diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-e08dddf6af2656b561c453460ff928e7a158bd29d9035bee136f9952fb96bad4.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-5c1de8473e0e96c1063a9a735a064c5a91e3ed8d9260c72b783fc12542b88fbd.json
similarity index 73%
rename from backend/.sqlx/query-e08dddf6af2656b561c453460ff928e7a158bd29d9035bee136f9952fb96bad4.json
rename to backend/.sqlx/query-5c1de8473e0e96c1063a9a735a064c5a91e3ed8d9260c72b783fc12542b88fbd.json
index b2ff93f8d9..890a282ad1 100644
--- a/backend/.sqlx/query-e08dddf6af2656b561c453460ff928e7a158bd29d9035bee136f9952fb96bad4.json
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-5c1de8473e0e96c1063a9a735a064c5a91e3ed8d9260c72b783fc12542b88fbd.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "SELECT id, created_at, trigger_kind as \"trigger_kind: _\", payload as \"payload: _\", trigger_extra as \"trigger_extra: _\"\n        FROM capture\n        WHERE workspace_id = $1\n            AND path = $2 AND is_flow = $3\n            AND ($4::trigger_kind IS NULL OR trigger_kind = $4)\n        ORDER BY created_at DESC\n        OFFSET $5\n        LIMIT $6",
+  "query": "SELECT id, created_at, trigger_kind as \"trigger_kind: _\", CASE WHEN pg_column_size(payload) < 40000 THEN payload ELSE '\"WINDMILL_TOO_BIG\"'::jsonb END as \"payload!: _\", trigger_extra as \"trigger_extra: _\"\n        FROM capture\n        WHERE workspace_id = $1\n            AND path = $2 AND is_flow = $3\n            AND ($4::trigger_kind IS NULL OR trigger_kind = $4)\n        ORDER BY created_at DESC\n        OFFSET $5\n        LIMIT $6",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       },
       {
         "ordinal": 3,
-        "name": "payload: _",
+        "name": "payload!: _",
         "type_info": "Jsonb"
       },
       {
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      false,
+      null,
       true
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "e08dddf6af2656b561c453460ff928e7a158bd29d9035bee136f9952fb96bad4"
+  "hash": "5c1de8473e0e96c1063a9a735a064c5a91e3ed8d9260c72b783fc12542b88fbd"
 }
diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-e17ec84003e2ec414622d100f5dfdda86bee33f31835317df512a20c805b35d7.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-e17ec84003e2ec414622d100f5dfdda86bee33f31835317df512a20c805b35d7.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef165828e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.sqlx/query-e17ec84003e2ec414622d100f5dfdda86bee33f31835317df512a20c805b35d7.json
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "SELECT id, created_at, trigger_kind as \"trigger_kind: _\", payload as \"payload!: _\", trigger_extra as \"trigger_extra: _\" FROM capture WHERE id = $1 AND workspace_id = $2",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [
+      {
+        "ordinal": 0,
+        "name": "id",
+        "type_info": "Int8"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 1,
+        "name": "created_at",
+        "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 2,
+        "name": "trigger_kind: _",
+        "type_info": {
+          "Custom": {
+            "name": "trigger_kind",
+            "kind": {
+              "Enum": [
+                "webhook",
+                "http",
+                "websocket",
+                "kafka",
+                "email",
+                "nats"
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 3,
+        "name": "payload!: _",
+        "type_info": "Jsonb"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 4,
+        "name": "trigger_extra: _",
+        "type_info": "Jsonb"
+      }
+    ],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Int8",
+        "Text"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": [
+      false,
+      false,
+      false,
+      false,
+      true
+    ]
+  },
+  "hash": "e17ec84003e2ec414622d100f5dfdda86bee33f31835317df512a20c805b35d7"
+}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
index d975b2239a..24e3997824 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
@@ -9824,6 +9824,25 @@ paths:
                   $ref: "#/components/schemas/Capture"
 
   /w/{workspace}/capture/{id}:
+    get:
+      summary: get a capture
+      operationId: getCapture
+      tags:
+        - capture
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId"
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: integer
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: capture
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Capture"
     delete:
       summary: delete a capture
       operationId: deleteCapture
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/capture.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/capture.rs
index 22824791a1..fe752336f3 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/capture.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/capture.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub fn workspaced_service() -> Router {
         .route("/get_configs/:runnable_kind/*path", get(get_configs))
         .route("/list/:runnable_kind/*path", get(list_captures))
         .route("/:id", delete(delete_capture))
+        .route("/:id", get(get_capture))
 }
 
 pub fn workspaced_unauthed_service() -> Router {
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ async fn list_captures(
 
     let captures = sqlx::query_as!(
         Capture,
-        r#"SELECT id, created_at, trigger_kind as "trigger_kind: _", payload as "payload: _", trigger_extra as "trigger_extra: _"
+        r#"SELECT id, created_at, trigger_kind as "trigger_kind: _", CASE WHEN pg_column_size(payload) < 40000 THEN payload ELSE '"WINDMILL_TOO_BIG"'::jsonb END as "payload!: _", trigger_extra as "trigger_extra: _"
         FROM capture
         WHERE workspace_id = $1
             AND path = $2 AND is_flow = $3
@@ -303,6 +304,24 @@ async fn list_captures(
     Ok(Json(captures))
 }
 
+async fn get_capture(
+    authed: ApiAuthed,
+    Extension(user_db): Extension<UserDB>,
+    Path((w_id, id)): Path<(String, i64)>,
+) -> JsonResult<Capture> {
+    let mut tx = user_db.begin(&authed).await?;
+    let capture = sqlx::query_as!(
+        Capture,
+        r#"SELECT id, created_at, trigger_kind as "trigger_kind: _", payload as "payload!: _", trigger_extra as "trigger_extra: _" FROM capture WHERE id = $1 AND workspace_id = $2"#,
+        id,
+        &w_id,
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+    tx.commit().await?;
+    Ok(Json(capture))
+}
+
 async fn delete_capture(
     authed: ApiAuthed,
     Extension(user_db): Extension<UserDB>,