        issues:
          description: Specification validation problems. At most 20 are returned.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpecificationIssue'
          maxItems: 20
          type: array
      required:
        - issues
      type:
        - object
        - 'null'
    SpecificationIssue:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          description: Stable validation rule code.
          type: string
        kind:
          description: >-
            Whether the input is invalid, unsupported, incomplete, or has no
            specific diagnosis.
          enum:
            - invalid
            - unsupported
            - incomplete
            - unknown
          type: string
        location:
          description: Readable endpoint or field affected by this issue.
          maxLength: 512
          type: string
        message:
          description: What needs attention at this location.
          type: string
        operation:
          description: >-
            Affected operation ID or method and path, when available. Empty for
            document-level issues.
          maxLength: 243
          type: string
        suggestion:
          description: How to correct or address the problem.
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - operation
        - location
        - kind
        - message
        - suggestion
      type: object
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          examples:
            auth_invalid:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_invalid'
            auth_missing:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_missing'
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Unauthorized
    InternalServerError:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          examples:
            internal:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/internal'
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Internal Server Error
  examples:
    auth_forbidden_world:
      value:
        code: auth_forbidden
        detail: >-
          The World with ID "wld_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V7" belongs to another
          workspace.
        validation: null
    world_change_not_found:
      value:
        code: world_change_not_found
        detail: The World change was not found.
        validation: null
    world_not_found:
      value:
        code: world_not_found
        detail: No World was found with ID "wld_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V7".
        validation: null
    auth_provider_unavailable:
      value:
        code: auth_provider_unavailable
        detail: >-
          The authentication provider is unavailable. Retry the request after a
          short delay.
        validation: null
    internal_unavailable:
      value:
        code: internal_unavailable
        detail: >-
          The service is temporarily unavailable. Retry the request after a
          short delay.
        validation: null
    auth_invalid:
      value:
        code: auth_invalid
        detail: The authentication credential is invalid.
        validation: null
    auth_missing:
      value:
        code: auth_invalid
        detail: Authentication credentials are required.
        validation: null
    internal:
      value:
        code: internal
        detail: The server encountered an unexpected error.
        validation: null
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      bearerFormat: Continuous API key
      description: >-
        Use a Continuous API key. Send it in the Authorization header as a
        Bearer token.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

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