---
title: "Gets a specific case"
method: GET
path: "/cases/{id}"
tags: ["Case"]
---

# Gets a specific case

`GET /cases/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:3000/api`
- URL: `http://localhost:3000/api/cases/{id}`
- Auth: none declared

## Response `200`

OK

- Case: A single line-list case.
  - `caseReference` object
    - `sourceId` string
    - `sourceUrl` string
    - `uploadIds` string[]: An array of UUIDs of uploads where this case was created or updated through bulk upload or automated ingestion.
    - `verificationStatus` 'UNVERIFIED' | 'VERIFIED' | 'EXCLUDED': Whether the case document has been manually verified for correctness. For new cases, if this field isn't provided, a default value of UNVERIFIED will be used.
    - `additionalSources` object[]
      - `sourceUrl` string
  - `demographics` object
    - `gender` string
    - `ageRange` object
      - `start` number
      - `end` number
    - `ethnicity` string
    - `nationalities` string[]
    - `occupation` string
  - `location` Location
    - `query` string
    - `country` string: ISO-3166-2 code for a country.
    - `administrativeAreaLevel1` string
    - `administrativeAreaLevel2` string
    - `administrativeAreaLevel3` string
    - `place` string
    - `name` string
    - `geoResolution` string
    - `geometry` object
      - `latitude` number, required
      - `longitude` number, required
  - `events` object[]: An event with name "confirmed" must be specified. Other event names include onsetSymptoms, firstClinicalConsultation, selfIsolation, hospitalAdmission, icuAdmission, and outcome.
    - `name` string
    - `dateRange` DateRange
      - `start` union
        - string
        - object
        - number
      - `end` union
        - string
        - object
        - number
    - `value` string
  - `symptoms` object
    - `status` string
    - `values` string[]
  - `preexistingConditions` object
    - `hasPreexistingConditions` boolean
    - `values` string[]
  - `transmission` object
    - `routes` string[]
    - `places` string[]
    - `linkedCaseIds` string[]
  - `travelHistory` object
    - `traveledPrior30Days` boolean
    - `travel` object[]
      - `dateRange` DateRange
        - `start` union
          - string
          - object
          - number
        - `end` union
          - string
          - object
          - number
      - `location` FuzzyLocation: A geo location that can be unspecific. It may not be geocoded if it lacks information.
        - `country` string: ISO-3166-2 code for a country.
        - `administrativeAreaLevel1` string: First administrative subdivision of a country
        - `administrativeAreaLevel2` string: Second administrative subdivision of a country
        - `administrativeAreaLevel3` string: Third administrative subdivision of a country
        - `place` string: Name of the place this location refers to
        - `name` string: Full name of the location
        - `geoResolution` 'undefined' | 'Point' | 'Admin3' | 'Admin2' | 'Admin1' | 'Country': How granular the location is
        - `geometry` object
          - `latitude` number
          - `longitude` number
      - `purpose` string
      - `methods` string[]
  - `variant` object
    - `name` string
  - `vaccines` Vaccine[]: A list of vaccines
    - `name` string: The name of the vaccine administered
    - `batch` string: The batch ID of the vaccine dose administered
    - `date` union
      - string
      - object
      - number
    - `sideEffects` SymptomArray
      - `symptoms` string[]
  - `genomeSequences` object[]
    - `sampleCollectionDate` union
      - string
      - object
      - number
    - `repositoryUrl` string
    - `sequenceId` string
    - `sequenceName` string
    - `sequenceLength` integer
  - `pathogens` object[]
    - `name` string
    - `id` integer
  - `revisionMetadata` object
    - `revisionNumber` integer, required
    - `creationMetadata` EditMetadata
      - `curator` string
      - `date` union
        - string
        - object
        - number
      - `notes` string
    - `editMetadata` EditMetadata
      - `curator` string
      - `date` union
        - string
        - object
        - number
      - `notes` string
  - `SGTF` 'NA' | '0' | '1'

## Other responses

- `400`: Malformed request
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `422`: Unprocessable entity
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `886deae8a6f9`: 3 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `400`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `422`
- **2022-04-29** `e11f54229b64`: 2 warning
  - removed the optional property `notes` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `restrictedNotes` from the response with the `200` status
- **2022-01-06** `875e892119b9`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `SGTF` to the response with the `200` status
- **2021-10-13** `10817d9f027f`: 1 breaking, 8 warning, 3 info
  - the `vaccines/items/` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `vaccines/items/administrativeAreaLevel1` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `vaccines/items/administrativeAreaLevel2` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `vaccines/items/administrativeAreaLevel3` from the response with the `200` status
  - …8 more
- **2021-09-30** `cc928775a6cd`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `vaccines` to the response with the `200` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/globaldothealth/apis/global-health-data-service/changes/cases/:id/get.md)

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