---
title: "Announcement - Record"
method: GET
path: "/announcements/{id}"
---

# Announcement - Record

`GET /announcements/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.coronavirus.data.gov.uk/generic`
- URL: `https://api.coronavirus.data.gov.uk/generic/announcements/{id}`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Accept`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/uk-health-security-agency/apis/generic-api/docs/announcements/:id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Return announcement by UUID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/json', required

## Response `200`

- object[]
  - `body` string, required
  - `date` string, required
  - `expire` string, required
  - `has_expired` boolean, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `launch` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request. Reason provided in response body where possible.
- `404`: Not found.
- `429`: Too many requests - request has been throttled.
- `500`: Server error

## Changes

- **2021-11-22** `5e256a1f0f74`: 2 breaking, 1 warning
  - the mandatory response header `phe-website-request` removed for the status `200`
  - the mandatory response header `x-phe-media-type` removed for the status `200`
  - the optional response header `phe-server-loc` removed for the status `200`
- **2021-11-22** `44611f090a79`: 2 breaking, 1 warning
  - the mandatory response header `ukhsa-website-request` removed for the status `200`
  - the mandatory response header `x-ukhsa-media-type` removed for the status `200`
  - the optional response header `ukhsa-server-loc` removed for the status `200`
- **2021-11-22** `5894ea78dfb2`: 2 breaking, 1 warning
  - the mandatory response header `phe-website-request` removed for the status `200`
  - the mandatory response header `x-phe-media-type` removed for the status `200`
  - the optional response header `phe-server-loc` removed for the status `200`
- **2021-08-17** `5a83f3354351`: 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
- **2021-08-17** `d337e9406cb2`: 1 breaking, 4 info
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `Accept`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - …1 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/uk-health-security-agency/apis/generic-api/changes/announcements/:id/get.md)

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