---
title: "Private Institution Account information"
method: GET
path: "/account/institution/accounts/{account_id}"
tags: ["institutions"]
---

# Private Institution Account information

`GET /account/institution/accounts/{account_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.figshare.com/v2`
- URL: `https://api.figshare.com/v2/account/institution/accounts/{account_id}`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `https://figshare.com/account/applications/authorize`
  - Token URL: `https://api.figshare.com/v2/token` scopes: `all`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/figshare/apis/figshare-api/docs/account/institution/accounts/:account_id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Private Institution Account information

## Path parameters

- `account_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK. Account

- Account
  - `id` integer, required: Account id
  - `first_name` string, required: First Name
  - `last_name` string, required: Last Name
  - `used_quota_private` integer, required: Account used private quota
  - `modified_date` string, required: Date of last account modification
  - `used_quota` integer, required: Account total used quota
  - `created_date` string, required: Date when account was created
  - `quota` integer, required: Account quota
  - `group_id` integer, required: Account group id
  - `institution_user_id` string, required: Account institution user id
  - `institution_id` integer, required: Account institution
  - `email` string, required: User email
  - `used_quota_public` integer, required: Account public used quota
  - `pending_quota_request` boolean, required: True if a quota request is pending
  - `active` integer, required: Account activity status
  - `maximum_file_size` integer, required: Maximum upload size for account
  - `user_id` integer, required: User id associated with account, useful for example for adding the account as an author to an item
  - `orcid_id` string, required: ORCID iD associated to account
  - `symplectic_user_id` string, required: Symplectic ID associated to account

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-03-27** `5806e3dd43b2`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/figshare/apis/figshare-api/changes/account/institution/accounts/:account_id/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/figshare/apis/figshare-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/figshare/apis/figshare-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/figshare/apis/figshare-api/revisions/9dfb419f4430?raw)