## Get employer

`employers.retrieve(stremployer_id)  -> EmployerResponse`

**get** `/v1/employers/{employer_id}`

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

### Parameters

- `employer_id: str`

  Unique employer identifier (empr_*)

### Returns

- `class EmployerResponse: …`

  Response containing a single employer resource.

  - `data: Employer`

    Serializer for Employer entity in public API responses.

    - `id: str`

      Unique employer identifier with 'empr_' prefix

    - `active: bool`

      Whether the employer is currently active in the system

    - `address: Address`

      Nested address within EmployerSerializer.

      - `address_line_1: str`

        Primary street address

      - `city: str`

        City name

      - `state: str`

        Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY)

      - `zipcode: str`

        ZIP code (5 or 9 digit)

      - `address_line_2: Optional[str]`

        Secondary street address (apt, suite, etc.)

    - `created_at: datetime`

      Timestamp when the employer was created

    - `ein: Optional[str]`

      Employer Identification Number (masked in responses)

    - `eligibility_policy_id: Optional[str]`

      ID of the benefit eligibility policy (epol_*), if assigned

    - `legal_name: str`

      Legal business name for compliance and tax purposes

    - `name: str`

      Display name of the employer

    - `organization_id: Optional[str]`

      ID of the parent organization (org_*)

    - `updated_at: datetime`

      Timestamp when the employer was last updated

    - `email: Optional[str]`

      Email address for billing and communications

    - `phone_number: Optional[str]`

      Employer phone number (E.164 format recommended)

    - `reference_id: Optional[str]`

      Partner-assigned reference ID for the employer

### Example

```python
import os
from vitable_connect import VitableConnect

client = VitableConnect(
    api_key=os.environ.get("VITABLE_CONNECT_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
employer_response = client.employers.retrieve(
    "empr_abc123def456",
)
print(employer_response.data)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "empr_abc123def456",
    "organization_id": "org_xyz789",
    "name": "Acme Corporation",
    "legal_name": "Acme Corporation Inc.",
    "ein": "XX-XXX1234",
    "reference_id": "partner-emp-001",
    "email": "hr@acme.com",
    "phone_number": "4155550100",
    "active": true,
    "address": {
      "address_line_1": "123 Main Street",
      "address_line_2": "Suite 100",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "zipcode": "94102"
    },
    "eligibility_policy_id": "epol_policy123",
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-06-20T14:45:00Z"
  }
}
```