---
search:
  tags:
    - Patients
    - GET
seo:
  description: >-
    Returns detailed information about a specific patient. Reference for the GET
    /patients/{patient_id} endpoint in the Almendra API.
sidebar:
  label: Get a specific patient
  badge: GET
title: Get a specific patient
type: openapi-operation
---
Returns detailed information about a specific patient.

Requires the `patients:read` permission.

`GET /patients/{patient_id}`

**Responses**

- `200` — Patient details
- `400` — Invalid path parameter, query parameter or request body
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid API key
- `403` — The account behind the API key has no active paid plan, or the key lacks the permission this operation needs
- `404` — Patient not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded (600 requests per 60 seconds); retry after \`Retry-After\` seconds
- `500` — Unexpected server error

Response example, 200:

```json
{
  "_id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "email": "john.doe@example.com",
  "phone": "+1234567890",
  "nationality": "American",
  "address": [
    {
      "value": "123 Main St, City, State 12345",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "birthdate": "1990-01-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "idNumber": "123456789",
  "occupation": "Software Engineer",
  "sex": "male",
  "expert": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439012",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```