> ## Documentation Index
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# Get Employer Identifier

> Retrieves a single employer identifier by its ID with complete employer identifier details

<Info>
  Learn more about [Employer
  Identifiers](/api-reference/glossary#employer-identifier) in the Glossary.
</Info>


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /v1/employer-identifiers/{employer_identifier}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Payroll Integrations Public API
  description: Public API for Payroll Integrations platform
  version: '2025-10-28T20:05:03Z'
  license:
    name: MIT
servers:
  - url: https://api.payrollintegrationsapp.com
    description: Prod environment
  - url: https://demo1-api.payrollintegrationsdemo.com
    description: Demo environment
  - url: https://demo2-api.payrollintegrationsdemo.com
    description: Demo environment
  - url: https://demo3-api.payrollintegrationsdemo.com
    description: Demo environment
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/employer-identifiers/{employer_identifier}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Employer Identifiers
      summary: Get employer identifier by ID
      description: >-
        Retrieves a single employer identifier by its ID with complete employer
        identifier details
      operationId: getEmployerIdentifier
      parameters:
        - name: employer_identifier
          in: path
          description: >-
            Unique identifier (UUID) or the identifier of the employer
            identifier
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Employer identifier data with complete details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetEmployerIdentifierResponse'
              example:
                id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
                displayName: Example 401(k) Employer Identifier
                identifier: identifier-12345
                createdAt: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - authentication credentials are missing or invalid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Employer identifier not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    GetEmployerIdentifierResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - displayName
        - identifier
        - createdAt
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the employer identifier
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the employer identifier
        identifier:
          type: string
          description: Identifier of the employer identifier
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the employer identifier was created
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - message
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message describing what went wrong
        errors:
          type: array
          description: Optional array of detailed error messages
          items:
            type: string

````