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# Retrieve Household

GET https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/{member_id}/household

Lists a member's household as a per-participant table — the account holder plus each active household member, with name, relationship, member type, date of birth, and household-admin flag. Access is scoped to the authenticated principal; a member not visible to the caller (or with no household) returns a 404.

Reference: https://developer.vitablehealth.com/api/members/get-household

## 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

- `member_id` (string, required) — Unique member identifier (mbr_*)

### 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` (list of HouseholdMember, required) — The members of the household.

## 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

Resource not found.

- `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

### HouseholdMember

Wire serializer for :class:`HouseholdMemberDTO` (one household participant).

- `member_id` (string, required) — Member identifier with 'mbr_' prefix
- `first_name` (string, required) — Household member's first name
- `last_name` (string, required) — Household member's last name
- `member_type` (enum, required) — What this participant is to the household: `Account Holder`, `Dependent`, or `Inactive`. * `Account Holder` - Account Holder * `Dependent` - Dependent * `Inactive` - Inactive
  - Allowed values: `Account Holder`, `Dependent`, `Inactive`
- `date_of_birth` (date, required) — Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
- `household_admin_in` (boolean, required) — Whether this participant is a household admin (the account holder always is)
- `relationship` (enum, optional, nullable) — Relationship to the head of household; null for the account holder themselves * `Child` - Child * `Spouse` - Spouse * `Roommate` - Roommate * `Other` - Other
  - Allowed values: `Child`, `Spouse`, `Roommate`, `Other`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "member_id": "mbr_abc123def456",
      "first_name": "string",
      "last_name": "string",
      "member_type": "Account Holder",
      "date_of_birth": "1990-04-12",
      "household_admin_in": true,
      "relationship": null,
      "name": "Jane Doe"
    },
    {
      "member_id": "mbr_def456abc789",
      "first_name": "string",
      "last_name": "string",
      "member_type": "Account Holder",
      "date_of_birth": "1989-02-03",
      "household_admin_in": false,
      "relationship": "Spouse",
      "name": "John Doe"
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Member Household
import requests

url = "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household"

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

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Member Household
const url = 'https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household';
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 Member Household
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household"

	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 Member Household
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household")

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 Member Household
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php Member Household
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <apiKey>',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp Member Household
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Member Household
import Foundation

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/members/mbr_abc123def456/household")! 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()
```