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

# Get an employee's I-9 verification documents

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

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com`
- URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/employees/{employee_id}/i9_authorization/documents`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/gusto/apis/gusto-api/docs/v1/employees/:employee_id/i9_authorization/documents/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.

### 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

- I9AuthorizationDocument[]
  - `uuid` string, required: The UUID of the I-9 verification document
  - `document_type` string, required: The document's document type
  - `document_title` string, required: The document's document title
  - `expiration_date` string, nullable: The document's expiration date
  - `issuing_authority` string, required: The document's issuing authority

## Other responses

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

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