# Relationship types

Every relationship in Rightsline has a distinct type, indicated by a Relationship Type Name and Relationship Type ID.

```json
"relationshipType": {
    "relationshipTypeId": 0,
    "relationshipTypeName": "string"
}
```

The two main relationship types are:

| Relationship Type ID | Relationship Type Name |
| -------------------- | ---------------------- |
| 0                    | Explicit               |
| 1                    | Implicit               |

Explicit relationships describe two records that are directly related. Implicit relationships are relationships that are implied based on the records sharing some common ancestry in their hierarchy.

A special type of relationship type is that of a party relationship. A contact that is related to another record as a party will have a relationship type ID and name equal to the party ID and name. 

To retrieve the relationship types that are configured in Rightsline, you can use the following endpoint:

## Get relationship types

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api.rightsline.com/v4/relationship-types`

This endpoint allows you to retrieve the possible entity relationship types.

#### Headers

| Name           | Type   | Description             |
| -------------- | ------ | ----------------------- |
| x-api-key      | string | Your company's API key. |
| Authentication | string | Authentication token.   |

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```javascript
{
  "relationshipTypes": [
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 0,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Default"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 14,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Department"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 3,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Responsible Party"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 24,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Watcher"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 2,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Contracting Party"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 1,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Counterparty"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 15,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Representative"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 17,
      "relationshipTypeName": "As Relates To"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 23,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Sales Rep"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 6,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Submitted By"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 30,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Submitted To"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 12,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Reviewer"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 29,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Coverage By"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 5,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Recipient"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 13,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Financier"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 20,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Executive Producer"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 11,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Producer"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 10,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Actor"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 8,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Writer"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 9,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Director"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 26,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Director of Photography"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 25,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Editor"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 27,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Music Supervisor"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 28,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Crew"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 16,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Delivery"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 21,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Location"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 4,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Payment"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 22,
      "relationshipTypeName": "MISC/OTHER"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 31,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Legal"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 32,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Marketing"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 33,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Seller"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 34,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Buyer"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 35,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Viewers v2"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 39,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Production Company"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 40,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Executive"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 41,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Creator"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 42,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Host"
    },
    {
      "relationshipTypeId": 43,
      "relationshipTypeName": "Talent"
    }
  ]
}
```

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If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://api-docs.rightsline.com/relationships/relationship-types.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.