---
title: "Fetch a vital reading"
method: GET
path: "/ext/v2/vital-readings/{vital_reading_id}/"
tags: ["Medical Records"]
---

# Fetch a vital reading

`GET /ext/v2/vital-readings/{vital_reading_id}/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://connect.vetcove.com`
- URL: `https://connect.vetcove.com/ext/v2/vital-readings/{vital_reading_id}/`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Fetches a vital reading by its ID.

A **vital reading** is a single measurement taken during a clinic patient visit (e.g., weight, temperature, heart rate). Vital readings are grouped together into a reading group that represents all vitals taken at the same time.

## Path parameters

- `vital_reading_id` integer, required: The ID of the vital reading to retrieve.

## Response `200`

OK

- ExternalVitalReadingSchema
  - `created` string, date-time, required: The datetime when this vital was created.
  - `id` integer, required: The ID for this vital reading
  - `medical_record_id` integer, required: The ID of the medical record this vital reading belongs to.
  - `units` union, required: The units of measurement for the vital value.
    - 'FAHRENHEIT' | 'CELSIUS' | 'POUND' | 'KILOGRAM' | 'GRAM' | 'OUNCE' | 'BPM' | 'SECOND' | 'DENTAL_SCORE_RANGE' | 'FAS_SCORE_RANGE' | 'PAIN_SCORE_RANGE_ONE' | 'PAIN_SCORE_RANGE_TWO' | 'BCS_RANGE_ONE' | 'BCS_RANGE_TWO' | 'MMHG' | 'PERCENT' | 'MILLILITER' | 'MILLILITER_PER_MINUTE' | 'MILLILITER_PER_HOUR' | 'LITER_PER_MINUTE' | 'MCS_SCORE_RANGE_ONE' | 'MCS_SCORE_RANGE_TWO'
    - ''
  - `value` string, required: The value of the vital measurement.
  - `vital_reading_group_id` integer, required: The unique identifier for the vital reading group.
  - `vital_type` string, required: The type of vital.

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