---
title: "GET /api/custom_vitals/{id}"
method: GET
path: "/api/custom_vitals/{id}"
tags: ["Clinical"]
---

# GET /api/custom_vitals/{id}

`GET /api/custom_vitals/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.drchrono.com`
- URL: `https://app.drchrono.com/api/custom_vitals/{id}`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `https://app.drchrono.com/o/authorize/`
  - Token URL: `https://app.drchrono.com/o/token/` scopes: `clinical:read`, `clinical:write`, `settings:read`, `settings:write`

Retrieve an existing custom vital type

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `doctor` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- CustomVitalType
  - `archived` boolean: Indicates that the object has been soft-deleted and should not be used
  - `description` string
  - `data_type` 'text' | 'number' | 'single_sel': One of `text`, `number`, or `single_sel`
  - `doctor` string: ID of the doctor who created the custom vital
  - `is_fraction_field` boolean
  - `fraction_delimiter` string: If `is_fraction_field` is true, this is the character separating the numerator and denominator
  - `allowed_values` string[]: If `data_type` is `single_sel`, this is the array of values in the select's dropdown.
  - `id` integer
  - `unit` string
  - `name` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Permission Denied
- `404`: Not Found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/drchrono/apis/drchrono-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/drchrono/apis/drchrono-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/drchrono/apis/drchrono-api/revisions/98cabe79d150?raw)