---
title: "Retrieve a tax code"
method: GET
path: "/v1/tax_codes/{id}"
---

# Retrieve a tax code

`GET /v1/tax_codes/{id}`

Retrieves the details of an existing tax code. Supply the unique tax code ID and Stripe will return the corresponding tax code information.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `expand` string[]

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- TaxCode — [Tax codes](https://stripe.com/docs/tax/tax-categories) classify goods and services for tax purposes.
  - `description` string, required — A detailed description of which types of products the tax code represents.
  - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the object.
  - `name` string, required — A short name for the tax code.
  - `object` 'tax_code', required — String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response.

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