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# Fetch an appointment kind

> Fetches an appointment kind by its ID.

An **appointment kind** defines a type of appointment (e.g., wellness exam, vaccination, surgery, dental cleaning) and is used when creating or categorizing appointments.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /ext/v2/appointment-kinds/{appointment_kind_id}/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: ''
  title: NinjaAPI
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://connect.vetcove.com/
security: []
paths:
  /ext/v2/appointment-kinds/{appointment_kind_id}/:
    get:
      tags:
        - Scheduler
      summary: Fetch an appointment kind
      description: >-
        Fetches an appointment kind by its ID.


        An **appointment kind** defines a type of appointment (e.g., wellness
        exam, vaccination, surgery, dental cleaning) and is used when creating
        or categorizing appointments.
      operationId: appointment_kinds_get
      parameters:
        - description: The ID of the appointment kind to fetch
          in: path
          name: appointment_kind_id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: The ID of the appointment kind to fetch
            title: Appointment Kind Id
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalAppointmentKindDetailSchema'
          description: OK
      security:
        - ExternalAPIAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExternalAppointmentKindDetailSchema:
      description: Detailed information about an appointment kind.
      properties:
        color:
          anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PastelColor'
            - const: ''
              type: string
          description: Color for the AppointmentKind.
          title: Color
        created:
          description: The datetime this object was created.
          format: date-time
          title: Created
          type: string
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          description: Description of the appointment kind.
          title: Description
        id:
          description: The unique identifier for the appointment kind.
          title: Id
          type: integer
        includes_pickup_and_dropoff:
          description: Whether appointments of this kind require a dropoff and pickup.
          title: Includes Pickup And Dropoff
          type: boolean
        modified:
          description: >-
            The datetime this object was last modified; changes to related
            entities will not update this field.
          format: date-time
          title: Modified
          type: string
        name:
          description: Display name for the appointment kind.
          title: Name
          type: string
      required:
        - created
        - modified
        - id
        - name
        - color
        - includes_pickup_and_dropoff
        - description
      title: AppointmentKindDetail
      type: object
    PastelColor:
      enum:
        - SLATE
        - RED
        - POMEGRANATE
        - ORANGE
        - AMBER
        - YELLOW
        - LIME
        - GREEN
        - EMERALD
        - TEAL
        - CYAN
        - SKY
        - BLUE
        - INDIGO
        - VIOLET
        - PURPLE
        - FUCHSIA
        - PINK
        - WATERMELON
        - ROSE
      title: PastelColor
      type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ExternalAPIAuth:
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````