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# Fetch a vital reading

> 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.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /ext/v2/vital-readings/{vital_reading_id}/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: ''
  title: NinjaAPI
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://connect.vetcove.com/
security: []
paths:
  /ext/v2/vital-readings/{vital_reading_id}/:
    get:
      tags:
        - Medical Records
      summary: Fetch a vital reading
      description: >-
        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.
      operationId: vital_readings_get
      parameters:
        - description: The ID of the vital reading to retrieve.
          in: path
          name: vital_reading_id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: The ID of the vital reading to retrieve.
            title: Vital Reading Id
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalVitalReadingSchema'
          description: OK
      security:
        - ExternalAPIAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExternalVitalReadingSchema:
      properties:
        created:
          description: The datetime when this vital was created.
          format: date-time
          title: Created
          type: string
        id:
          description: The ID for this vital reading
          title: Id
          type: integer
        medical_record_id:
          description: The ID of the medical record this vital reading belongs to.
          title: Medical Record Id
          type: integer
        units:
          anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VitalUnitOfMeasure'
            - const: ''
              type: string
          description: The units of measurement for the vital value.
          title: Units
        value:
          description: The value of the vital measurement.
          title: Value
          type: string
        vital_reading_group_id:
          description: The unique identifier for the vital reading group.
          title: Vital Reading Group Id
          type: integer
        vital_type:
          description: The type of vital.
          title: Vital Type
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - vital_reading_group_id
        - medical_record_id
        - value
        - units
        - vital_type
        - created
      title: ExternalVitalReadingSchema
      type: object
    VitalUnitOfMeasure:
      enum:
        - 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
      title: VitalUnitOfMeasure
      type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ExternalAPIAuth:
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````