---
title: "Get account by ID"
method: GET
path: "/accounts/{account_id}"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Get account by ID

`GET /accounts/{account_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.upvest.co`
- URL: `https://sandbox.upvest.co/accounts/{account_id}`
- Auth: OAuth 2 (client credentials, token URL `https://sandbox.upvest.co/auth/token`, scopes: `accounts:read`, `accounts:admin`)

Returns the account specified by its ID, including its type, status, and the account group it belongs to.

## Response `200`

OK

- union: The requested account — either a user account or a business account.
  - object: An account held by a user. Accounts belong to an account group and hold positions in the form of units.
    - `id` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the account.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: Date and time when the resource was created. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: Date and time when the resource was last updated. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `account_group_id` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the account group.
    - `type` 'TRADING' | 'PORTFOLIO', required: Account type. * TRADING - Orders in accounts of this type are created on a specific instrument basis. * PORTFOLIO - Orders in accounts of this type are created on a portfolio basis and additional portfolio functionality is available.
    - `users` object[], required: The users associated with the account, each with their relation type.
      - `id` string, uuid: Unique identifier of the user, as a UUID.
      - `type` 'OWNER' | 'GUARDIAN' | 'CHILD': Relation of the user to the account group. * `OWNER` — The user owns the account group. A `JOINT` account group has exactly 2 `OWNER` users. * `CHILD` — The user is the child in a child account group. * `GUARDIAN` — The user is a guardian of a child account group.
    - `account_number` integer, required: The serial account number of the account in the account group.
    - `name` string, required: The name of the account.
    - `status` 'PENDING_APPROVAL' | 'ACTIVE' | 'CLOSING' | 'CLOSED' | 'LOCKED', required: The status of the account. * `PENDING_APPROVAL` — Account approval is pending — the account is visible through our API but cannot be acted on. * `ACTIVE` — Account is active — full functionality of the Investment API is accessible. * `CLOSING` — Account is closing — only sell orders or the transfer of positions out are permissible before the account is closed. * `CLOSED` — Account is closed with zero balance. * `LOCKED` — Account is locked for all actions.
  - object: An account held by a business. Accounts belong to an account group and hold positions in the form of units.
    - `id` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the account.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: Date and time when the resource was created. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: Date and time when the resource was last updated. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `account_group_id` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the account group.
    - `type` 'TRADING' | 'PORTFOLIO', required: Account type. * TRADING - Orders in accounts of this type are created on a specific instrument basis. * PORTFOLIO - Orders in accounts of this type are created on a portfolio basis and additional portfolio functionality is available.
    - `business_id` string, uuid, required: Unique identifier for the business.
    - `account_number` integer, required: The serial account number of the account in the account group.
    - `name` string, required: The name of the account.
    - `status` 'PENDING_APPROVAL' | 'ACTIVE' | 'CLOSING' | 'CLOSED' | 'LOCKED', required: The status of the account. * `PENDING_APPROVAL` — Account approval is pending — the account is visible through our API but cannot be acted on. * `ACTIVE` — Account is active — full functionality of the Investment API is accessible. * `CLOSING` — Account is closing — only sell orders or the transfer of positions out are permissible before the account is closed. * `CLOSED` — Account is closed with zero balance. * `LOCKED` — Account is locked for all actions.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized. The caller has not been authenticated.
- `403`: Forbidden. The caller has been authenticated but is not allowed to take the requested action.
- `404`: Not Found. The requested resource could not be found.
- `406`: Not Acceptable. The resource does not have a current representation that would be acceptable to the user agent. "Accept" header defined unsupported value.
- `429`: Too Many Requests. The caller has exceeded their quota for the time period and has been throttled.
- `500`: Internal Server Error. The service encountered an unexpected error.
- `503`: Service Unavailable. The service handling for this request cannot be reached at this time.
- `504`: Gateway Timeout. The service gateway has reached its internal timeout.

---

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