---
title: "Get an employee"
method: GET
path: "/employees/{employee}"
---

# Get an employee

`GET /employees/{employee}`

## Request

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

Returns the specified employee.

## Path parameters

- `employee` string, required

## Query parameters

- `include_company_defined_attributes` boolean

## Response `200`

200

## Changes

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

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

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