Get an entity by ID
Get an entity by ID
Retrieve detailed information about a person or company β in the gu1 universal entity model for KYC, KYB, and risk analysis, with examples for get use cases.
GET
Get an entity by ID
Overview
Retrieves complete details for a specific entity by ID, including its current evaluation status and risk assessment.Endpoint
Authentication
Requires a valid API key in the Authorization header:Path Parameters
The unique gu1 ID of the entity to retrieve
Response
Returns the complete entity object with the following fields:gu1βs internal entity ID
Your external identifier for this entity
Your organization ID
Entity type (person or company)
Entity display name
Tax identification number
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 nationality at root (denormalized; may be
null for legacy rows). Complements entityData.person.nationality / entityData.company.nationality.Calculated risk score from 0 (low risk) to 100 (high risk)
Array of identified risk factors contributing to the risk score
Entity status:
active, inactive, under_review, approved, rejected, suspendedWhether KYC verification has been completed
Name of the KYC provider used (if applicable)
KYC verification data from the provider
Type-specific entity data structure
Custom attributes as key-value pairs
Latest AI evaluation results (null if no evaluation exists)
id- Evaluation IDentityId- Entity IDevaluationType- Type of evaluation performedresult- Evaluation resultconfidence- Confidence score (0-1)evaluatedAt- Timestamp of evaluation
ISO 8601 timestamp of entity creation
ISO 8601 timestamp of last update
ISO 8601 timestamp of soft deletion (null if not deleted)
Examples
Get Person Entity
Response Example - Person Entity
Response Example - Company Entity
Response Example - Transaction Entity
Error Responses
404 Not Found
401 Unauthorized
500 Internal Server Error
Use Cases
KYC Verification Check
Retrieve a customer entity to check their KYC status before approving a transaction:Risk Score Monitoring
Check the current risk score and factors for ongoing monitoring:Evaluation Results Analysis
Access the latest AI evaluation to understand assessment details:Next Steps
- Update Entity - Modify entity attributes
- List Entities - Query multiple entities
- Request AI Analysis - Get risk assessment
- View Entity Timeline - See entity history