---
title: "Get an identity"
canonical: "https://bird.com/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity"
---

# Get an identity

`GET /v1/compliance/identities/{identity_id}`

Returns one of this workspace's parties, with the business details it holds.

## Code samples

**TypeScript**

```ts
const identity = await bird.complianceIdentities.get(
  "cid_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg",
);
console.log(identity.name, Object.keys(identity.answers));
```

Examples: [TypeScript](/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity.ts.md) · [Python](/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity.py.md) · [Go](/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity.go.md) · [PHP](/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity.php.md) · [CLI](/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity.cli.md) · [MCP](/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity.mcp.md) · [cURL](/docs/api/reference/get-compliance-identity.curl.md)

## Example response `200`

```json
{
  "id": "cid_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg",
  "name": "Goldcrest Communications SAS"
}
```

## Path parameters

- `identity_id` (string): Identity ID.

## Response body

- `id` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required): What you call this party. Yours to choose; it is never sent to a carrier.
- `answers` (object, required): The business details this party has supplied, keyed by requirement. Filled in for you: a single-value detail lands here the moment you file it on one of your registrations, so the next one prefills it rather than asking again. Only requirements a country marks as being about the party appear; anything about a specific sender is asked fresh each time.
- `created_at` (string, required)
- `updated_at` (string, required)

## Related resources

- [Should I use a Bird SDK or call the API directly?](/explained/platform/should-i-use-an-sdk-or-call-the-api-directly) (answer)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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