---
title: "Get a bank account"
method: GET
path: "/bank_accounts/{bank_account}"
---

# Get a bank account

`GET /bank_accounts/{bank_account}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com`
- URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com/bank_accounts/{bank_account}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/docs/bank_accounts/:bank_account/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the specified bank account, including soft-deleted bank accounts. Soft-deleted accounts are omitted from list responses and cannot be updated.

## Path parameters

- `bank_account` string, required

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `id` string
  - `employee` string
  - `raw_bank_account` object
    - `institution_name` string
    - `account_number` string
    - `routing_number` string
    - `subtype` string
  - `metadata` object
  - `deleted_at` string, date-time, nullable: The time when this bank account was deleted. Present only on deleted bank accounts; omitted from responses for accounts that have not been deleted.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `5a54f5eb888b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/changes/bank_accounts/:bank_account/get.md)

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