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# Get Admin of Room

> Retrieves the admin of a room.

Permission required: `view-room-administration`

### Changelog
| Version | Description     |
| ------- | --------------- |
| 8.7.0   | Restored `customFields` in the response |
| 2.4.0   | Added           |

## OpenAPI

````json GET /api/v1/rooms.adminRooms.getRoom
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "title": "Rooms"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://apiexplorer.support.rocket.chat"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Channels"
    },
    {
      "name": "Directory"
    },
    {
      "name": "Groups"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rooms"
    },
    {
      "name": "Teams"
    },
    {
      "name": "Room Invites"
    },
    {
      "name": "Subscriptions"
    },
    {
      "name": "ABAC"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/rooms.adminRooms.getRoom": {
      "get": {
        "tags": [
          "Rooms"
        ],
        "summary": "Get Admin of Room",
        "description": "Retrieves the admin of a room.\n\nPermission required: `view-room-administration`\n\n### Changelog\n| Version | Description     |\n| ------- | --------------- |\n| 8.7.0   | Restored `customFields` in the response |\n| 2.4.0   | Added           |",
        "operationId": "get-api-v1-rooms.adminRooms.getRoom",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/Auth-Token"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/UserId"
          },
          {
            "name": "rid",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "The room ID.",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "example": "654c9d1ca2f73c7460e1918b",
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "_id": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "name": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "fname": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "t": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "msgs": {
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "usersCount": {
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "u": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "_id": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "username": {
                          "type": "string"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "ro": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "default": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "customFields": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "description": "The custom fields set on the room."
                    },
                    "success": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "examples": {
                  "Success": {
                    "value": {
                      "_id": "ukFsHiySDhMkQyyyF",
                      "name": "freightwave",
                      "fname": "freightwave",
                      "t": "p",
                      "msgs": 4,
                      "usersCount": 1,
                      "u": {
                        "_id": "Gd6iymRZBK4C6wqHN",
                        "username": "bruno.raymundo"
                      },
                      "ro": false,
                      "default": false,
                      "customFields": {
                        "department": "engineering",
                        "priority": "high"
                      },
                      "success": true
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/authorizationError"
          },
          "403": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/forbiddenError"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "Auth-Token": {
        "name": "X-Auth-Token",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The `authToken` of the authenticated user.",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "RScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f"
      },
      "UserId": {
        "name": "X-User-Id",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The `userId` of the authenticated user.",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ"
      }
    },
    "responses": {
      "authorizationError": {
        "description": "Unauthorized",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "success": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "error": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "examples": {
              "Authorization Error": {
                "value": {
                  "success": false,
                  "error": "You must be logged in to do this."
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "forbiddenError": {
        "description": "Forbidden",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "success": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "error": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "errorType": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "examples": {
              "Permission Error": {
                "value": {
                  "success": false,
                  "error": "User does not have the permissions required for this action",
                  "errorType": "error-forbidden"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
````