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GET
/
v1
/
people
/
{personId}
Get a person
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.folk.app/v1/people/{personId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "per_183ed5cc-3182-45de-84d1-d520f2604810",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "fullName": "John Doe",
    "description": "John Doe is a software engineer at Tech Corp.",
    "birthday": "1980-06-15",
    "jobTitle": "Software Engineer",
    "createdAt": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "id": "usr_bc984b3f-0386-434d-82d7-a91eb6badd71",
      "fullName": "John Doe",
      "email": "john.doe@example.com"
    },
    "groups": [
      {
        "id": "grp_5fa60242-0756-4e31-8cca-30c2c5ff1ac2",
        "name": "Engineering"
      }
    ],
    "companies": [
      {
        "id": "com_92346499-30bf-4278-ae8e-4aa3ae2ace2c",
        "name": "Tech Corp"
      }
    ],
    "addresses": [
      "123 Main St, Springfield, USA",
      "456 Main St, Springfield, USA"
    ],
    "emails": [
      "john@example.com",
      "john@techcorp.com"
    ],
    "phones": [
      "+1234567890",
      "+0987654321"
    ],
    "urls": [
      "https://example.com"
    ],
    "customFieldValues": {
      "grp_5fa60242-0756-4e31-8cca-30c2c5ff1ac2": {
        "Status": "Active",
        "Programming languages": [
          "Javascript",
          "Python"
        ],
        "Join date": "2021-01-01",
        "Relationships": [
          {
            "id": "per_ed110a47-5d09-43bf-b2e2-791d8231eb5f",
            "fullName": "Bob Smith",
            "entityType": "person"
          },
          {
            "id": "com_9a03f575-8a85-40b0-ba2e-16d8e29e3b03",
            "fullName": "HR services",
            "entityType": "company"
          }
        ]
      },
      "grp_acdf2ad9-6a66-4d32-8594-9694913ac717": {
        "Favorite color": "Blue",
        "Favorite number": "42",
        "Assignee": [
          {
            "id": "usr_c3606e3b-0a92-4849-90e5-88a8d3f388d6",
            "fullName": "Jane Doe",
            "email": "jane@example.com"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "interactionMetadata": {
      "user": {
        "approximateCount": 21,
        "lastInteractedAt": "2025-05-01T00:00:00Z"
      },
      "workspace": {
        "approximateCount": 21,
        "lastInteractedAt": "2025-05-01T00:00:00Z",
        "lastInteractedBy": [
          {
            "id": "usr_bc984b3f-0386-434d-82d7-a91eb6badd71",
            "fullName": "John Doe",
            "email": "john.doe@example.com"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key for authentication

Path Parameters

personId
string
required

The ID of the person to retrieve.

Required string length: 40

Response

The retrieved person in the workspace.

data
object
required

A person in the workspace.

Example:
{
"id": "per_183ed5cc-3182-45de-84d1-d520f2604810",
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Doe",
"fullName": "John Doe",
"description": "John Doe is a software engineer at Tech Corp.",
"birthday": "1980-06-15",
"jobTitle": "Software Engineer",
"createdAt": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"createdBy": {
"id": "usr_bc984b3f-0386-434d-82d7-a91eb6badd71",
"fullName": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@example.com"
},
"groups": [
{
"id": "grp_5fa60242-0756-4e31-8cca-30c2c5ff1ac2",
"name": "Engineering"
}
],
"companies": [
{
"id": "com_92346499-30bf-4278-ae8e-4aa3ae2ace2c",
"name": "Tech Corp"
}
],
"addresses": [
"123 Main St, Springfield, USA",
"456 Main St, Springfield, USA"
],
"emails": ["john@example.com", "john@techcorp.com"],
"phones": ["+1234567890", "+0987654321"],
"urls": ["https://example.com"],
"customFieldValues": {
"grp_5fa60242-0756-4e31-8cca-30c2c5ff1ac2": {
"Status": "Active",
"Programming languages": ["Javascript", "Python"],
"Join date": "2021-01-01",
"Relationships": [
{
"id": "per_ed110a47-5d09-43bf-b2e2-791d8231eb5f",
"fullName": "Bob Smith",
"entityType": "person"
},
{
"id": "com_9a03f575-8a85-40b0-ba2e-16d8e29e3b03",
"fullName": "HR services",
"entityType": "company"
}
]
},
"grp_acdf2ad9-6a66-4d32-8594-9694913ac717": {
"Favorite color": "Blue",
"Favorite number": "42",
"Assignee": [
{
"id": "usr_c3606e3b-0a92-4849-90e5-88a8d3f388d6",
"fullName": "Jane Doe",
"email": "jane@example.com"
}
]
}
},
"interactionMetadata": {
"user": {
"approximateCount": 21,
"lastInteractedAt": "2025-05-01T00:00:00Z"
},
"workspace": {
"approximateCount": 21,
"lastInteractedAt": "2025-05-01T00:00:00Z",
"lastInteractedBy": [
{
"id": "usr_bc984b3f-0386-434d-82d7-a91eb6badd71",
"fullName": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@example.com"
}
]
}
}
}
deprecations
string[]
Example:
["This field is deprecated"]