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# Retrieve a Business

> This endpoint retrieves a business.

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="business_id" required="true" type="string">
  ID of the Business to retrieve
</ParamField>

### Response

Returns the selected [Business Object](/api-reference/business/business)

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Request theme={null}
  curl https://sandbox.layerfi.com/v1/businesses/863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "id": "863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb",
      "type": "Business",
      "external_id": "test-acme-id",
      "legal_name": "ACME LLC",
      "business_activity_code": null,
      "us_state": "CA",
      "entity_type": "LLC",
      "phone_number": "+16504651359",
      "sms_enabled": true,
      "sms_stopped": false,
      "naics_code": null,
      "default_locale": "en-US",
      "imported_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z",
      "archived_at": null,
      "unit_accounts": [
        {
          "id": "111111",
          "imported_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z"
        }
      ]
    },
    "meta": {}
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>