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# Get a business-person link

GET https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/{businessReference}/people/{personReference}

Retrieves a single business-person link by the person's reference.

Reference: https://docs.payabli.com/developers/api-reference/businesses/get-a-business-person-link

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api` (Sandbox, default)
- `https://api.payabli.com/api` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `businessReference` (string, required) — The business reference (`businessUuid`).
- `personReference` (string, required) — The person reference.

## Response

### 200

The business-person link.

- `success` (boolean, required) — Whether the request succeeded.
- `message` (string, required, nullable) — A human-readable result message.
- `traceId` (string, required, nullable) — The trace identifier for the request, useful for support.
- `data` (BusinessPersonLink, required, nullable) — The business-person link.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized request.

- `isSuccess` (boolean, required) — Always `false` for error responses.
- `responseText` (string, required) — Error text describing what went wrong.
- `responseCode` (integer, optional) — Code for the response. Learn more in [API Response Codes](/developers/api-reference/api-responses).
- `responseData` (PayabliErrorBodyResponseData, optional) — Object with detailed error context.

### 404 Not Found Error

The requested resource wasn't found.

- `isSuccess` (boolean, required) — Always `false` for error responses.
- `responseText` (string, required) — Error text describing what went wrong.
- `responseCode` (integer, optional) — Code for the response. Learn more in [API Response Codes](/developers/api-reference/api-responses).
- `responseData` (PayabliErrorBodyResponseData, optional) — Object with detailed error context.

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal server error.

- `isSuccess` (boolean, required) — Always `false` for error responses.
- `responseText` (string, required) — Error text describing what went wrong.
- `responseCode` (integer, optional) — Code for the response. Learn more in [API Response Codes](/developers/api-reference/api-responses).
- `responseData` (PayabliErrorBodyResponseData, optional) — Object with detailed error context.

## Types

### BusinessPersonLink

A person's link to a business, with the relationship's role, ownership, and relationship-scoped contact details.

- `businessReference` (string, required) — The reference of the linked business.
- `personReference` (string, required) — The reference of the linked person.
- `personType` (string, required) — The person's role on the business, returned in lowercase (for example `owner`).
- `beneficialOwner` (boolean, required) — Whether the person qualifies as a beneficial owner. Derived by Payabli.
- `isPrimaryController` (boolean, required) — Whether the person is the business's primary controller.
- `isSigner` (boolean, required) — Whether the person signs the business's boarding applications.
- `title` (string, required, nullable) — The person's job title at this business.
- `primaryEmail` (string, required, nullable) — The relationship's primary email address.
- `secondaryEmail` (string, required, nullable) — The relationship's secondary email address.
- `primaryPhoneNumber` (string, required, nullable) — The relationship's primary phone number.
- `secondaryPhoneNumber` (string, required, nullable) — The relationship's secondary phone number.
- `createdAt` (datetime, required) — When the link was created.
- `updatedAt` (datetime, required) — When the link was last updated.
- `_links` (BusinessPersonLinks, required) — Hypermedia links for the link resource.
- `ownershipPercentage` (double, optional, nullable) — The person's ownership percentage (0 to 100). Present for owners.
- `billingAddressUuid` (string, optional, nullable) — Reference to the stored billing address for the relationship. Present when a billing address was set.
- `mailingAddressUuid` (string, optional, nullable) — Reference to the stored mailing address for the relationship. Present when a mailing address was set.

### PayabliErrorBodyResponseData

Object with detailed error context.

- `explanation` (string, optional) — Human-readable explanation of what happened.
- `todoAction` (string, optional) — Suggested resolution.

### BusinessPersonLinks

Hypermedia links for a business-person link.

- `self` (string, optional) — Relative path to the business-person link.
- `business` (string, optional) — Relative path to the linked business.
- `person` (string, optional) — Relative path to the linked person.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Business person retrieved successfully",
  "traceId": "0HNOIME81PCS8:00000410",
  "data": {
    "businessReference": "019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55",
    "personReference": "01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d",
    "personType": "owner",
    "beneficialOwner": true,
    "isPrimaryController": true,
    "isSigner": true,
    "title": "CEO",
    "primaryEmail": "contact@example.com",
    "secondaryEmail": "contact.alt@example.net",
    "primaryPhoneNumber": "3055551212",
    "secondaryPhoneNumber": "3055559876",
    "createdAt": "2026-08-14T17:24:31.3877241Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-08-14T17:24:31.3877241Z",
    "_links": {
      "self": "/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d",
      "business": "/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55",
      "person": "/v2/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d"
    },
    "ownershipPercentage": 100
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/v2/businesses/019fed1a-3d6e-75d3-a81e-cba3874b0a55/people/01a0014d-ce1a-7110-9bac-c4c59647a88d")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```