# Get Merchant

Retrieve merchant details based on a given `merchant_id`.

{% hint style="info" %}
Merchant PII (name, email, etc.) is masked on this endpoint.\
If a merchant has forgotten what email they created their account under, you can view a masked version of their email on the [Connection Health](/prism/violet-connect/guides/connection-health.md) screen to help jog their memories. Ex. j\*\*\*\*\*<e@example.com>
{% endhint %}

{% openapi src="/files/ykudwksFKcF1SxkOmNZl" path="/merchants/{merchant\_id}" method="get" expanded="true" %}
[merchant-service.yaml](https://3937396275-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8lXIp71Ct5qCUhXjko2q%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5b9a02698a67fdf5e0fe9e5bb45b8ea9dcfa6521%2Fmerchant-service.yaml?alt=media)
{% endopenapi %}


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