> ## Documentation Index
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# Matters
> Returns all matters the business contact is involved in.
```graphql Request [expandable] theme={null}
query GetMatters($after: String, $before: String, $first: Int, $last: Int) {
matters(after: $after, before: $before, first: $first, last: $last) {
nodes {
id
shortId
test
currentUserMatterBusinessContact {
id
partnerAccountLinked
partnerNotificationsMuted
contact {
email
faxNumber
firstName
frontUserIdHash
fullName
id
lastName
notificationDeliveryMechanisms
phoneNumber
}
}
... on PurchaseTransaction {
agreementDate
closingDate
depositAmount {
amount
currencyCode
}
milestones {
completedAt
description
handle
oneliner
status
title
}
property {
id
type
address {
city
country
latitude
longitude
mapImageUrl
postalCode
province
shortTitle
street
title
unitNumber
}
}
purchaseAmount {
amount
currencyCode
}
representedSide {
name
corporations {
id
name
refinanceOwnershipStatus
}
participants {
corporationSigningOfficer
firstName
fullName
id
lastName
primaryClient
representation
represented
representsPrimaryClient
traits
... on RefinanceParticipant {
ownershipStatus
}
... on TransactionParticipant {
transactionSide
}
}
}
status {
state
... on PurchaseTransactionClosingInProgressStatus {
closingActionItems {
completedAt
description
expectedBy
id
state
title
}
closingDateAmended
closingStatus
}
... on SaleTransactionClosingInProgressStatus {
closingActionItems {
completedAt
description
expectedBy
id
state
title
}
closingDateAmended
closingStatus
}
}
type
}
... on Refinance {
closingDate
commitmentDate
corporations {
id
name
refinanceOwnershipStatus
}
loans {
id
type
lenders {
id
logoImageUrl
name
websiteUrl
}
principalAmount {
amount
currencyCode
}
}
milestones {
completedAt
description
handle
oneliner
status
title
}
participants {
corporationSigningOfficer
firstName
fullName
id
lastName
ownershipStatus
primaryClient
representation
represented
representsPrimaryClient
traits
corporations {
id
name
refinanceOwnershipStatus
}
representees {
corporationSigningOfficer
firstName
fullName
id
lastName
primaryClient
representation
represented
representsPrimaryClient
traits
... on RefinanceParticipant {
ownershipStatus
}
... on TransactionParticipant {
transactionSide
}
}
representors {
corporationSigningOfficer
firstName
fullName
id
lastName
primaryClient
representation
represented
representsPrimaryClient
traits
... on RefinanceParticipant {
ownershipStatus
}
... on TransactionParticipant {
transactionSide
}
}
}
property {
id
type
address {
city
country
latitude
longitude
mapImageUrl
postalCode
province
shortTitle
street
title
unitNumber
}
}
status {
state
... on RefinanceClosingInProgressStatus {
closingActionItems {
completedAt
description
expectedBy
id
state
title
}
}
}
}
... on SaleTransaction {
agreementDate
closingDate
depositAmount {
amount
currencyCode
}
milestones {
completedAt
description
handle
oneliner
status
title
}
property {
id
type
address {
city
country
latitude
longitude
mapImageUrl
postalCode
province
shortTitle
street
title
unitNumber
}
}
representedSide {
name
corporations {
id
name
refinanceOwnershipStatus
}
participants {
corporationSigningOfficer
firstName
fullName
id
lastName
primaryClient
representation
represented
representsPrimaryClient
traits
... on RefinanceParticipant {
ownershipStatus
}
... on TransactionParticipant {
transactionSide
}
}
}
saleAmount {
amount
currencyCode
}
status {
state
... on PurchaseTransactionClosingInProgressStatus {
closingActionItems {
completedAt
description
expectedBy
id
state
title
}
closingDateAmended
closingStatus
}
... on SaleTransactionClosingInProgressStatus {
closingActionItems {
completedAt
description
expectedBy
id
state
title
}
closingDateAmended
closingStatus
}
}
type
}
}
pageInfo {
hasNextPage
endCursor
}
}
}
```
```graphql Variables theme={null}
{
"after": "example-after",
"before": "example-before",
"first": 10,
"last": 10
}
```
```json Response theme={null}
{
"data": {
"matters": {
"nodes": [
{
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"shortId": "ABC-123",
"test": true,
"currentUserMatterBusinessContact": {
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"partnerAccountLinked": true,
"partnerNotificationsMuted": true,
"contact": {
"email": "jane@example.com",
"faxNumber": "+14165551234",
"firstName": "Jane",
"frontUserIdHash": "example-front-user-id-hash",
"fullName": "example-full-name",
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"lastName": "Doe",
"notificationDeliveryMechanisms": [
"EMAIL"
],
"phoneNumber": "+14165551234"
}
},
"agreementDate": "2025-06-15",
"closingDate": "2025-06-15",
"depositAmount": {
"amount": "100.00",
"currencyCode": "CAD"
},
"milestones": [
{
"completedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"description": "example-description",
"handle": "ADJUSTMENTS_CONFIRMED",
"oneliner": "example-oneliner",
"status": "COMPLETED",
"title": "123 Main St, Toronto"
}
],
"property": {
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"type": "CONDO",
"address": {
"city": "Toronto",
"country": "CANADA",
"latitude": 1,
"longitude": 1,
"mapImageUrl": "https://example.com",
"postalCode": "M5V 1A1",
"province": "ALBERTA",
"shortTitle": "123 Main St, Toronto",
"street": "123 Main St",
"title": "123 Main St, Toronto",
"unitNumber": "Suite 100"
}
},
"purchaseAmount": {
"amount": "100.00",
"currencyCode": "CAD"
},
"representedSide": {
"name": "PURCHASER",
"corporations": [
{
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"name": "example-name",
"refinanceOwnershipStatus": "BEING_REMOVED_FROM_TITLE"
}
],
"participants": [
{
"corporationSigningOfficer": true,
"firstName": "Jane",
"fullName": "example-full-name",
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"lastName": "Doe",
"primaryClient": true,
"representation": "ESTATE_TRUSTEE",
"represented": true,
"representsPrimaryClient": true,
"traits": [
"BORROWER"
],
"ownershipStatus": "BEING_REMOVED_FROM_TITLE",
"transactionSide": "PURCHASER"
}
]
},
"status": {
"state": "ABANDONED",
"closingActionItems": [
{
"completedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"description": "example-description",
"expectedBy": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"state": "COMPLETED",
"title": "123 Main St, Toronto"
}
],
"closingDateAmended": true,
"closingStatus": "ACTIVE"
},
"type": "PURCHASE",
"commitmentDate": "2025-06-15",
"corporations": [
{
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"name": "example-name",
"refinanceOwnershipStatus": "BEING_REMOVED_FROM_TITLE"
}
],
"loans": [
{
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"type": "BRIDGE_LOAN",
"lenders": [
{
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"logoImageUrl": "https://example.com",
"name": "example-name",
"websiteUrl": "https://example.com"
}
],
"principalAmount": {
"amount": "100.00",
"currencyCode": "CAD"
}
}
],
"participants": [
{
"corporationSigningOfficer": true,
"firstName": "Jane",
"fullName": "example-full-name",
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"lastName": "Doe",
"ownershipStatus": "BEING_REMOVED_FROM_TITLE",
"primaryClient": true,
"representation": "ESTATE_TRUSTEE",
"represented": true,
"representsPrimaryClient": true,
"traits": [
"BORROWER"
],
"corporations": [
{
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"name": "example-name",
"refinanceOwnershipStatus": "BEING_REMOVED_FROM_TITLE"
}
],
"representees": [
{
"corporationSigningOfficer": true,
"firstName": "Jane",
"fullName": "example-full-name",
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"lastName": "Doe",
"primaryClient": true,
"representation": "ESTATE_TRUSTEE",
"represented": true,
"representsPrimaryClient": true,
"traits": [
"BORROWER"
],
"ownershipStatus": "BEING_REMOVED_FROM_TITLE",
"transactionSide": "PURCHASER"
}
],
"representors": [
{
"corporationSigningOfficer": true,
"firstName": "Jane",
"fullName": "example-full-name",
"id": "gid://ownright/Object/1",
"lastName": "Doe",
"primaryClient": true,
"representation": "ESTATE_TRUSTEE",
"represented": true,
"representsPrimaryClient": true,
"traits": [
"BORROWER"
],
"ownershipStatus": "BEING_REMOVED_FROM_TITLE",
"transactionSide": "PURCHASER"
}
]
}
],
"saleAmount": {
"amount": "100.00",
"currencyCode": "CAD"
}
}
],
"pageInfo": {
"hasNextPage": true,
"endCursor": "cursor_abc123"
}
}
}
}
```
## Query field
`matters`
### Arguments
Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.
Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.
Returns the first *n* elements from the list.
Returns the last *n* elements from the list.
### Return fields
Returns all matters the business contact is involved in.
A list of edges.
A cursor for use in pagination.
The item at the end of the edge.
A list of nodes.
The currently authenticated matter business contact information (if any).
ID of the object.
The matter's short identifier.
Whether the matter is a test matter or not.
Information to aid in pagination.
When paginating forwards, the cursor to continue.
When paginating forwards, are there more items?
When paginating backwards, are there more items?
When paginating backwards, the cursor to continue.
### Types
* [`BusinessContact`](/partner-api/reference/members/objects/business-contact) (object) — A business contact.
* [`E164PhoneNumber`](/partner-api/reference/members/scalars/e164-phone-number) (scalar) — A valid phone number string in the E.164 format.
* [`GID`](/partner-api/reference/members/scalars/gid) (scalar) — A global identifier for an object in the format of 'gid://ownright/ObjectType/ID'.
* [`Matter`](/partner-api/reference/members/interfaces/matter) (interface) — Represents a matter.
* [`MatterBusinessContact`](/partner-api/reference/members/objects/matter-business-contact) (object) — A business contact that is associated with a matter.
* [`MatterConnection`](/partner-api/reference/members/objects/matter-connection) (object) — The connection type for Matter.
* [`MatterEdge`](/partner-api/reference/members/objects/matter-edge) (object) — An edge in a connection.
* [`NotificationDeliveryMechanism`](/partner-api/reference/members/enums/notification-delivery-mechanism) (enum) — Possible types of delivery mechanisms to deliver a notification.
* [`PageInfo`](/partner-api/reference/members/objects/page-info) (object) — Information about pagination in a connection.