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updatedAt: 2026-05-05T20:25:41.000Z
agentTools:
  siteIndex: https://docs.recurly.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-commerce/llms.txt
---

# Get Subscriber

Get subscriber by id

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/subscribers/{id}": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getSubscriber",
        "summary": "Get Subscriber",
        "description": "Get subscriber by id",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "required": true,
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The id of the subscriber",
            "schema": {
              "example": "subscriber-id",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Successfully retrieved subscriber",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SubscriberDto"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "security": [
          {
            "bearer": []
          }
        ],
        "tags": [
          "Subscribers API"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "info": {
    "title": "Recurly Commerce API Documentation",
    "description": "Recurly Commerce API Documentation",
    "version": "1.3",
    "contact": {}
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://subs.api.recurlycommerce.com"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "bearer": {
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "bearerFormat": "JWT",
        "type": "http"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "SubscriberDto": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "format": "date-time",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The date the shopper record was created in the Commerce system. This is merchant-agnostic and may predate when the shopper first subscribed to your store."
          },
          "relationshipStartedAt": {
            "format": "date-time",
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "description": "The date the relationship between this shopper and your store began (e.g. their first subscription). Null if unknown, e.g. gift recipients without a direct relationship."
          },
          "updatedAt": {
            "format": "date-time",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "externalId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The shopify id of the subscriber"
          },
          "firstName": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "lastName": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "email": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "phoneCountryCode": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "phone": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "createdAt",
          "relationshipStartedAt",
          "updatedAt",
          "externalId",
          "firstName",
          "lastName",
          "email",
          "phoneCountryCode",
          "phone"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false
  }
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [List Subscriptions By Subscriber](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-commerce/reference/listsubscriptionsbysubscriber.md)
* [List Subscribers](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-commerce/reference/listsubscribers.md)
* [Patch Subscriber](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-commerce/reference/patchsubscriber.md)
* [Get Subscriber Payment Methods](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-commerce/reference/getsubscriberpaymentmethods.md)
* [Post Subscriber Portal Token](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-commerce/reference/postsubscriberportaltoken.md)