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# Retrieve a Connect

export const ConnectExpandQueryParam = () => {
  const fields = [{
    name: 'accounts',
    description: <>Expand the full <a href="/reference/accounts/overview">Account</a> object(s) returned in the response.</>
  }, {
    name: 'accounts.balance',
    description: <>Expand the <a href="/reference/accounts/balances/overview#balances-objects">Balance</a> object on the Account.</>
  }, {
    name: 'accounts.card_brand',
    description: <>Expand the <a href="/reference/accounts/card-brands/overview#cardbrand-objects">CardBrand</a> object on the Account.</>
  }, {
    name: 'accounts.attribute',
    description: <>Expand the <a href="/reference/accounts/attributes/overview#attribute-objects">Attribute</a> object on the Account.</>
  }, {
    name: 'accounts.update',
    description: <>Expand the <a href="/reference/accounts/updates/overview#update-objects">Update</a> object on the Account.</>
  }, {
    name: 'accounts.payment_instrument',
    description: <>Expand the <a href="/reference/accounts/payment-instruments/overview#paymentinstrument-objects">PaymentInstrument</a> object on the Account.</>
  }, {
    name: 'accounts.latest_verification_session',
    description: <>Expand the <a href="/reference/accounts/verification-sessions/overview#accountverificationsession-objects">AccountVerificationSession</a> object on the Account.</>
  }];
  return {
    name: 'expand',
    type: 'enum[]',
    description: <>
        Optional fields to expand in the response. You can expand the full <code>accounts</code> object on its own, or expand specific subfields like <code>accounts.balance</code>.
        If a subfield is requested, the parent <code>accounts</code> object will also be expanded automatically.
      </>,
    enums: fields
  };
};

export const connect_name = "Connect";

export const ParamList = ({items = [], is_child = false}) => {
  return items.map(item => {
    const field_props = {
      id: Math.random().toString(),
      body: item.name,
      name: item.name,
      type: item.type,
      required: item.required
    };
    const enums = item.enums || [];
    const items = item.items || [];
    const has_items = items?.length > 0;
    const has_enums = enums?.length > 0;
    const should_default_open = item.defaultOpen || false;
    const render_child_item = () => {
      const child_props = {
        title: has_enums ? "Possible enum values" : "properties"
      };
      if (should_default_open) child_props.defaultOpen = true;
      const has_inline_enums = has_enums && enums.every(enum_item => typeof enum_item === 'string') && enums.map((enum_item, idx) => {
        const is_last = idx === enums.length - 1;
        const is_2nd_to_last = idx === enums.length - 2;
        return <>
            <code>{enum_item}</code>
            {is_last && ''}
            {is_2nd_to_last && ' or '}
            {!is_last && !is_2nd_to_last && ', '}
          </>;
      });
      const enum_list = has_enums && !has_inline_enums && <Accordion {...child_props}>
          {enums.map((enum_item, index) => <div key={`enum-${index}`}>
              <code>{enum_item.name}</code>
              <br />
              <p>{enum_item.description}</p>
            </div>)}
        </Accordion>;
      const item_list = has_items && <Expandable {...child_props}>
          <ParamList items={items || []} is_child />
        </Expandable>;
      return <>
          <p>
            {item.description}
            {has_inline_enums && [has_inline_enums.length > 1 ? ' One of ' : ' Must be ', ...has_inline_enums]}
          </p>

          {enum_list}
          {item_list}
        </>;
    };
    return is_child ? <ResponseField {...field_props}>{render_child_item()}</ResponseField> : <ParamField {...field_props}>{render_child_item()}</ParamField>;
  });
};

Retrieves a {connect_name} record for an Entity.

## Path Parameters

<ParamList
  items={[
{
  name: "ent_id",
  type: "string",
  description: `The ID of the Entity.`,
},
{
  name: "cxn_id",
  type: "string",
  description: `The ID of the ${connect_name}.`,
},
]}
/>

## Query Parameters

{(() => {
const { name, type, description, enums } = ConnectExpandQueryParam();
return (
  <ParamList
    items={[
      { name, type, description, enums },
    ]}
  />
);
})()}

## Returns

Returns a {connect_name} object.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl https://production.methodfi.com/entities/ent_qKNBB68bfHGNA/connect/cxn_4ewMmBbjYDMR4 \
    -H "Method-Version: 2026-03-30" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_WyZEWVfTcH7GqmPzUPk65Vjc"
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const entity = await method
    .entities("ent_qKNBB68bfHGNA")
    .connect
    .retrieve("cxn_4ewMmBbjYDMR4");
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  entity = method
    .entities('ent_qKNBB68bfHGNA')
    .connect
    .retrieve('cxn_4ewMmBbjYDMR4')
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "id": "cxn_4ewMmBbjYDMR4",
    "entity_id": "ent_qKNBB68bfHGNA",
    "status": "completed",
    "accounts": [
      "acc_eKKmrXDpJBKgw",
      "acc_GV8WbmJW7KGRy",
      "acc_MLPKh9gQDDbT8",
      "acc_LbXE8wVYJLrKt",
      "acc_J3P9fayDFjpAy",
      "acc_eFFRV9zmpLREK"
    ],
    "requested_products": [],
    "requested_subscriptions": [],
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-12T14:56:46.645Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-12T14:56:46.645Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>