# GET Get the materials section

Retrieve the materials section of the customiser: the heading (title) and the text under it (description) that the customer customiser shows above the materials. The materials themselves are a separate resource. A customiser that has never saved this section reads the defaults (title and description null) with updated_at null, and the read does not create the section. The operation is read-only, has no side effects, and is always safe to retry. Requires the `customisers:read` scope. A 404 problem with code `resource_not_found` means the customiser does not exist on the store your API key belongs to. A 401 problem means the key is missing, invalid, or expired; a 403 problem with code `insufficient_scope` means the key lacks `customisers:read`; a 429 problem means too many requests: wait `retry_after` seconds, then retry. Error responses use RFC 9457 problem+json with a machine-readable `code` and a `request_id` to quote when contacting support.

- Source URL: https://www.signcustomiser.com/help/api/v3-get-get-the-materials-section/
- Markdown URL: https://www.signcustomiser.com/help/api/v3-get-get-the-materials-section.md
- Group: Customiser sections
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/v3/customisers/{customiser_id}/materials-section
- Auth: Bearer token
- Required scopes: `customisers:read`

## Path parameters

- customiser_id (string, required): The customiser id, from the list customisers operation. Example: 1

## cURL example

```bash
curl https://web.signcustomiser.com/api/v3/customisers/1/materials-section \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'
```

## Response examples

### 200 Materials section

```json
{
  "data": {
    "object": "material_section",
    "customiser_id": 42,
    "title": "Choose your material",
    "description": "Pick one of our materials.",
    "updated_at": "2026-05-04T09:12:31Z"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://web.signcustomiser.com/api/v3/customisers/42/materials-section",
    "documentation": "https://www.signcustomiser.com/help/api/"
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_version": "v3",
    "request_id": "req_01jz9x2k7c8f3m5n6p7q8r9s0t"
  }
}
```

### 401 Missing API key

```json
{
  "type": "https://www.signcustomiser.com/help/api/problems/missing_api_key",
  "title": "Missing API key",
  "status": 401,
  "code": "missing_api_key",
  "detail": "Provide a store API key as a bearer token: Authorization: Bearer <api key>. Keys are created in the merchant admin under Integrate → API Tokens.",
  "request_id": "req_01jz9x2k7c8f3m5n6p7q8r9s0t"
}
```

### 403 Insufficient scope

```json
{
  "type": "https://www.signcustomiser.com/help/api/problems/insufficient_scope",
  "title": "Insufficient scope",
  "status": 403,
  "code": "insufficient_scope",
  "detail": "This operation requires the customisers:read scope, but the API key grants the following scopes: store:read. Create a key that includes the required scope in the merchant admin under Integrate → API Tokens.",
  "required_scopes": [
    "customisers:read"
  ],
  "granted_scopes": [
    "store:read"
  ],
  "request_id": "req_01jz9x2k7c8f3m5n6p7q8r9s0t"
}
```

### 404 Unknown customiser

```json
{
  "type": "https://www.signcustomiser.com/help/api/problems/resource_not_found",
  "title": "Resource not found",
  "status": 404,
  "code": "resource_not_found",
  "detail": "The requested resource does not exist or does not belong to the authenticated store.",
  "request_id": "req_01jz9x2k7c8f3m5n6p7q8r9s0t"
}
```

### 429 Rate limited

```json
{
  "type": "https://www.signcustomiser.com/help/api/problems/rate_limited",
  "title": "Too many requests",
  "status": 429,
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "detail": "You have exceeded the request limit for this API key. Wait 60 seconds, then retry.",
  "retry_after": 60,
  "request_id": "req_01jz9x2k7c8f3m5n6p7q8r9s0t"
}
```