---
title: "Retrieve a unit of equipment"
method: GET
path: "/fleet/equipment/{id}"
tags: ["Equipment"]
---

# Retrieve a unit of equipment

`GET /fleet/equipment/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.samsara.com`
- URL: `https://api.samsara.com/fleet/equipment/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieves the unit of equipment with the given Samsara ID. 

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To use this endpoint, select **Read Equipment** under the Equipment category when creating or editing an API token. <a href="https://developers.samsara.com/docs/authentication#scopes-for-api-tokens" target="_blank">Learn More.</a>

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

The specified equipment object

- EquipmentResponse: A response containing an equipment object.
  - `data` Equipment, required: An equipment object.
    - `assetSerial` string: An equipment identification number.
    - `externalIds` CarrierProposedAssignmentDriverAllOf2ExternalIds: The [external IDs](https://developers.samsara.com/docs/external-ids) for the given object.
    - `id` string, required: Unique Samsara ID for the equipment.
    - `installedGateway` EquipmentInstalledGateway
      - `model` string: The model of the installed Samsara gateway.
      - `serial` string: The serial of the installed Samsara gateway.
    - `name` string: Name of the equipment.
    - `notes` string: Notes about a piece of equipment. Samsara supports a maximum of 255 chars.
    - `tags` TagTinyResponse[]: An array of all tag mini-objects that are associated with the given equipment.
      - `id` string: ID of the tag.
      - `name` string: Name of the tag.
      - `parentTagId` string: If this tag is part a hierarchical tag tree, this is the ID of the parent tag, otherwise this will be omitted.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response

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