---
title: "Get Account By ID"
method: GET
path: "/v1/accounts/{account_id}"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Get Account By ID

`GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.clearstreet.com`
- URL: `https://api.clearstreet.com/v1/accounts/{account_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Fetch account details by ID, including the mailing address, date of
birth, phone number, and country of tax residency of the account-holder
entity when on file.

## Path parameters

- `account_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Account details

- object
  - `error` ApiError: A direct mapping of tonic::Status, for use in HTTP responses.
    - `code` integer, required: The error code is used to identify the nature of the error. It corresponds to an HTTP status code.
    - `details` object[]
    - `message` string, required: A human-readable message providing more details about the error.
  - `metadata` ResponseMetadata, required: Metadata for the response. This will always contain a request ID which can be used to identify the request to Clear Street for tracing, and optionally may include pagination data.
    - `next_page_token` string, byte, nullable: Base64URL-encoded pagination token
    - `page_number` integer, nullable: Pagination. Included if this was a GET (list) response
    - `previous_page_token` string, byte, nullable: Base64URL-encoded pagination token
    - `request_id` string, required: A unique ID for this request, generated upon ingestion of the request.
    - `total_items` integer, nullable: Total number of items available (not just in this page).
    - `total_pages` integer, nullable: Total number of pages available.
  - `data` AccountWithPersonalDetails, required: A trading account enriched with details about the account-holder entity.
    - `account_holder_entity_id` integer, required: The account holder entity identifier
    - `account_holder_entity_kind` 'NATURAL_PERSON' | 'LEGAL_ENTITY' | 'OTHER', required: Whether an account holder is a natural person or a legal entity.
    - `close_date` string, date, nullable: The date the account was closed, if applicable When a null/undefined value is observed, it indicates it does not apply.
    - `full_name` string, required: The full legal name of the account
    - `id` integer, required
    - `open_date` string, date, required: The date the account was opened
    - `options_level` integer, required
    - `short_name` string, required: The short name of the account
    - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE' | 'CLOSED', required: Account status
    - `subtype` 'CASH' | 'MARGIN' | 'OTHER', required: Account subtype classification providing more granular categorization
    - `type` 'CUSTOMER' | 'OTHER', required: Account type classification
    - `country_of_tax_residency` string, nullable: The country of tax residency of the account-holder entity. `null` when not on file or entity reference data is unavailable. When a null/undefined value is observed, it indicates that there is no available data.
    - `date_of_birth` string, date, nullable: The date of birth of the account holder's primary contact. `null` when not on file or entity reference data is unavailable. When a null/undefined value is observed, it indicates that there is no available data.
    - `mailing_address` Address: A postal address.
      - `city` string, required: City
      - `country` string, required: Country
      - `line1` string, required: First street address line
      - `line2` string, nullable: Second street address line When a null/undefined value is observed, it indicates it does not apply.
      - `postal_code` string, required: Postal code
      - `state` string, nullable: State or province When a null/undefined value is observed, it indicates it does not apply.
    - `phone_number` string, nullable: The phone number of the account holder's primary contact. `null` when not on file or entity reference data is unavailable. When a null/undefined value is observed, it indicates that there is no available data.

## Other responses

- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Account not found
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `1bd9eddeffc8`: 1 info
  - added the required property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/allOf[subschema #1]/oneOf[subschema #1]/account_holder_entity_kind` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-21** `80e6fb2644e0`: 10 breaking, 1 warning, 1 info
  - the `allOf[subschema #2]/data` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - removed the required property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/account_holder_entity_id` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/full_name` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/id` from the response with the `200` status
  - …8 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/clear-street/apis/clear-street-trading-api/changes/v1/accounts/:account_id/get.md)

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