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# getNodeById

> Retrieve a single node by its unique ID.

## Summary

Retrieve a single node by its unique ID.

* Operation ID: `getNodeById`
* API member path: `editor.doc.getNodeById(...)`
* Mutates document: `no`
* Idempotency: `idempotent`
* Supports tracked mode: `no`
* Supports dry run: `no`
* Deterministic target resolution: `yes`

## Expected result

Returns an SDNodeResult envelope with the projected SDM/1 node and canonical address.

## Input fields

| Field      | Type   | Required | Description                                                                                                               |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `nodeId`   | string | yes      |                                                                                                                           |
| `nodeType` | enum   | no       | `"paragraph"`, `"heading"`, `"listItem"`, `"table"`, `"tableRow"`, `"tableCell"`, `"tableOfContents"`, `"image"`, `"sdt"` |

### Example request

```json theme={null}
{
  "nodeId": "node-def456",
  "nodeType": "paragraph"
}
```

## Output fields

| Field     | Type        | Required | Description |
| --------- | ----------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `address` | NodeAddress | yes      | NodeAddress |
| `context` | object      | no       |             |
| `node`    | object      | yes      |             |

### Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "address": {
    "kind": "block",
    "nodeId": "node-def456",
    "nodeType": "paragraph"
  },
  "context": {},
  "node": {}
}
```

## Pre-apply throws

* `TARGET_NOT_FOUND`

## Non-applied failure codes

* None

## Raw schemas

<Accordion title="Raw input schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "nodeId": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "nodeType": {
        "enum": [
          "paragraph",
          "heading",
          "listItem",
          "table",
          "tableRow",
          "tableCell",
          "tableOfContents",
          "image",
          "sdt"
        ]
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "nodeId"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Raw output schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "address": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/NodeAddress"
      },
      "context": {
        "type": "object"
      },
      "node": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "node",
      "address"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>