---
title: "(Deprecated) Search employer database"
method: POST
path: "/employers/search"
tags: ["plaid"]
deprecated: true
---

# (Deprecated) Search employer database

`POST /employers/search`

> **Deprecated.**

`/employers/search` allows you the ability to search Plaid's database of known employers, for use with Deposit Switch. You can use this endpoint to look up a user's employer in order to confirm that they are supported. Users with non-supported employers can then be routed out of the Deposit Switch flow.

The data in the employer database is currently limited. As the Deposit Switch and Income products progress through their respective beta periods, more employers are being regularly added. Because the employer database is frequently updated, we recommend that you do not cache or store data from this endpoint for more than a day.

## Request body

- EmployersSearchRequest — EmployersSearchRequest defines the request schema for `/employers/search`.
  - `client_id` string — Your Plaid API `client_id`. The `client_id` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-CLIENT-ID` header or as part of a request body.
  - `secret` string — Your Plaid API `secret`. The `secret` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-SECRET` header or as part of a request body.
  - `query` string, required — The employer name to be searched for.
  - `products` string[], required — The Plaid products the returned employers should support. Currently, this field must be set to `"deposit_switch"`.

## Response `200`

OK

- EmployersSearchResponse — EmployersSearchResponse defines the response schema for `/employers/search`.
  - `employers` Employer[], required — A list of employers matching the search criteria.
    - `employer_id` string, required — Plaid's unique identifier for the employer.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the employer
    - `address` AddressDataNullable, nullable, required — Data about the components comprising an address.
      - `city` string, nullable, required — The full city name
      - `region` string, nullable, required — The region or state. In API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier, this field is called `state`. Example: `"NC"`
      - `street` string, required — The full street address Example: `"564 Main Street, APT 15"`
      - `postal_code` string, nullable, required — The postal code. In API versions 2018-05-22 and earlier, this field is called `zip`.
      - `country` string, nullable, required — The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
    - `confidence_score` number, double, required — A number from 0 to 1 indicating Plaid's level of confidence in the pairing between the employer and the institution (not yet implemented).
  - `request_id` string, required — A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response

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