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# Get Entity using ID
This endpoint allows you to retrieve an entity using the entity ID, this can either be a business or an individual.
`GET` `{{baseurl}}/v2/api/entities/:entityId`
#### Headers
| Name | Type | Description |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------- |
| token\* | String | API secret token |
#### Parameter
| Field | Type | Description |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ |
| entityId\* | String | Id of the entity being fetched |
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Get Entity Sample Response (Individual)" %}
```json
{
"success": true,
"status_code": 200,
"message": "Entity fetched successfully!",
"data": {
"_id": "685c73c8519d82bd21a42fae",
"businessId": "61d880f1e8e15aaf24558f1a",
"firstName": "Jack",
"lastName": "Frost",
"entityType": "individual",
"dateOfBirth": "1999-10-02",
"phone": "07030000001",
"taxId": null,
"gender": "male",
"status": "not_approved",
"profileStatus": "pending",
"createdBy": "61f162ec1fd251c3a63f31c2",
"isOnboarded": true,
"potentialEntityMatch": null,
"createdAt": "2025-06-25T22:10:16.862Z",
"lastModifiedAt": "2025-06-25T22:10:16.862Z",
"_createdAt": "2025-06-25T23:10:1616+01:00",
"_lastModifiedAt": "2025-06-25T23:10:1616+01:00",
"object": "entity",
"id": "ent_685c73c8519d82bd21a42fae"
},
},
"links": []
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Get all Entities Sample Response (Business)" %}
```json
{
"success": true,
"status_code": 200,
"message": "Entity fetched successfully!",
"data": {
"parentId": null,
"businessId": "61d880f1e8e15aaf24558f1a",
"entityType": "business",
"incorporationNumber": "RC00000000",
"incorporationName": "John Doe Inc",
"incorporationDate": "2017-06-09T01:00:00.000+01:00",
"incorporationSubmissionDate": "2017-05-31T11:22:07.713+00:00",
"vatNumber": "00000000-0001",
"dateDisolved": null,
"address": "1ST FLOOR,SUM HOUSE,Fake Street",
"businessType": "PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES",
"sharesValue": "0.01 NGN",
"shareCapitalInWords": "TEN MILLION NAIRA",
"description": "Information service activities",
"companyStatus": "ACTIVE",
"paidShareCapital": "10000000",
"subscribedShareCapital": "10000000",
"phone": "+1 000 000 0000",
"sharesIssued": "10000000",
"email": "johnfakedoe@gmail.com",
"incorporationCity": "YABA",
"incorporationState": "LAGOS",
"formerIncorporationName": null,
"taxId": "00000000-0001",
"jtbTin": null,
"status": "not_approved",
"profileStatus": "pending",
"nationality": "Nigeria",
"incorporationCountry": "NG",
"createdBy": "61f162ec1fd251c3a63f31c2",
"isOnboarded": true,
"isUbo": false,
"companyContactPersons": [
{
"contacts": {
"email": [
"jeneki2000@yahoo.co.uk"
],
"phone": [
"08034926354"
]
},
"name": "Eboikpomwen Eki "
}
],
"potentialEntityMatch": null,
"createdAt": "2022-11-03T14:16:54.235Z",
"lastModifiedAt": "2022-11-03T14:16:54.235Z",
"ubos": [
{
"mappingId": "68752fe4cb5d385786d32d00",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": 9990000,
"designation": "SHAREHOLDER",
"principalOwner": false,
"entityId": "68752fe4cb5d385786d32cfc",
"firstName": "DOE",
"lastName": "JANE",
"email": null,
"phone": null,
"dateOfBirth": null
},
{
"mappingId": "68752fe4cb5d385786d32cfe",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": null,
"designation": "PERSONS WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTROL",
"principalOwner": true,
"entityId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cfa",
"firstName": "DOE",
"lastName": "JOHN",
"email": null,
"phone": null,
"dateOfBirth": null
},
{
"mappingId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cf8",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": null,
"designation": "WITNESS",
"principalOwner": false,
"entityId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cec",
"firstName": "DOE",
"lastName": "PETER",
"email": "",
"phone": "",
"dateOfBirth": null
},
{
"mappingId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cf6",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": null,
"designation": "SECRETARY_COMPANY",
"principalOwner": false,
"entityId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cea",
"firstName": "DOE",
"lastName": "SUSAN",
"email": "",
"phone": "",
"dateOfBirth": null
},
{
"mappingId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cf3",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": null,
"designation": "DIRECTOR",
"principalOwner": false,
"entityId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32ce8",
"firstName": "DOE",
"lastName": "MICHAEL",
"email": null,
"phone": null,
"dateOfBirth": null
},
{
"mappingId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cf2",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": 9990000,
"designation": "SHAREHOLDER",
"principalOwner": false,
"entityId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32ce6",
"incorporationName": "JANE DOE INC",
"incorporationCountry": "UNITED STATES",
"email": null,
"phone": null
},
{
"mappingId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cee",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": null,
"designation": "PERSONS WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTROL",
"principalOwner": true,
"entityId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32ce2",
"incorporationName": "JOHN DOE INC",
"incorporationCountry": "UNITED STATES",
"email": null,
"phone": null
},
{
"mappingId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32cef",
"sharePercentage": 0,
"sharesCount": 10000,
"designation": "SHAREHOLDER",
"principalOwner": false,
"entityId": "68752fe3cb5d385786d32ce4",
"firstName": "DOE",
"lastName": "JOHN",
"email": null,
"phone": null,
"dateOfBirth": null
}
],
"id": "ent_68752fe2cb5d385786d32cde",
"object": "entity"
},
"links": []
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
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