---
title: "Get payment recipient"
method: POST
path: "/payment_initiation/recipient/get"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Get payment recipient

`POST /payment_initiation/recipient/get`

Get details about a payment recipient you have previously created.

## Request body

- PaymentInitiationRecipientGetRequest — PaymentInitiationRecipientGetRequest defines the request schema for `/payment_initiation/recipient/get`
  - `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.
  - `recipient_id` string, required — The ID of the recipient

## Response `200`

OK

- PaymentInitiationRecipientGetResponse — PaymentInitiationRecipient defines a payment initiation recipient
  - `recipient_id` string, required — The ID of the recipient.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the recipient.
  - `address` PaymentInitiationAddress, nullable — The optional address of the payment recipient's bank account. Required by most institutions outside of the UK.
    - `street` string[], required — An array of length 1-2 representing the street address where the recipient is located. Maximum of 70 characters.
    - `city` string, required — The city where the recipient is located. Maximum of 35 characters.
    - `postal_code` string, required — The postal code where the recipient is located. Maximum of 16 characters.
    - `country` string, required — The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code where the recipient is located.
  - `iban` string, nullable — The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) for the recipient.
  - `bacs` RecipientBACSNullable, nullable — The account number and sort code of the recipient's account.
    - `account` string — The account number of the account. Maximum of 10 characters.
    - `sort_code` string — The 6-character sort code of the account.
  - `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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