# Get a user

Retrieves the user identified by the user_id path parameter.

Endpoint: GET /users/{user_id}
Version: 3.63.5
Security: auth_token, api-key

## Path parameters:

  - `user_id` (string, required)
    The unique identifier for the user.

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (string, required)
    The unique identifier of the user.

  - `identity` (object, required)
    The identity that the user belongs to.

  - `identity.type` (string, required)
    Indicates the identity type.
    Enum: "CONSUMER", "CORPORATE"

  - `identity.id` (string, required)
    The identifier for the identity.

  - `name` (string, required)
    The first name of the user.

  - `surname` (string, required)
    The last name of the user.

  - `email` (string, required)
    E-mail Address of the user

  - `mobile` (object)

  - `mobile.countryCode` (string, required)
    The country code of the user mobile number (e.g. +44).

  - `mobile.number` (string, required)
    The mobile number of the user - excluding country code.

  - `active` (boolean, required)
    The state of the user. If the active attribute is false, then the user will not be able to log in.

  - `dateOfBirth` (object)
    Date of birth of the authorised user.

  - `dateOfBirth.year` (integer, required)

  - `dateOfBirth.month` (integer, required)

  - `dateOfBirth.day` (integer, required)

  - `tag` (string)
    The tag field is a custom field that can be used to search and filter.

  - `countryOfResidence` (string)

  - `locale` (string)
    BCP47 locale code (e.g. en, en-US). The locale determines which email and SMS user notification templates are used.

  - `brand` (string)
    Brand identifier used to determine the set of email and SMS user notification templates. Must be alphanumeric, up to 25 characters, and contain no spaces.

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)
    When present helps to identify and fix the problem.

  - `syntaxErrors` (object)
    Is returned as part of an HTTP error response whenever a syntax error is detected. A list of the fields together with their syntax error will be provided.

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields` (array)

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields.params` (array)

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields.fieldName` (string)

  - `syntaxErrors.invalidFields.error` (string)
    Enum: "REQUIRED", "HAS_TEXT", "REQUIRES", "SIZE", "RANGE", "IN", "NOT_IN", "REGEX", "EXACTLY", "AT_LEAST", "AT_MOST", "ALL_OR_NONE"

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)

  - `message` (string)

## Response default fields (application/json):

  - `code` (string)

  - `message` (string)


## Response 401 fields

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## Response 503 fields