---
title: Retrieve a Vet
slug: retrieve-a-vet
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-04-21T15:22:49.957Z
---

{
  "id": "FXxhS8NeoYo1-RrbbL1j_",
  "type": "api-oas-v2",
  "data": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/vets/{id}",
    "servers": [
      {
        "url": "https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/vets/{id}",
        "description": "Sandbox server (uses test data)"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://vet.digitail.io/api/v1/vets/{id}",
        "description": "Production server (uses live data)"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Retrieve a Vet",
    "description": "<p>Permissions needed: ACCESS_PATIENTS\nReturns a Vet entity</p>",
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "request": {
      "pathParameters": [],
      "headerParameters": [
        {
          "name": "accept",
          "type": "string",
          "kind": "optional",
          "description": "Generated from available response content types",
          "enum": [
            "application/json"
          ],
          "default": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "queryParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "optional",
          "name": "include",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "<p>Additional relations to include(Ex.: multipleClinic, multipleClinic.rooms, vetRolesAll, services, visitTypes, employees.teams)</p>"
        }
      ],
      "bodyDataParameters": [],
      "formDataParameters": [],
      "oAuthParameters": [
        {
          "id": "passport",
          "name": "passport",
          "kind": "optional",
          "type": "oauth2",
          "description": "Laravel passport oauth2 security.",
          "oauth2Flows": {
            "authorizationCode": {
              "authorizationUrl": "https://digitail.test/oauth/authorize",
              "tokenUrl": "https://digitail.test/oauth/token",
              "refreshUrl": "https://digitail.test/oauth/token"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "Bearer",
          "name": "Bearer",
          "kind": "optional",
          "type": "http",
          "scheme": "bearer"
        }
      ],
      "cookieParameters": []
    },
    "responses": [
      {
        "statusCode": "200",
        "description": "successful operation",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true,
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "",
            "schema": [
              {
                "name": "data",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "A vet is the user of the system. A vet is any member of the animal hospital staff that has an account in Digitail. Each user has a specific role in the system and can be associated with multiple clinics.",
                "example": "",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "id",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "integer",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": 1
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "first_name",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "John"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "last_name",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "Doe"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "full_name",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "John Doe"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "name_with_title",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "Dr. John Doe"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "email",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "vet@example.com"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "phone",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "123456789"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "avatar",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "https://vet.digitail.io/images/profilepic.jpg"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "stamp",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "https://vet.digitail.io/images/signature.jpg"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "license_number",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "123456789"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "job_title",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "Dr."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "deleted_at",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string<date-time>",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "",
                    "format": "date-time"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "active",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "video_link",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "https://digitail.com/video"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "public_appointment_link",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "https://digitail.com/clinics/clinic-slug/vet-slug"
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "type",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string<veterinarian | technician | groomer | practice_manager | receptionist | support_staff>",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "enum": [
                      "veterinarian",
                      "technician",
                      "groomer",
                      "practice_manager",
                      "receptionist",
                      "support_staff"
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "two_factor_enabled",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "has_chat_user",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "description": "<p>true if chatUser is active, false if non-existent or inactive</p>",
                    "example": true
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "colleague_order",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "integer",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "example": 1
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "is_visible_on_calendar",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": ""
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "employees",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "",
                    "example": "",
                    "itemType": "object",
                    "customType": "object[]",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "clinic_id",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": ""
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "vet_role_id",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": ""
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "is_available_for_appointments",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": ""
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "is_visible_on_calendar",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": ""
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "type",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": ""
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "teams",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "array",
                        "nullable": true,
                        "description": "",
                        "modelRef": "#/paths/~1api~1v1~1tasks/get/responses/200/content/application~1json/schema/properties/data/items/properties/team",
                        "customType": "team[]",
                        "schema": []
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "teams",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "modelRef": "#/paths/~1api~1v1~1tasks/get/responses/200/content/application~1json/schema/properties/data/items/properties/team",
                    "customType": "team[]",
                    "schema": []
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "visit_types",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "",
                    "modelRef": "#/paths/~1api~1v1~1records/post/responses/201/content/application~1json/schema/properties/data/properties/visit_types/items",
                    "customType": "items[]",
                    "schema": []
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "booking_status",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string<inactive | staffing_only | internal_needs_setup | internal_ready | online_needs_setup | online_ready>",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "",
                    "enum": [
                      "inactive",
                      "staffing_only",
                      "internal_needs_setup",
                      "internal_ready",
                      "online_needs_setup",
                      "online_ready"
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "isExpanded": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hasXCodeSamples": false,
    "examples": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "ZXaSBmbimsn96gyTODaee",
          "language": "curl",
          "label": "cURL",
          "code": "curl --request GET \\\n     --url https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/vets/{id} \\\n     --header 'accept: application/json'"
        },
        {
          "id": "zNv072j7uTlisPtD_6JUY",
          "language": "javascript",
          "label": "javascript",
          "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n   method: 'GET',\n   headers: myHeaders,\n   redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/vets/{id}\", requestOptions)\n   .then(response => response.text())\n   .then(result => console.log(result))\n   .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
        },
        {
          "id": "wHJ9bTvulAZDvaBw6kuFe",
          "language": "ruby",
          "label": "Ruby",
          "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/vets/{id}\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "W0v4grRZF8b0I68kaMQKV",
          "language": "python",
          "label": "Python",
          "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://developer.digitail.io/api/v1/vets/{id}\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n   'accept': 'application/json',\n   'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"GET\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
        }
      ],
      "selectedLanguageId": "ZXaSBmbimsn96gyTODaee"
    },
    "results": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "f1inTGlLaBwEohECLzdjO",
          "language": "200",
          "code": "// successful operation\n{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"id\": 1,\n    \"first_name\": \"John\",\n    \"last_name\": \"Doe\",\n    \"full_name\": \"John Doe\",\n    \"name_with_title\": \"Dr. John Doe\",\n    \"email\": \"vet@example.com\",\n    \"phone\": \"123456789\",\n    \"avatar\": \"https://vet.digitail.io/images/profilepic.jpg\",\n    \"stamp\": \"https://vet.digitail.io/images/signature.jpg\",\n    \"license_number\": \"123456789\",\n    \"job_title\": \"Dr.\",\n    \"deleted_at\": \"\",\n    \"active\": true,\n    \"video_link\": \"https://digitail.com/video\",\n    \"public_appointment_link\": \"https://digitail.com/clinics/clinic-slug/vet-slug\",\n    \"type\": \"\",\n    \"two_factor_enabled\": true,\n    \"has_chat_user\": true,\n    \"colleague_order\": 1,\n    \"is_visible_on_calendar\": false,\n    \"employees\": [\n      {\n        \"clinic_id\": 0,\n        \"vet_role_id\": 0,\n        \"is_available_for_appointments\": false,\n        \"is_visible_on_calendar\": false,\n        \"type\": \"\",\n        \"teams\": [\n          \"\"\n        ]\n      }\n    ],\n    \"teams\": [\n      \"\"\n    ],\n    \"visit_types\": [\n      \"\"\n    ],\n    \"booking_status\": \"\"\n  }\n}"
        }
      ],
      "selectedLanguageId": "f1inTGlLaBwEohECLzdjO"
    }
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "text": ""
    }
  ]
}