---
title: "Retrieve an External Account"
method: GET
path: "/external_accounts/{external_account_id}"
---

# Retrieve an External Account

`GET /external_accounts/{external_account_id}`

## Path parameters

- `external_account_id` string, required — The identifier of the External Account.

## Response `200`

External Account

- ExternalAccount — External Accounts represent accounts at financial institutions other than Increase. You can use this API to store their details for reuse.
  - `account_holder` 'business' | 'individual' | 'unknown', required — The type of entity that owns the External Account.
  - `account_number` string, required — The destination account number.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — The [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) date and time at which the External Account was created.
  - `description` string, required — The External Account's description for display purposes.
  - `funding` 'checking' | 'savings' | 'general_ledger' | 'other', required — The type of the account to which the transfer will be sent.
  - `id` string, required — The External Account's identifier.
  - `idempotency_key` string, nullable, required — The idempotency key you chose for this object. This value is unique across Increase and is used to ensure that a request is only processed once. Learn more about [idempotency](https://increase.com/documentation/idempotency-keys).
  - `routing_number` string, required — The American Bankers' Association (ABA) Routing Transit Number (RTN).
  - `status` 'active' | 'archived', required — The External Account's status.
  - `type` 'external_account', required — A constant representing the object's type. For this resource it will always be `external_account`.

## Other responses

- `4XX` — Error
- `5XX` — Error

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