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# Retrieve

GET https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/{employer_id}

Retrieves detailed information for a specific employer by ID. The employer must belong to the authenticated organization.

Reference: https://developer.vitablehealth.com/api/employers/get

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — API Key or Access Token authentication using Bearer token in Authorization header. API keys use the vit_apk_ prefix, access tokens use the vit_at_ prefix.

## Servers

- `https://api.vitablehealth.com` (Production, default)
- `https://api.uat.vitablehealth.com` (UAT)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `employer_id` (string, required) — Unique employer identifier (empr_*)

### Headers

- `X-Vitable-Organization` (string, optional) — Organization to act as for this request (e.g. `org_SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ`). Optional when your credentials reach a single organization. Required when they reach several — omitting it then returns 400 `organization_required`. A malformed value returns 400 `invalid_organization_header`, and naming an organization you do not have access to returns 403 `organization_access_denied`.

## Response

### 200

- `data` (Employer, required) — The employer record.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request - Invalid input or validation error

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden - Insufficient permissions for this resource

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found - The requested resource does not exist

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict - Resource already exists or conflicts with current state

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

### 502 Bad Gateway Error

Bad Gateway - External service error

- `timestamp` (datetime, required) — ISO 8601 timestamp when the error occurred
- `message` (string, required) — Human-readable error message
- `error` (string, required) — Error message (same as message, for backwards compatibility)
- `trace_id` (string, required) — Unique trace ID for debugging and support requests
- `app_error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Application-specific error code for programmatic handling

## Types

### Employer

Serializer for Employer entity in public API responses.

- `id` (string, required) — Unique employer identifier with 'empr_' prefix
- `organization_id` (string, required, nullable) — ID of the parent organization (org_*)
- `name` (string, required) — Display name of the employer
- `legal_name` (string, required) — Legal business name for compliance and tax purposes
- `ein` (string, required, nullable) — Employer Identification Number (format: XX-XXXXXXX)
- `active` (boolean, required) — Whether the employer is currently active in the system
- `address` (EmployerAddress, required) — Employer's primary address
- `contact` (EmployerContact, required, nullable) — Primary company-admin contact, or null
- `created_at` (datetime, required) — Timestamp when the employer was created
- `updated_at` (datetime, required) — Timestamp when the employer was last updated
- `reference_id` (string, optional, nullable) — Partner-assigned reference ID for the employer
- `email` (string, optional, nullable) — Email address for billing and communications
- `phone_number` (string, optional, nullable) — Employer phone number (E.164 format recommended)

### EmployerAddress

Nested address within EmployerSerializer.

- `address_line_1` (string, required) — Primary street address
- `city` (string, required) — City name
- `state` (string, required) — Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY)
- `zipcode` (string, required) — ZIP code (5 or 9 digit)
- `address_line_2` (string, optional, nullable) — Secondary street address (apt, suite, etc.)

### EmployerContact

Primary company-admin contact (email + phone; company admins have no person name).

- `email` (string, required, nullable) — Primary contact email
- `phone` (string, required, nullable) — Primary contact phone, or null

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "empr_abc123def456",
    "organization_id": "org_xyz789",
    "name": "Acme Corporation",
    "legal_name": "Acme Corporation Inc.",
    "ein": "12-3456789",
    "active": true,
    "address": {
      "address_line_1": "123 Main Street",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "zipcode": "94102",
      "address_line_2": "Suite 100"
    },
    "contact": {
      "email": "string",
      "phone": "string"
    },
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-06-20T14:45:00Z",
    "reference_id": "partner-emp-001",
    "email": "hr@acme.com",
    "phone_number": "4155550100"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Employer Detail
import requests

url = "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Employer Detail
const url = 'https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <apiKey>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Employer Detail
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Employer Detail
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <apiKey>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Employer Detail
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php Employer Detail
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Employer Detail
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Employer Detail
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/empr_abc123def456")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```