---
title: "Retrieve user identity and information."
method: POST
path: "/user/get"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Retrieve user identity and information.

`POST /user/get`

Retrieve user identity and information using a Plaid generated user ID. This endpoint returns user details including the most recent Identity object that was added to the given User.

## Headers

- `Plaid-New-User-API-Enabled` boolean

## Request body

- UserGetRequest — UserGetRequest defines the request schema for `/user/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.
  - `user_id` string, required — A unique `user_id` generated by Plaid for the client-provided `client_user_id`. This field is currently in beta.

## Response `200`

OK

- UserGetResponse — UserGetResponse defines the response schema for `/user/get`.
  - `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.
  - `user_id` string, required — A unique `user_id` generated by Plaid for the client-provided `client_user_id`. This field is currently in beta.
  - `client_user_id` string, nullable, required — Client provided user ID.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp of user creation.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time — Timestamp of last user update.
  - `identity` ClientUserIdentity, nullable — ClientUserIdentity is the shared user identity construct across /user/* routes.
    - `name` ClientUserIdentityName, nullable — User name information.
      - `given_name` string, required — User's given name.
      - `family_name` string, required — User's family name.
    - `date_of_birth` string, date, nullable — The user's date of birth, to be provided in the format "yyyy-mm-dd".
    - `emails` ClientUserIdentityEmail[] — The user's emails.
      - `data` string, required — User's email.
      - `primary` boolean, required — Indicates whether this is the primary email for the User.
    - `phone_numbers` ClientUserIdentityPhoneNumber[] — The user's phone numbers, in E.164 format: +{countrycode}{number}. For example: "+14157452130". Phone numbers provided in other formats will be parsed on a best-effort basis. Phone number input is validated against valid number ranges; number strings that do not match a real-world phone numbering scheme may cause the request to fail, even in the Sandbox test environment.
      - `data` string, required — User's phone number.
      - `primary` boolean, required — Indicates whether this is the primary phone number for the User.
    - `addresses` ClientUserIdentityAddress[] — The user's addresses.
      - `street_1` string, nullable — First line of street address.
      - `street_2` string, nullable — Second line of street address.
      - `city` string, nullable — City name.
      - `region` string, nullable — State, province or region.
      - `country` string, required — Country code.
      - `postal_code` string, nullable — Postal or ZIP code.
      - `primary` boolean, required — Indicates whether this is the primary address for the User.
    - `id_numbers` UserIDNumber[] — The user's ID numbers.
      - `value` string, required — Value of identity document value typed in by user. Alpha-numeric, with all formatting characters stripped. For specific format requirements by ID type, see [Hybrid Input Validation](https://plaid.com/docs/identity-verification/hybrid-input-validation/).
      - `type` 'ar_dni' | 'au_drivers_license' | 'au_passport' | 'br_cpf' | 'ca_sin' | 'cl_run' | 'cn_resident_card' | 'co_nit' | 'dk_cpr' | 'eg_national_id' | 'es_dni' | 'es_nie' | 'hk_hkid' | 'in_pan' | 'it_cf' | 'jo_civil_id' | 'jp_my_number' | 'ke_huduma_namba' | 'kw_civil_id' | 'mx_curp' | 'mx_rfc' | 'my_nric' | 'ng_nin' | 'nz_drivers_license' | 'om_civil_id' | 'ph_psn' | 'pl_pesel' | 'ro_cnp' | 'sa_national_id' | 'se_pin' | 'sg_nric' | 'tr_tc_kimlik' | 'us_ssn' | 'us_ssn_last_4' | 'za_smart_id', required — A globally unique and human readable ID type, specific to the country and document category. For more context on this field, see [Hybrid Input Validation](https://plaid.com/docs/identity-verification/hybrid-input-validation).

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response.

## Changes

- **2025-10-22** `af4b6e71d87f` — 9 breaking, 1 warning
  - the response property `identity/addresses/items/city` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `identity/addresses/items/postal_code` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `identity/addresses/items/region` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `identity/addresses/items/street_1` became nullable for the status `200`
  - …6 more
- **2025-10-02** `83dc2757b74e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-02-21** `5de70cc1e6ca` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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

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