> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.vetcove.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Fetch an assessment

> Fetches an assessment by its ID.

An **assessment** is a veterinarian's clinical evaluation or diagnosis recorded during a clinic patient visit. Each assessment is linked to a clinic patient and optionally to a specific medical record.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /ext/v2/assessments/{assessment_id}/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: ''
  title: NinjaAPI
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://connect.vetcove.com/
security: []
paths:
  /ext/v2/assessments/{assessment_id}/:
    get:
      tags:
        - Medical Records
      summary: Fetch an assessment
      description: >-
        Fetches an assessment by its ID.


        An **assessment** is a veterinarian's clinical evaluation or diagnosis
        recorded during a clinic patient visit. Each assessment is linked to a
        clinic patient and optionally to a specific medical record.
      operationId: assessments_get
      parameters:
        - description: The ID of the assessment to retrieve.
          in: path
          name: assessment_id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: The ID of the assessment to retrieve.
            title: Assessment Id
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalAssessmentSchema'
          description: OK
      security:
        - ExternalAPIAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExternalAssessmentSchema:
      description: >-
        An assessment represents a diagnosis or differential diagnosis
        associated with a medical record. It contains information about the
        diagnosis, notes, and resolution status.
      properties:
        created_by_name:
          description: The name of the user who created this assessment.
          title: Created By Name
          type: string
        created_datetime:
          description: When this assessment was created.
          format: date-time
          title: Created Datetime
          type: string
        diagnosis_description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: The description of the diagnosis.
          title: Diagnosis Description
        diagnosis_name:
          description: The name of the diagnosis for this assessment.
          title: Diagnosis Name
          type: string
        differential_confirmed_datetime:
          anyOf:
            - format: date-time
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: When the differential assessment was confirmed, if applicable.
          title: Differential Confirmed Datetime
        id:
          description: The ID for the assessment.
          title: Id
          type: integer
        is_active:
          description: Whether this assessment is currently active (not resolved).
          title: Is Active
          type: boolean
        is_chronic:
          description: Whether this is a chronic diagnosis.
          title: Is Chronic
          type: boolean
        is_external:
          description: Whether this is an external diagnosis.
          title: Is External
          type: boolean
        kind:
          description: The kind of assessment (Assessment or Differential).
          title: Kind
          type: string
        medical_record_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: 'null'
          description: The ID of the medical record this assessment belongs to.
          title: Medical Record Id
        note:
          description: Notes for this assessment.
          title: Note
          type: string
        patient_id:
          description: The ID of the patient this assessment belongs to.
          title: Patient Id
          type: integer
        resolved_datetime:
          anyOf:
            - format: date-time
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: When this assessment was resolved, if applicable.
          title: Resolved Datetime
      required:
        - id
        - patient_id
        - medical_record_id
        - diagnosis_name
        - is_external
        - created_by_name
        - is_chronic
        - note
        - kind
        - created_datetime
        - resolved_datetime
        - differential_confirmed_datetime
        - is_active
      title: Assessment
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ExternalAPIAuth:
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````