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# Get a recipient

> Retrieves a single recipient by its ID.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /recipients/{recipient_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Karat Payout API
  description: >-
    Your gateway to seamless, automated, and scalable payment solutions. The
    Karat Payout API lets you create recipients, send payouts, track payment
    status, manage tax documents, record external payments, and subscribe to
    webhook events.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://payouts.api.trykarat.com
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Payments
    description: Create and manage outgoing payouts to recipients.
  - name: Recipients
    description: Manage the payees you send payouts to.
  - name: Tax
    description: Retrieve recipient tax forms (W-9) and download links.
  - name: External Payments
    description: Record and manage payments made outside of Karat.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Subscribe to event notifications for payout activity.
paths:
  /recipients/{recipient_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Recipients
      summary: Get a recipient
      description: Retrieves a single recipient by its ID.
      operationId: getRecipientById
      parameters:
        - name: recipient_id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The ID of the recipient.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The recipient.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Recipient'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Recipient:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        firstName:
          type: string
        lastName:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        nickname:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        onboardingUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            URL the recipient can use to complete onboarding, or null if already
            onboarded.
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecipientStatus'
    RecipientStatus:
      type: string
      description: Lifecycle status of a recipient.
      enum:
        - created
        - active
        - missing_tax_form
        - pending_review
        - approved_w9
        - approved_w8
        - approved_1099_exempt
        - approved_no_tax_collection
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error envelope returned for all non-2xx responses.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
          required:
            - message
      required:
        - error
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              message: Invalid api key
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              message: Payment intent not found
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Pass your API key as a bearer token: `Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>`.'

````