---
title: "(Deprecated) Retrieve a summary of an individual's employment information"
method: POST
path: "/employment/verification/get"
tags: ["plaid"]
deprecated: true
---

# (Deprecated) Retrieve a summary of an individual's employment information

`POST /employment/verification/get`

> **Deprecated.**

`/employment/verification/get` returns a list of employments through a user payroll that was verified by an end user.

This endpoint has been deprecated; new integrations should use `/credit/employment/get` instead.

## Request body

- EmploymentVerificationGetRequest — EmploymentVerificationGetRequest defines the request schema for `/employment/verification/get`.
  - `client_id` string — Your Plaid API `client_id`. The `client_id` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-CLIENT-ID` header or as part of a request body.
  - `secret` string — Your Plaid API `secret`. The `secret` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-SECRET` header or as part of a request body.
  - `access_token` string, required — The access token associated with the Item for which data is being requested.

## Response `200`

OK

- EmploymentVerificationGetResponse — EmploymentVerificationGetResponse defines the response schema for `/employment/verification/get`.
  - `employments` EmploymentVerification[], required — A list of employment verification summaries.
    - `status` 'EMPLOYMENT_STATUS_ACTIVE' | 'EMPLOYMENT_STATUS_INACTIVE' | 'null', nullable — Current employment status.
    - `start_date` string, date, nullable — Start of employment in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).
    - `end_date` string, date, nullable — End of employment, if applicable. Provided in ISO 8601 format (YYY-MM-DD).
    - `employer` EmployerVerification — An object containing employer data.
      - `name` string, nullable — Name of employer.
    - `title` string, nullable — Current title of employee.
    - `platform_ids` PlatformIds — An object containing a set of ids related to an employee
      - `employee_id` string, nullable — The ID of an employee as given by their employer
      - `payroll_id` string, nullable — The ID of an employee as given by their payroll
      - `position_id` string, nullable — The ID of the position of the employee
  - `request_id` string, required — A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response

## Changes

- **2026-07-22** `a1bbca018160` — 13 warning
  - added the new `ASSETS_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `CRA_MONITORING_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `CREDIT_PROFILE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `ENCOMPASS_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - …9 more
- **2026-06-25** `80d23bfdc2e5` — 1 warning
  - added the new `IDEMPOTENCY_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2026-06-10** `fb8c3f188d8b` — 1 warning
  - added the new `BASE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2025-12-11** `465584b48c99` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `provided_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `required_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
- **2025-11-19** `4abee1c56929` — 1 info
  - removed the `IDENTITY_ERROR` enum value from the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/plaid/apis/the-plaid-api/changes/employment/verification/get/post.md)

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