---
title: "Get an employee's I-9 verification document options"
method: GET
path: "/v1/employees/{employee_id}/i9_authorization/document_options"
tags: ["I-9 Verification"]
---

# Get an employee's I-9 verification document options

`GET /v1/employees/{employee_id}/i9_authorization/document_options`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com`
- URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/employees/{employee_id}/i9_authorization/document_options`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/gusto/apis/gusto-api/docs/v1/employees/:employee_id/i9_authorization/document_options/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

An employee's I-9 verification documents are the documents an employee has provided the employer to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States. This endpoint returns the possible document options based on the employee's authorization status. These options can then be used to create the I-9 verification documents.

### Related guides
- [I-9 employment verification](doc:i-9-employment-verification)

scope: `i9_authorizations:read`

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Response `200`

Success

- I9AuthorizationDocumentOption[]
  - `section` 'A' | 'A1' | 'A2' | 'A3' | 'B' | 'C', required: The document option's section in the list of acceptable documents on the Form I-9
  - `description` string, required: The document option's description
  - `document_type` string, required: The document option's document type
  - `document_title` string[], required: The document option's document titles
  - `common_choice` boolean, required: Whether the document is a common choice for I-9 verification

## Other responses

- `404`: Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.

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