> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.layerfi.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fetch business > Returns the business associated with the provided business id. ## OpenAPI ````yaml get /v1/businesses/{businessId} openapi: 3.0.1 info: title: API version: latest servers: [] security: - BearerAuth: [] tags: [] externalDocs: url: / paths: /v1/businesses/{businessId}: get: tags: [] summary: Fetch business description: Returns the business associated with the provided business id. operationId: business.get parameters: - name: businessId in: path description: The UUID of the business to fetch. required: true schema: type: string - name: Content-Type in: header description: Content-Type must be set to application/json. schema: type: string responses: '200': description: '' headers: {} content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiBusiness' deprecated: false components: schemas: ApiBusiness: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: Unique identifier for the business. type: type: string description: Resource type. Value will be “Business”. example: Business external_id: type: string description: >- Unique ID of the business in your system for linking purposes. **Idempotency key**. example: test-acme-id legal_name: type: string example: ACME LLC description: Legal name of the business as it has been registered. tin: type: string nullable: true description: Tax Identification Number for the business. us_state: $ref: '#/components/schemas/USState' description: The state this business is incorporated in. country: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Country' description: >- 2 letter ISO country code representing the country this business is incorporated in. Defaults to US. entity_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessType' description: Entity type of the business. Used to determine tax filing status. industry: type: string description: Industry classification for the business. phone_number: type: string description: Phone number used for SMS based categorization. example: '+16504651359' naics_code: type: string nullable: true description: 6-digit NAICS code used to identify the business's industry. example: '484110' sms_enabled: type: boolean description: Whether SMS is enabled for this business. sms_stopped: type: boolean description: Whether this business has responded to Layer's SMS with "STOP". sms_categorization_start_date: type: string format: date-time description: Date when SMS categorization starts for this business. activation_at: type: string format: date-time description: >- The activation timestamp represents the time at which Layer should begin displaying accounting data. Data before this time will not be displayed to users. This field is important for businesses migrating over from other accounting platforms. Defaults to Jan 1 of the current year. imported_at: type: string format: date-time description: >- Time when the business entity was created in Layer. **Eligible sort key**. updated_at: type: string format: date-time nullable: true description: >- Time when the business's information was last updated in Layer. **Eligible sort key**. archived_at: type: string format: date-time nullable: true description: Time when the business was archived, if applicable. unit_accounts: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIUnitAccount' description: List of unit accounts associated with this business. plaid_items: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiPlaidItem' description: Plaid items linked to this account. plaid_processor_tokens: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiPlaidProcessorToken' description: Plaid processor tokens linked to this account. previously_imported: type: boolean nullable: true description: >- True if an archived business with the same phone number was unarchived during creation. stripe_connect_accounts: type: array items: type: object description: List of Stripe Connect accounts associated with this business. default_reporting_basis: type: string nullable: true enum: - CASH - ACCRUAL description: Default accounting basis for financial reports. free_trial_ends_at: type: string format: date-time nullable: true description: The date and time when the business's free trial ends. USState: type: string enum: - AL - AK - AZ - AR - CA - CO - CT - DE - DC - FL - GA - HI - ID - IL - IN - IA - KS - KY - LA - ME - MD - MA - MI - MN - MS - MO - MT - NE - NV - NH - NJ - NM - NY - NC - ND - OH - OK - OR - PA - PR - RI - SC - SD - TN - TX - UT - VT - VI - VA - WA - WV - WI - WY description: Which United States state the business is incorporated in. Country: type: string enum: - AF - AL - DZ - AS - AD - AO - AI - AQ - AG - AR - AM - AW - AU - AT - AZ - BS - BH - BD - BB - BY - BE - BZ - BJ - BM - BT - BO - BA - BW - BV - BR - IO - BN - BG - BF - BI - KH - CM - CA - CV - KY - CF - TD - CL - CN - CX - CC - CO - KM - CG - CD - CK - CR - CI - HR - CU - CY - CZ - DK - DJ - DM - DO - EC - EG - SV - GQ - ER - EE - ET - FK - FO - FJ - FI - FR - GF - PF - TF - GA - GM - GE - DE - GH - GI - GR - GL - GD - GP - GU - GT - GN - GW - GY - HT - HM - VA - HN - HK - HU - IS - IN - ID - IR - IQ - IE - IL - IT - JM - JP - JO - KZ - KE - KI - KP - KR - KW - KG - LA - LV - LB - LS - LR - LY - LI - LT - LU - MO - MK - MG - MW - MY - MV - ML - MT - ME - MH - MQ - MR - MU - YT - MX - FM - MD - MC - MN - MS - MA - MZ - MM - NA - NR - NP - NL - NC - NZ - NI - NE - NG - NU - NF - MP - 'NO' - OM - PK - PW - PS - PA - PG - PY - PE - PH - PN - PL - PT - PR - QA - RE - RO - RU - RS - RW - SH - KN - LC - PM - VC - WS - SM - ST - SA - SN - SC - SL - SG - SK - SI - SB - SO - ZA - GS - ES - LK - SD - SR - SJ - SZ - SE - CH - SY - TW - TJ - TZ - TH - TL - TG - TK - TO - TT - TN - TR - TM - TC - TV - UG - UA - AE - GB - US - UM - UY - UZ - VU - VE - VN - VG - VI - WF - EH - YE - ZM - ZW description: Which country the business is incorporated in. BusinessType: type: string enum: - SOLE_PROP - C_CORP - LLC - S_CORP - PARTNERSHIP - NON_PROFIT - TRUST description: Type of the business. APIUnitAccount: type: object properties: id: type: string description: The Unit account’s ID. example: '111111' importedAt: type: string format: date-time description: When the Unit account was imported. ApiPlaidItem: type: object properties: layer_item_id: type: string format: uuid description: >- Layer’s unique identifier for this Plaid item. Can be used to reference this item when updating a business. example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 accessToken: type: string example: access-sandbox-a67d0be8-abcd-1234-5678-14fc7bc65366 institution: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiPlaidInstitution' itemId: type: string example: V3jvONy9xbroJVaRnm6oiAqVMv5Qz3TrNyLdL syncTransactions: type: boolean ApiPlaidProcessorToken: type: object properties: layer_processor_token_id: type: string format: uuid description: >- Layer’s unique identifier for this Plaid processor token. Can be used to reference this token when updating a business. example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 processor_token: type: string example: processor-sandbox-d8e791d1-1234-9876-a207-69acca316045 ApiPlaidInstitution: type: object properties: id: type: string deprecated: true description: Deprecated. Use `layer_id` instead. example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 layer_id: type: string format: uuid description: Layer’s unique identifier for this Plaid institution. example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 plaid_institution_id: type: string description: The Plaid institution’s ID within Plaid. example: ins_1 name: type: string description: The Plaid institution’s name. example: Bank of America logo: type: string nullable: true description: The Plaid institution’s logo. example: >- 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 securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT ````