---
title: "Find a Pet by ID"
method: GET
path: "/pets/{id}"
tags: ["Pet"]
---

# Find a Pet by ID

`GET /pets/{id}`

Finds the Pet with the requested ID and returns it.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Pet with requested ID was found

- Pet
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `nicknames` string[]
  - `age` integer
  - `categories` Category[]
    - `id` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `readonly` string, required
    - `pets` Pet[]
  - `owner` User
    - `id` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `age` integer, required
    - `pets` Pet[]
  - `friends` Pet[]

## Other responses

- `400` — invalid input, data invalid
- `404` — resource not found
- `409` — conflicting resources
- `500` — unexpected error

## Changes

> 13 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2022-01-03** `d1d141e66c09` — 3 breaking, 7 info
  - the `code` response's property type/format changed from `integer`/`int32` to `integer`/`` for status `400`
  - the `code` response's property type/format changed from `integer`/`int32` to `integer`/`` for status `404`
  - the `code` response's property type/format changed from `integer`/`int32` to `integer`/`` for status `500`
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
  - …6 more
- **2021-12-21** `41f59b033280` — 4 breaking, 1 info
  - the `age` response's property type/format changed from `integer`/`int32` to `integer`/`` for status `200`
  - the `id` response's property type/format changed from `integer`/`int32` to `integer`/`` for status `200`
  - the `owner/age` response's property type/format changed from `integer`/`int32` to `integer`/`` for status `200`
  - the `owner/id` response's property type/format changed from `integer`/`int32` to `integer`/`` for status `200`
  - …1 more
- **2021-12-20** `a1886e0a17c1` — 3 breaking
  - the `errors` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `400`
  - the `errors` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `404`
  - the `errors` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `500`
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/ent/apis/my-simple-api/changes/pets/:id/get.md)

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