---
title: "Returns a single merchant's data."
method: GET
path: "/merchants/{merchantId}"
---

# Returns a single merchant's data.

`GET /merchants/{merchantId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.test.kalixa.com/payment-service/v6`
- URL: `https://api.test.kalixa.com/payment-service/v6/merchants/{merchantId}`
- Auth: HTTP basic

Returns a single merchant's data.

## Path parameters

- `merchantId` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- Merchant: Contains the merchant data.
  - `id` string: The unique identifier of the merchant, which was received in the response of a new merchant registration.
  - `name` string: A short text, usually the company name or abbreviation. Used for display and filtering purposes the PS Admin tool.
  - `legalName` string: The company name as it is officially incorporated. Used for reports and invoices and is also shown in the footer area of the PXP Financial Checkout.
  - `incorporationAddress` Address: Contains the address of a merchant, person or company.
    - `street` string, required: The Street including housenumber, housename, etc.
    - `city` string, required: The name of the city.
    - `postalCode` string, required: The postal code of the address.
    - `country` string, required: The address country code as ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
  - `operationAddress` Address: Contains the address of a merchant, person or company.
    - `street` string, required: The Street including housenumber, housename, etc.
    - `city` string, required: The name of the city.
    - `postalCode` string, required: The postal code of the address.
    - `country` string, required: The address country code as ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
  - `billingAddress` Address: Contains the address of a merchant, person or company.
    - `street` string, required: The Street including housenumber, housename, etc.
    - `city` string, required: The name of the city.
    - `postalCode` string, required: The postal code of the address.
    - `country` string, required: The address country code as ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
  - `legalForm` 'NonProfitCorporation' | 'Partnership' | 'PrivateCompany' | 'PublicListedCompany' | 'SoleProprietor' | 'SoleTrader' | 'Trust' | 'UnincorporatedAssociation': The legal form of the company. Used by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `merchantCategoryCode` string: The MCC code which identifies the type of business conducted as ISO 18245 4-digit code (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_18245). Used for PXP Financial risk screening, partner commissioning and by the card schemes.
  - `pciLevel` integer: The Payment Card Industry level of the merchant. Used by the PXP Financial Risk Team. The PCI Level of a merchant can be either 1, 2, 3 or 4. See https://developer.kalixa.com/docs/required-documents#section-pci-documents for more information about PCI levels and the related documents.
  - `incorporationDate` string: The exact starting date of the corporation, as it appears on the company registry of the country of incorporation. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `incorporationNumber` string: The federal number assigned to the business in the company registry at the time of incorporation. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `taxNumber` string: The taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of the primary location in which the merchant is doing business. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `paymentMethodConfig` object: Contains payment method specific configuration items.
    - `cardDeposit` object
      - `useAccountStatusInquiry` boolean: The information if Account Status Inquiry is required (true) or not (false). Used for activating of the Card Verification Payment Methods in Payment Service in case the value is true.
  - `baseCurrencyCode` string: The reporting currency of the merchant as ISO 4217 3-digit code (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217). Used in PXP Financial reports for aggregating authorized amounts in different currencies.
  - `estimatedMonthlyVolumeInEUR` number: An amount in EUR that gives an indication of the expected monthly turnover of the merchant. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `lowestAmountPerTransactionInEUR` number: An amount in EUR that gives an indication of the minimum limit for authorized amounts. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `highestAmountPerTransactionInEUR` number: An amount in EUR that gives an indication of the maximum limit for authorized amounts. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `averageAmountPerTransactionInEUR` number: An amount in EUR that gives an indication of the average authorization amounts. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `estimatedNumberOfTransactionsPerMonth` number: An estimate about the number of authorizations per month. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `isStartUp` boolean: The information if the merchant is a start up company. Used by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `isChargebackOrFraudAnalysisProcessInPlace` boolean: The information if the merchant has a chargeback or fraud analysis process in place. Used by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `isRegulatedByAMLGuideline` boolean: The information if the merchant's business is regulated by AML guidance. Used by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `isQualifiedForFastOnboarding` boolean: The result if the merchant is qualified for fast onboarding after evaluation of the prescreen data.
  - `settlementCurrencies` string[]: A list of all currencies required for settlements. Used by the PXP Financial Pre-Screening Team.
  - `fraudRatiosForThePastMonths` object[]: Contains a list of fraud ratios for the last three months for the specific card schemes (Visa, Mastercard), expressed in percentage. Applicable for merchants that are already accepting cards.
    - `cardScheme` 'Mastercard' | 'Visa': The card scheme for which the fraud ratios are provided.
    - `months` number[]: The fraud ratios for the last 3 months
  - `chargebackCountRatiosForThePastMonths` object[]: Contains a list of chargeback count ratios for the last three months for the specific card schemes (Visa, Mastercard), expressed in percentage. Applicable for merchants that are already accepting cards.
    - `cardScheme` 'Mastercard' | 'Visa': The card scheme for which the chargeback ratios are provided.
    - `months` number[]: The chargeback count ratios for the last 3 months
  - `state` string: The current state of the merchant. Used for identifying the activation or blocking status.
  - `stateReason` string: Additional details for the current merchant state. Used for providing a reason for the current merchant state.
  - `cardPresentMid` string: The merchant identifier to be used in payment initiations for a card present (CP/POS) shop. Applicable only for merchants with shops where cardAcceptanceMode equals CP (POS). See https://developer.kalixa.com/docs/cp-cnp-merchant-shops#section-submitting-card-payments-for-pos-cp-shops for more information about submitting card payments for POS (CP) shops.
  - `partner` ObjectWithId: Contains only the id of the resource. Used for future extensibility.
    - `id` string: The id of the resource.
  - `companyPhoneNumber` string: The primary phone number to get in contact
  - `licenseOrAuthorizationNumber` string: The number of the license/authorization held by the merchant.
  - `businessLicenseExpirationDate` string: The date when the business license/authorization expires. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `deliveryOrFulfillmentTimeframe` 'Instant' | 'UpTo7' | 'UpTo14' | 'UpTo30' | 'MoreThan30': The delivery or fulfilment time for the items/goods/services that are sold by the merchants shops. Used for screening purposes by the PXP Financial Risk Team.
  - `vatNumber` string: The value added tax identification number or VAT identification number (VATINT) of the primary location in which the merchant is doing business. Used for financial purposes.
  - `documents` ObjectWithId[]: Contains a list of documents assigned for this merchant.
    - `id` string: The id of the resource.
  - `shops` ObjectWithId[]: Contains a list of shops registered for this merchant.
    - `id` string: The id of the resource.
  - `relatedPeople` ObjectWithId[]: Contains a list of persons related to this merchant.
    - `id` string: The id of the resource.
  - `relatedCompanies` ObjectWithId[]: Contains a list of companies related to this merchant.
    - `id` string: The id of the resource.
  - `bankAccounts` ObjectWithId[]: Contains a list of bank accounts related to this merchant.
    - `id` string: The id of the resource.
  - `questionAnswerPairs` QuestionAnswerPair[]: Contains a list of previously submitted questions and answers for the new shop.
    - `questionId` string: The predefined literal id of the question. See https://developer.kalixa.com/v1.0/docs/questions for more information.
    - `answer` string: The answer to the question, as provided by the merchant. Used for screening purposes.

## Other responses

- `400`: Error occurred

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/kalixa/apis/payment-service-v6-merchant-onboarding.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/kalixa/apis/payment-service-v6-merchant-onboarding/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/kalixa/apis/payment-service-v6-merchant-onboarding/revisions/066120f66046?raw)
