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Retrieve location

GET /v2/locations/{location_id}

Retrieves details of a single location.

Specify "main" as the location ID to retrieve details of the main location.

Permissions
MERCHANT_PROFILE_READ
Guide
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Path Parameters

Example code
Name Description
location_id
string
Required

The ID of the location to retrieve. Specify the string "main" to return the main location.

Response Fields
Name Description
errors
Error [ ]

Information about errors encountered during the request.
location
Location

The requested location.

Examples

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GET /v2/locations/{location_id}
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curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/locations/18YC4JDH91E1H \
  -H 'Square-Version: 2022-09-21' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
Response JSON 
{
  "location": {
    "id": "18YC4JDH91E1H",
    "name": "Grant Park",
    "address": {
      "address_line_1": "123 Main St",
      "locality": "San Francisco",
      "administrative_district_level_1": "CA",
      "postal_code": "94114",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
    "capabilities": [
      "CREDIT_CARD_PROCESSING"
    ],
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "created_at": "2016-09-19T17:33:12Z",
    "merchant_id": "3MYCJG5GVYQ8Q",
    "country": "US",
    "language_code": "en-US",
    "currency": "USD",
    "phone_number": "+1 650-354-7217",
    "business_name": "Jet Fuel Coffee"
  }
}