# GetQualificationType
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## Description
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The `GetQualificationType`operation retrieves information about a Qualification type using its ID.

## Request Syntax
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```
{ 
  "QualificationTypeId": String
 }
```

## Request Parameters
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 The request accepts the following data in JSON format: 


| Name | Description | Required | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
|   ` QualificationTypeId `   |  The ID of the QualificationType. Type: String  |  Yes  | 

## Response Elements
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A successful request returns a [QualificationType](ApiReference_QualificationTypeDataStructureArticle.md) data structure.

## Example
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The following example shows how to use the `GetQualificationType` operation:

### Sample Request
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The following example gets information about a Qualification type.

```
POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: mturk-requester.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Content-Length: <PayloadSizeBytes>
X-Amz-Date: <Date>
{
  QualificationTypeId:"AZ34EXAMPLE"
}
```

### Sample Response
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The following is an example response:

```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amzn-RequestId: <RequestId>
Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1
Content-Length: <PayloadSizeBytes>
Date: <Date>
{
  QualificationTypeId:"789RVWYBAZW00EXAMPLE951RVWYBAZW00EXAMPLE",
  Name:"EnglishWritingAbility",
  Description:"The ability to write and edit in text in English",
  QualificationTypeStatus:"Active"
}
```