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# Retrieve Account

<mark style="color:green;">`GET`</mark> `/api/v2/directory/accounts/{reference_id}`

This endpoint retrieves the details of a specific account identified by `reference_id`

**Path Parameters**

<table><thead><tr><th width="197">Name</th><th width="97">Type</th><th width="330">Description</th><th>Required</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>reference_id</code></td><td>string</td><td>Account unique identifier. </td><td>True</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Response**

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```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "reference_id": "johndoe",
    "account_type": "individual",
    "account_category": "customer",
    "email": "john@company.com",
    "individual": {
      "individual_name": {
        "name_type": "LEGL",
        "name_first": "John",
        "name_middle": "Mark",
        "name_last": "Doe"
      },
      "individual_localname": {
        "name_type": "LEGL",
        "name_first": "John",
        "name_middle": "Mark",
        "name_last": "Doe"
      },
      "date_of_birth": "1988-06-27",
      "place_of_birth": "Singapore, Singapore",
      "nationality_country": "SG",
      "residence_country": "SG"
    },
    "address": {
      "address_type": "GEOG",
      "address_line": "Apt 123",
      "address_street_no": "456",
      "address_street_name": "Elm Street",
      "address_building_name": "Elmwood Apartments",
      "address_floor": "15",
      "address_room": "1503",
      "address_department": null,
      "address_subdepartment": null,
      "address_postbox": "PO Box 789",
      "address_city_location": "New York",
      "address_city": "New York",
      "address_region": "New York",
      "address_district": "Manhattan",
      "address_postcode": "10001",
      "address_country_code": "US"
    },
    "created": "2024-02-26 21:57:18.000 +0800",
    "last_modified": "2024-02-27 10:37:20.000 +0800"
  }
}
```

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