---
title: "Get an employee"
method: GET
path: "/hris/employees/{id}"
tags: ["HRIS"]
---

# Get an employee

`GET /hris/employees/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://unify.apideck.com`
- URL: `https://unify.apideck.com/hris/employees/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Returns a single employee by id from the connected HR platform.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `x-apideck-consumer-id` string, required
- `x-apideck-app-id` string, required
- `x-apideck-service-id` string

## Response `200`

Employee returned

- object
  - `status_code` integer
  - `status` string
  - `data` Employee: Unified HRIS employee. Additional connector-specific fields are available through custom field mapping; see the full HRIS API specification for the complete schema.
    - `id` string
    - `first_name` string
    - `last_name` string
    - `employee_number` string
    - `department` object
    - `employment_status` string
    - `updated_at` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400`: Request validation failed.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `404`: The requested resource, connection, or connector could not be found.

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