Get an entity by ID
Get an entity by ID
Retrieve detailed information about a person or company — 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
string
required
The unique gu1 ID of the entity to retrieve
Response
Returns the complete entity object with the following fields:string
gu1’s internal entity ID
string
Your external identifier for this entity
string
Your organization ID
string
Entity type (person or company)
string
Entity display name
string
Tax identification number
string
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
string | null
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 nationality at root (denormalized; may be
null for legacy rows). Complements entityData.person.nationality / entityData.company.nationality.number
Calculated risk score from 0 (low risk) to 100 (high risk)
array
Array of identified risk factors contributing to the risk score
string
Entity status:
active, inactive, under_review, approved, rejected, suspendedboolean
Whether KYC verification has been completed
string
Name of the KYC provider used (if applicable)
object
KYC verification data from the provider
object
Type-specific entity data structure
object
Custom attributes, stored verbatim. Scalar/array values sit at the root (uncategorized); a nested object groups its inner keys under that category (e.g.
{ "contact": { "phone": "..." } }). The response returns the same shape that was written — nested input is not flattened. Rules and webhooks read the stored shape (attributes.phone or attributes.contact.phone).object
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
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of entity creation
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of last update
string
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