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# Retrieve a merchant identifier (MID) exemption

> Retrieve a merchant (MID) exemption.

GET/authcontrols/exemptmids/\{token}

Retrieve a merchant (MID) exemption.

## URL path parameters

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| token string  Required | Unique identifier of the authorization control resource. **Allowable Values:**  Existing authorization control resource token |

## Response body

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| active boolean  Conditionally returned | Indicates whether the merchant identifier authorization control exception is active. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  `true`, `false` |
| association object  Conditionally returned | Defines the group of users to which the authorization control applies. This object is required if the `merchant_scope` object is not included in your request. Your request can include both the `association` and `merchant_scope` objects. If you include this object in your request, you must populate one or more of its fields. If no fields are populated, the authorization control applies to all users. **Allowable Values:**  `card_product_token`, `user_token` |
| association.**card\_product\_token** string  Conditionally returned | Unique identifier of a card product. Specify a card product token in the `card_product_token` field to apply the authorization control to all users holding active cards associated with the card product. Pass either `card_product_token` or `user_token`, not both. **Allowable Values:**  1–36 chars |
| association.**user\_token** string  Conditionally returned | Unique identifier of a user. Specify a user token in the `user_token` field to apply the authorization control to a single user. Pass either `card_product_token` or `user_token`, not both. **Allowable Values:**  1–36 chars |
| created datetime  Conditionally returned | Date and time when the resource was created, in UTC. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  datetime **Format:** yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| end\_time datetime  Conditionally returned | Date and time when the exception ends, in UTC. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  datetime **Format:** yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| last\_updated datetime  Conditionally returned | Date and time when the resource was last updated, in UTC. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  datetime **Format:** yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| merchant\_group\_token string  Conditionally returned | Unique identifier of the merchant group to be exempted. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  1–36 chars |
| mid string  Conditionally returned | Merchant to be exempted. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  1–36 chars |
| name string  Returned | Name of the merchant identifier authorization control exemption. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| start\_time datetime  Conditionally returned | Date and time when the exception starts, in UTC. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  datetime **Format:** yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| token string  Conditionally returned | Unique identifier of the merchant identifier authorization control exemption. This field is always returned. **Allowable Values:**  Existing merchant identifier authorization control exemption token |

## Sample response body

```json JSON lines wrap theme={null}
{
  "token": "my_exempt_token",
  "name": "my_exempt_mid",
  "association": {
    "card_product_token": "my_card_product"
  },
  "mid": "12345678901",
  "active": true,
  "created_time": "2022-06-19T13:22:07Z",
  "last_modified_time": "2022-06-19T13:22:07Z"
}
```


## Related topics

- [Merchant Identifier (MID) Exemptions Overview](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/authorization-controls/merchant-identifier-exemptions.md)
- [Authorization Controls Overview](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/authorization-controls.md)
- [List merchant identifier (MID) exemptions](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/authorization-controls/merchant-identifier-exemptions/list-merchant-identifier-mid-exemptions.md)
- [Update a merchant identifier (MID) exemption](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/authorization-controls/merchant-identifier-exemptions/update-merchant-identifier-mid-exemption.md)
- [Create a merchant identifier (MID) exemption](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/authorization-controls/merchant-identifier-exemptions/create-merchant-identifier-mid-exemption.md)