---
title: "Get recipient by ID"
method: GET
path: "/recipient/{recipientId}"
tags: ["Recipients"]
---

# Get recipient by ID

`GET /recipient/{recipientId}`

Retrieve details of a specific recipient by ID

## Path parameters

- `recipientId` string, uuid, required — ID for a Mercury account.

## Response `200`

- RecipientInfo
  - `address` Address
    - `address1` string, required
    - `address2` string, nullable
    - `city` string, required
    - `country` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `postalCode` string, required
    - `region` string, required
  - `attachments` RecipientAttachment[], required
    - `fileName` string, required — Name of the uploaded file
    - `formType` 'w9' | 'w8BEN' | 'w8BENE' | 'unknown', nullable — The tax form type (W-9 for US persons, W-8BEN for foreign individuals, W-8BEN-E for foreign entities)
    - `uploadedAt` string, yyyy-mm-ddThh:MM:ssZ, required — Timestamp when the attachment was uploaded
    - `url` string, required — Presigned URL to download the attachment (valid for 12 hours)
  - `checkInfo` CheckInfo
    - `address` AddressWithoutName, required
      - `address1` string, required
      - `address2` string, nullable
      - `city` string, required
      - `country` string, required
      - `postalCode` string, required
      - `region` string, required
  - `contactEmail` string
  - `dateLastPaid` string, yyyy-mm-ddThh:MM:ssZ
  - `defaultAddress` AddressWithoutName
    - `address1` string, required
    - `address2` string, nullable
    - `city` string, required
    - `country` string, required
    - `postalCode` string, required
    - `region` string, required
  - `defaultPaymentMethod` 'ach' | 'check' | 'domesticWire' | 'internationalWire' | 'realTimePayment', required
  - `domesticWireRoutingInfo` DomesticWireRoutingInfo
    - `accountNumber` string, required
    - `address` AddressWithoutName
      - `address1` string, required
      - `address2` string, nullable
      - `city` string, required
      - `country` string, required
      - `postalCode` string, required
      - `region` string, required
    - `bankName` string, nullable
    - `routingNumber` string, required
  - `electronicRoutingInfo` ElectronicRoutingInfo
    - `accountNumber` string, required
    - `address` AddressWithoutName
      - `address1` string, required
      - `address2` string, nullable
      - `city` string, required
      - `country` string, required
      - `postalCode` string, required
      - `region` string, required
    - `bankName` string, nullable
    - `electronicAccountType` 'businessChecking' | 'businessSavings' | 'personalChecking' | 'personalSavings', required
    - `routingNumber` string, required
  - `emails` Email[], required
  - `id` string, uuid, required — ID for a Mercury account.
  - `internationalWireRoutingInfo` InternationalWireRoutingInfo
    - `address` AddressWithoutName
      - `address1` string, required
      - `address2` string, nullable
      - `city` string, required
      - `country` string, required
      - `postalCode` string, required
      - `region` string, required
    - `bankDetails` SwiftCodeData
      - `bankCityState` string, required
      - `bankCountry` string, required
      - `bankName` string, required
    - `correspondentInfo` InternationalWireCorrespondentInfo
      - `bankName` string, nullable
      - `routingNumber` string, nullable
      - `swiftCode` string, nullable
    - `countrySpecific` InternationalWireCountrySpecificData, required
      - `australia` InternationalWireAustraliaSpecificData
        - `bsbCode` string, required
      - `brazil` InternationalWireBrazilSpecificData
        - `legalId` string, required
      - `canada` InternationalWireCanadaSpecificData
        - `bankCode` string, required
        - `transitNumber` string, required
      - `chile` InternationalWireChileSpecificData
        - `legalId` string, required
      - `colombia` InternationalWireColombiaSpecificData
        - `legalId` string, required
      - `dominicanRepublic` InternationalWireDominicanRepublicSpecificData
        - `accountType` 'checking' | 'savings', required
        - `legalId` string, required
      - `honduras` InternationalWireHondurasSpecificData
        - `accountType` 'checking' | 'savings', required
        - `legalId` string, required
      - `india` InternationalWireIndiaSpecificData
        - `ifscCode` string, required
      - `kazakhstan` InternationalWireKazakhstanSpecificData
        - `legalId` string, required
      - `pakistan` InternationalWirePakistanSpecificData
        - `legalId` string, required
        - `legalIdType` 'CNIC' | 'SNIC' | 'Passport' | 'NTN', required
      - `paraguay` InternationalWireParaguaySpecificData
        - `legalId` string, required
      - `philippines` InternationalWirePhilippinesSpecificData
        - `routingNumber` string, required
      - `russia` InternationalWireRussiaSpecificData
        - `inn` string, required
      - `southAfrica` InternationalWireSouthAfricaSpecificData
        - `branchCode` string, required
    - `emailAddress` string, nullable
    - `iban` string, required
    - `phoneNumber` string, nullable
    - `swiftCode` string, required
  - `inviteId` string
  - `isBusiness` boolean, nullable
  - `name` string, required
  - `nickname` string, nullable
  - `realTimePaymentRoutingInfo` RealTimePaymentRoutingInfo
    - `accountNumber` string, required
    - `address` AddressWithoutName
      - `address1` string, required
      - `address2` string, nullable
      - `city` string, required
      - `country` string, required
      - `postalCode` string, required
      - `region` string, required
    - `bankName` string, nullable
    - `routingNumber` string, required
  - `status` 'active' | 'deleted', required

## Other responses

- `404` — `recipientId` not found

---

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