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Retrieve a user by ID

Request

Get authenticated user details by user ID.

Security
UserToken or PersonalToken
Path
userIdinteger, (int64)required

The user ID.

Example:101
Headers
X-External-Correlation-Idstring, (uuid), <= 36 characters

Optional UUID for correlating requests across systems. If provided, Wise echoes it back in the response. Maximum 36 characters. Learn more.

Example:f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479
curl -i -X GET \
  https://api.wise.com/v1/users/101 \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_JWT_HERE>' \
  -H 'X-External-Correlation-Id: f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479'

Responses

OK - Successfully retrieved user.

Headers
X-External-Correlation-Idstring, (uuid), <= 36 characters

Echoed back when X-External-Correlation-Id was included in the request. Learn more.

Example:"f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479"
x-trace-idstring

Unique trace identifier assigned by Wise. Useful when contacting support about a specific request.

Example:"fba501b6d453b96789f52338f019341f"
Bodyapplication/json
idinteger, (int64)

User ID.

Example:101
namestring or null

User's full name.

Example:"Example Person"
emailstring

User's email.

Example:"person@example.com"
activeboolean

If user is active or not.

Example:true
detailsobject or null

User details.

Response
{
  "id": 101,
  "name": "Example Person",
  "email": "person@example.com",
  "active": true,
  "details": {
    "firstName": "Example",
    "lastName": "Person",
    "phoneNumber": "+37111111111",
    "dateOfBirth": "1977-01-01",
    "occupation": "",
    "avatar": "https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/photo.jpg",
    "primaryAddress": 111,
    "address": {
      "countryCode": "EE",
      "firstLine": "Road 123",
      "postCode": "11111",
      "city": "Tallinn",
      "state": "",
      "occupation": ""
    }
  }
}