> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.circle.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get an account > Retrieves a single account by `accountId`. ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi/accounts.yaml get /v1/accounts/{accountId} openapi: 3.0.2 info: version: 1.0.0 title: Accounts (Stablecoin) API description: > Circle's Accounts API provides endpoints for managing stablecoin accounts -- including transfers, withdrawals, deposits, wire bank accounts, and blockchain addresses. An **Account** is a general representation of a ledger or custody object that holds balances. It can be a business account, a stablecoin account ledger for an end user, an extra sub-ledger, or any future custody solution. license: name: Circle License url: https://circle.com/terms servers: - url: https://api-sandbox.circle.com - url: https://api.circle.com security: [] tags: - name: Accounts description: Manage accounts. - name: Account Groups description: Manage custody account groups and their memberships. - name: Transactions description: | Get a unified, customer-friendly view of account transaction activity. - name: Transfers description: Manage account transfers. - name: Withdrawals description: Manage account bank withdrawals (fiat offramp). - name: Wires description: Manage account bank accounts for wire transfers. - name: Deposits description: Get information on account bank deposits. - name: Deposit Addresses description: Manage account deposit addresses. - name: Recipient Addresses description: Manage account recipient addresses used for transfers. paths: /v1/accounts/{accountId}: get: tags: - Accounts summary: Get an account description: Retrieves a single account by `accountId`. operationId: getAccount parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountPathId' responses: '200': description: Successfully retrieved an account. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetAccountResponse' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotAuthorized' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' security: - bearerAuth: [] components: parameters: AccountPathId: name: accountId description: Identifier of the account. in: path required: true schema: type: string example: '1000565227' headers: XRequestId: description: > Circle-generated universally unique identifier (UUID v4). Useful for identifying a specific request when communicating with Circle Support. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/XRequestId' schemas: GetAccountResponse: title: GetAccountResponse properties: data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account' XRequestId: type: string format: uuid example: 2adba88e-9d63-44bc-b975-9b6ae3440dde Account: type: object description: An account exposed by the Accounts API. required: - accountId - entityId - type - purpose - status - description - balances properties: accountId: type: string description: Identifier of the account. example: '1000662322' entityId: type: string format: uuid description: Identifier of the owning entity. example: a49f9b1d-75e0-44a9-b8d2-4293b3f11ebd clientEntityId: type: string format: uuid description: Identifier of the client entity, if applicable. example: a3f1b2c4-d5e6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountType' purpose: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountPurpose' status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountStatus' description: type: string description: Human-readable description of the account. example: End User Wallet balances: type: array description: Balances currently associated with the account. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Money' businessPii: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessPii' description: > PII for the business sub-client associated with a Managed Payments intermediary account. Omitted for accounts that are not Managed Payments intermediary accounts. groupId: type: string format: uuid nullable: true description: > Identifier of the custody account group this account belongs to, or `null` if it is not assigned to any group. Each account can belong to at most one group at a time. example: 9c0f1c0d-6c61-4f3d-9b8a-1a3a4b3c5d6e Error: type: object required: - code - message properties: code: type: integer example: 400 message: type: string example: Something went wrong. AccountType: type: string description: | External account type. - `first_party`: the calling entity itself owns the account. - `third_party`: a sub-entity or end user owns the account. enum: - first_party - third_party example: first_party AccountPurpose: type: string description: | Intended use of the account. - `custody`: the account holds stablecoin balances for the owning entity. This is the default for new accounts. - `payments`: the account is used for Managed Payments products. enum: - custody - payments example: custody AccountStatus: type: string description: > Lifecycle status of the account. - `active`: account is fully operational. - `pending`: account has been created but is not yet operational. - `rejected`: account creation was rejected and the account cannot be used. - `archived`: account has been archived and is excluded from default listings. Most mutating operations on the account (transfers, withdrawals, new address generation, etc.) are blocked while archived. enum: - active - pending - rejected - archived example: active Money: type: object required: - amount - currency properties: amount: type: string description: Magnitude of the amount, in units of the currency, with a `.`. example: '3.14' currency: type: string description: Currency code for the amount. enum: - USD - EUR BusinessPii: type: object description: PII for the business sub-client being onboarded. required: - businessName - businessUniqueIdentifier - identifierIssuingCountryCode - address properties: businessName: type: string example: Acme Corporation businessUniqueIdentifier: type: string description: e.g. EIN or company registration number. example: 12-3456789 identifierIssuingCountryCode: type: string description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. example: US address: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManagedPaymentsAddress' ManagedPaymentsAddress: type: object description: Physical address of the business sub-client. required: - line1 - city - postalCode - country properties: line1: type: string description: Address line 1. example: 100 Pine Street line2: type: string description: Address line 2 (optional). example: Suite 2500 city: type: string example: San Francisco district: type: string description: State or province code. example: CA postalCode: type: string example: '94111' country: type: string description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. example: US responses: NotAuthorized: description: >- The request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: code: 401 message: Malformed authorization. NotFound: description: The specified resource was not found. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: code: 404 message: Not found. InternalServerError: description: >- The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: code: -1 message: 'Something went wrong. errId: 1f0b0c455e40f753f07b4f0ae6abd4b4' securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer ````