---
title: "Retrieve an Asset Type"
method: GET
path: "/assettype/{uuid}.json"
tags: ["Asset Types"]
---

# Retrieve an Asset Type

`GET /assettype/{uuid}.json`

#### OAuth Scope
This endpoint requires the following OAuth scope **read_assets**.

## Path parameters

- `uuid` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Asset Type record retrieved successfully

- AssetType
  - `uuid` string, uuid — Unique identifier for this record
  - `active` 0 | 1 — Record active/deleted flag. Valid values are [0,1]
  - `edit_date` string — Timestamp at which record was last modified
  - `name` string — The name of the asset type. Used to identify different categories of assets that can be tracked in the system. Examples might include 'Air Conditioner', 'Fire Extinguisher', etc.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - The request is malformed or contains invalid parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or invalid
- `403` — Forbidden - You don't have permission to access this resource
- `404` — Not Found - The requested record does not exist or has been deleted
- `429` — Too Many Requests - You have exceeded the rate limit
- `500` — Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred on the server

## Changes

- **2025-08-14** `ca9b053c4373` — 5 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - …1 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/servicem8/apis/servicem8-api/changes/assettype/:uuid.json/get.md)

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