---
title: "Look up Employer"
method: GET
path: "/employers/lookup"
tags: ["Employers and Platforms"]
---

# Look up Employer

`GET /employers/lookup`

Look up an employer by criteria such as EIN. Returns the full employer object.

## Query parameters

- `ein` string — Employer Identification Number (exactly 9 digits).

## Headers

- `Pinwheel-Version` '2025-07-08' | '2023-11-22' | '2023-07-18' | '2023-04-18' | '2022-09-09' | '2022-06-22' | '2022-03-02', required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` EmployerObjResponse, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the employer.
    - `name` string, required — Name of employer, e.g., Apple, Disney, Walmart.
    - `last_updated` string, date-time, required — ISO 8601 timestamp of the last update to this object.
    - `logo_url` string — The URL of the employer logo.
    - `supported_jobs` string[], required — Array of supported jobs.
    - `fractional_amount_supported` boolean, required — Whether or not the platform accepts decimal values for `direct_deposit_switch`.
    - `amount_supported` boolean, required — Whether a direct deposit job supports specific amount.
    - `min_amount` number — Minimum amount, if any, platform accepts for `direct_deposit_switch`.
    - `max_amount` number — Maximum amount, if any, platform accepts for `direct_deposit_switch`.
    - `min_percentage` integer, required — Minimum percentage allowed for `direct_deposit_switch`.
    - `max_percentage` integer, required — Maximum percentage allowed for `direct_deposit_switch`.
    - `percentage_supported` boolean, required — Whether a direct deposit job supports percentage switching.

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