---
title: "Get sample"
method: GET
path: "/api/{projectId}/raw-data/{sampleId}"
tags: ["Raw data"]
---

# Get sample

`GET /api/{projectId}/raw-data/{sampleId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://studio.edgeimpulse.com/v1`
- URL: `https://studio.edgeimpulse.com/v1/api/{projectId}/raw-data/{sampleId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - API key in cookie `jwt`
  - API key in header `x-jwt-token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/v1/oauth/authorize`
    - Client credentials
    - Implicit: `/v1/oauth/authorize`
    - Password
    - Token URL: `/v1/oauth/token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/edgeimpulse/apis/edge-impulse-api/docs/api/:projectId/raw-data/:sampleId/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Get a sample.

## Path parameters

- `projectId` integer, required
- `sampleId` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `limitPayloadValues` integer
- `cacheKey` string
- `impulseId` integer
- `proposedActionsJobId` integer
- `truncateStructuredLabels` boolean
- `datasetVersionId` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- GetSampleResponse
  - `success` boolean, required: Whether the operation succeeded
  - `error` string: Optional error description (set if 'success' was false)
  - `sample` Sample, required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `filename` string, required
    - `signatureValidate` boolean, required: Whether signature validation passed
    - `signatureMethod` string
    - `signatureKey` string: Either the shared key or the public key that was used to validate the sample
    - `created` string, date-time, required: Timestamp when the sample was created on device, or if no accurate time was known on device, the time that the file was processed by the ingestion service.
    - `lastModified` string, date-time, required: Timestamp when the sample was last modified.
    - `category` 'training' | 'testing' | 'validation' | 'post-processing', required
    - `coldstorageFilename` string, required
    - `label` string, required
    - `intervalMs` number, required: Interval between two windows (1000 / frequency). NOTE: Previously this value could change depending on whether the sample was resampled. This behavior has been removed.
    - `frequency` number, required: Frequency of the sample. NOTE: Previously this value could change depending on whether the sample was resampled. This behavior has been removed.
    - `originalIntervalMs` number, required: DEPRECATED. See "intervalMs".
    - `originalFrequency` number, required: DEPRECATED. See "frequency".
    - `deviceName` string
    - `deviceType` string, required
    - `sensors` Sensor[], required
      - `index` integer, required: Index of the sensor (globally, so you can refer back to it in e.g. getSampleAsAudio)
      - `name` string, required: Name of the axis
      - `units` string, required: Type of data on this axis. Needs to comply to SenML units (see https://www.iana.org/assignments/senml/senml.xhtml).
    - `valuesCount` integer, required: Number of readings in this file. If you have multiple datastreams, this is the value count from the datastream with the highest frequency.
    - `totalLengthMs` number: Total length (in ms.) of this file
    - `added` string, date-time, required: Timestamp when the sample was added to the current acquisition bucket.
    - `boundingBoxes` BoundingBox[], required
      - `label` string, required
      - `x` integer, required
      - `y` integer, required
      - `width` integer, required
      - `height` integer, required
    - `boundingBoxesType` 'object_detection' | 'constrained_object_detection', required
    - `chartType` 'chart' | 'image' | 'video' | 'table', required
    - `thumbnailVideo` string
    - `thumbnailVideoFull` string
    - `isDisabled` boolean, required: True if the current sample is excluded from use
    - `isProcessing` boolean, required: True if the current sample is still processing (e.g. for video)
    - `processingJobId` integer: Set when sample is processing and a job has picked up the request
    - `processingError` boolean, required: Set when processing this sample failed
    - `processingErrorString` string: Error (only set when processing this sample failed)
    - `isCropped` boolean, required: Whether the sample is cropped from another sample (and has crop start / end info)
    - `metadata` object: Sample free form associated metadata
    - `projectId` integer, required: Unique identifier of the project this sample belongs to
    - `projectOwnerName` string: Name of the owner of the project this sample belongs to
    - `projectName` string: Name of the project this sample belongs to
    - `projectLabelingMethod` 'single_label' | 'object_detection' | 'label_map'
    - `sha256Hash` string, required: Data sample SHA 256 hash (including CBOR envelope if applicable)
    - `structuredLabels` StructuredLabel[]
      - `startIndex` integer, required: Start index of the label (e.g. 0)
      - `endIndex` integer, required: End index of the label (e.g. 3). This value is inclusive, so { startIndex: 0, endIndex: 3 } covers 0, 1, 2, 3.
      - `label` string, required: The label for this section.
      - `labelMap` SampleLabelMapLabels
        - `type` 'key-values', required
        - `labels` object, required
    - `structuredLabelsList` string[]
    - `createdBySyntheticDataJobId` integer: If this sample was created by a synthetic data job, it's referenced here.
    - `imageDimensions` object
      - `width` integer, required
      - `height` integer, required
    - `videoUrl` string: Video link, cropped and in original resolution.
    - `videoUrlFull` string: Video link in original resolution.
    - `labelMap` SampleLabelMapLabels
      - `type` 'key-values', required
      - `labels` object, required
    - `lastUpdatedBy` union: Information about the entity that last updated a sample. This can be a user, a project API key, an OAuth client, or a dataset version restore operation.
      - LastUpdatedByUser: The user who last updated a sample.
        - `type` 'user', required
        - `id` integer, required: The ID of the user that last updated the sample.
      - LastUpdatedByProjectApiKey: The project API key that last updated a sample.
        - `type` 'projectApiKey', required
        - `id` integer, required: The ID of the project API key that last updated the sample.
      - LastUpdatedByOAuthClient: The OAuth client that last updated a sample, and the user it is acting on behalf of.
        - `type` 'oauthClient', required
        - `oauthClientId` string, required: The ID of the OAuth client that last updated the sample.
        - `userId` integer: The user ID the OAuth client is acting on behalf of.
      - LastUpdatedByDatasetVersionRestore: The dataset restore that last updated a sample.
        - `type` 'datasetVersionRestore', required
        - `datasetVersionId` integer, required: The ID of the dataset version that last updated the sample.
        - `groupKey` string, required: A random grouping ID to keep restore snapshots isolated.
        - `actor` union: The actor that started the dataset restore operation.
          - object: The user who last updated a sample.
            - `type` 'user', required
            - `id` integer, required: The ID of the user that last updated the sample.
          - object: The project API key that last updated a sample.
            - `type` 'projectApiKey', required
            - `id` integer, required: The ID of the project API key that last updated the sample.
          - object: The OAuth client that last updated a sample, and the user it is acting on behalf of.
            - `type` 'oauthClient', required
            - `oauthClientId` string, required: The ID of the OAuth client that last updated the sample.
            - `userId` integer: The user ID the OAuth client is acting on behalf of.
    - `datastreams` SampleDatastream[], required
      - `index` integer, required
      - `chartType` 'chart' | 'image' | 'video' | 'table', required
      - `intervalMs` number, required: Interval between two windows (1000 / frequency).
      - `frequencyHz` number, required: Frequency of the datastream
      - `sensors` Sensor[], required
        - `index` integer, required: Index of the sensor (globally, so you can refer back to it in e.g. getSampleAsAudio)
        - `name` string, required: Name of the axis
        - `units` string, required: Type of data on this axis. Needs to comply to SenML units (see https://www.iana.org/assignments/senml/senml.xhtml).
      - `valuesCount` integer, required: Number of readings in this datastream.
      - `imageDimensions` object
        - `width` integer, required
        - `height` integer, required
      - `totalLengthMs` number, required: Total length (in ms.) of the datastream
  - `payload` RawSamplePayload, required: Sensor readings and metadata
    - `device_name` string: Unique identifier for this device. **Only** set this when the device has a globally unique identifier (e.g. MAC address).
    - `device_type` string, required: Device type, for example the exact model of the device. Should be the same for all similar devices.
    - `sensors` Sensor[], required: Array with sensor axes
      - `index` integer, required: Index of the sensor (globally, so you can refer back to it in e.g. getSampleAsAudio)
      - `name` string, required: Name of the axis
      - `units` string, required: Type of data on this axis. Needs to comply to SenML units (see https://www.iana.org/assignments/senml/senml.xhtml).
    - `values` array[], required: Array of sensor values. One array item per interval, and as many items in this array as there are sensor axes. This type is returned if there are multiple axes.
      - number[]
    - `cropStart` integer: New start index of the cropped sample
    - `cropEnd` integer: New end index of the cropped sample
    - `intervalMs` number, required: Interval between two windows (1000 / frequency). If the data was resampled, then this lists the resampled interval for this payload.
    - `frequencyHz` number, required: Frequency of the sample. If the data was resampled, then this lists the resampled frequency for this payload.
  - `totalPayloadLength` integer, required: Total number of payload values
  - `datastreamPayloads` object[], required
    - `index` integer, required: Index of the datastream in the sample (datastreams that are not in the impulse are filtered out here, so you can still find them back).
    - `payload` RawSamplePayload, required: Sensor readings and metadata
      - `device_name` string: Unique identifier for this device. **Only** set this when the device has a globally unique identifier (e.g. MAC address).
      - `device_type` string, required: Device type, for example the exact model of the device. Should be the same for all similar devices.
      - `sensors` Sensor[], required: Array with sensor axes
        - `index` integer, required: Index of the sensor (globally, so you can refer back to it in e.g. getSampleAsAudio)
        - `name` string, required: Name of the axis
        - `units` string, required: Type of data on this axis. Needs to comply to SenML units (see https://www.iana.org/assignments/senml/senml.xhtml).
      - `values` array[], required: Array of sensor values. One array item per interval, and as many items in this array as there are sensor axes. This type is returned if there are multiple axes.
        - number[]
      - `cropStart` integer: New start index of the cropped sample
      - `cropEnd` integer: New end index of the cropped sample
      - `intervalMs` number, required: Interval between two windows (1000 / frequency). If the data was resampled, then this lists the resampled interval for this payload.
      - `frequencyHz` number, required: Frequency of the sample. If the data was resampled, then this lists the resampled frequency for this payload.
    - `totalPayloadLength` integer, required: Total number of payload values

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