---
title: "Get an employee pay stub (pdf)"
method: GET
path: "/v1/payrolls/{payroll_id}/employees/{employee_id}/pay_stub"
tags: ["Payrolls"]
---

# Get an employee pay stub (pdf)

`GET /v1/payrolls/{payroll_id}/employees/{employee_id}/pay_stub`

## Request

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

Get an employee's pay stub for the specified payroll. By default, an application/pdf response will be returned. No other content types are currently supported, but may be supported in the future.

scope: `pay_stubs:read`

## Path parameters

- `payroll_id` string, required
- `employee_id` string, required

## Headers

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

## Response `200`

successful

## Other responses

- `404`: Not Found

---

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