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Employers

Get employer

GET/v1/employers/{employer_id}

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

Path ParametersExpand Collapse
employer_id: string

Unique employer identifier (empr_*)

ReturnsExpand Collapse
EmployerResponse = object { data }

Response containing a single employer resource.

data: Employer { id, active, address, 10 more }

Serializer for Employer entity in public API responses.

id: string

Unique employer identifier with 'empr_' prefix

active: boolean

Whether the employer is currently active in the system

address: object { address_line_1, city, state, 2 more }

Nested address within EmployerSerializer.

address_line_1: string

Primary street address

city: string

City name

state: string

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

zipcode: string

ZIP code (5 or 9 digit)

address_line_2: optional string

Secondary street address (apt, suite, etc.)

created_at: string

Timestamp when the employer was created

formatdate-time
ein: string

Employer Identification Number (masked in responses)

eligibility_policy_id: string

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

name: string

Display name of the employer

organization_id: string

ID of the parent organization (org_*)

updated_at: string

Timestamp when the employer was last updated

formatdate-time
email: optional string

Email address for billing and communications

formatemail
phone_number: optional string

Employer phone number (E.164 format recommended)

reference_id: optional string

Partner-assigned reference ID for the employer

Get employer

curl https://api.vitablehealth.com/v1/employers/$EMPLOYER_ID \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $VITABLE_CONNECT_API_KEY"
{
  "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"
  }
}
Returns Examples
{
  "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"
  }
}