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# Get Entity using ID

> Fetches the full profile of a single entity (individual or business) by its unique entity ID.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/specs/cowork.json get /v2/api/entities/{entityId}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Youverify Cowork API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: >-
    Entity, Activity, Signal and Case Management endpoints — the core Cowork
    platform object model. Assembled from doc.youverify.co/api-reference-sdk,
    endpoints kept in the exact order they appear in the GitBook navigation.


    Account-wide error responses (401, 429, 500 on every endpoint; 402 on paid
    verification calls; 404 on lookup-by-ID calls) are sourced verbatim from
    Youverify's own "Youverify OS Error Codes" and "Response Codes" pages
    (doc.youverify.co/youverify-os-error-codes, /get-started/response-codes) and
    attached via components.responses, since those pages document them
    account-wide rather than per endpoint. Any error example that a specific
    endpoint's own page actually showed is kept exactly as documented there
    instead of being replaced by these.
  contact:
    name: Youverify Support
    email: support@youverify.co
servers:
  - url: https://api.youverify.co
    description: Production (live, billed)
  - url: https://api.sandbox.youverify.co
    description: Sandbox (test data, not billed)
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Entity Management
    description: >-
      Create, retrieve and verify entities (individuals or businesses) — the
      core object every check attaches to.
  - name: Activity Management
    description: Inspect the verification activities run against your account.
  - name: Signal Management
    description: Retrieve monitoring signals and their events, by entity or business.
  - name: Case Management
    description: Create and manage compliance cases, including AI-generated case summaries.
paths:
  /v2/api/entities/{entityId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Entity Management
      summary: Get Entity using ID
      description: >-
        Fetches the full profile of a single entity (individual or business) by
        its unique entity ID.
      operationId: getEntityById
      parameters:
        - name: token
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: API secret token
        - name: entityId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Id of the entity being fetched
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                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: []
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error401Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error404NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error429TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error500ServerError'
components:
  responses:
    Error401Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — the token header is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            success: false
            statusCode: 401
            message: Permission denied
            name: UnauthorizedError
            data: {}
    Error404NotFound:
      description: Not Found — the URL, or the resource ID in the URL, was not recognized.
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            success: false
            statusCode: 404
            message: Not found
            name: ResourceNotFoundError
            data: {}
    Error429TooManyRequests:
      description: Too Many Requests — you have exceeded the rate limit; wait and retry.
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            success: false
            statusCode: 429
            message: Too many requests
            name: RateLimitError
            data: {}
    Error500ServerError:
      description: >-
        Internal Server Error — a rare, unexpected failure on Youverify's side.
        Contact support@youverify.co if it persists.
      content:
        application/json:
          example:
            success: false
            statusCode: 500
            message: Internal Server Error
            name: Error
            data: {}
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: token
      description: Your Youverify API secret key. Never expose client-side.

````