---
title: "Retrieve individual scouting observation"
method: GET
path: "/v4/layers/scoutingObservations/{scoutingObservationId}"
tags: ["Layers"]
---

# Retrieve individual scouting observation

`GET /v4/layers/scoutingObservations/{scoutingObservationId}`

Retrieve an individual scouting observation by id.  Ids are retrieved via the /layers/scoutingObservations route.

## Path parameters

- `scoutingObservationId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Returns the requested scouting observation.

- ScoutingObservation
  - `id` string, uuid, required — The id of a scouting observation.
  - `title` string, required — The title or summary of the scouting observation. 40 Characters long, no emojis, and leading and trailing whitespace will be trimmed.
  - `note` string, required — The text of the scouting observation. Maximum of 4000 characters.
  - `location` Geometry, required — GeoJSON
    - `type` 'Point' | 'Polygon' | 'MultiPolygon', required
    - `coordinates` string[], required
  - `startTime` string, date-time, required — The start time of the scouting observation. Time in ISO 8601 format with UTC timezone, 3 fractional seconds (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339).
  - `endTime` string, date-time, required — The start time of the scouting observation. Time in ISO 8601 format with UTC timezone, 3 fractional seconds (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339).
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — The time the scouting observation or any of its attachments was last updated.Time in ISO 8601 format with UTC timezone, 3 fractional seconds. (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339).
  - `fieldIds` string[], required — Array of field ids associated with this observation.
  - `tags` ScoutingTag[], required — For example, ROCK_STONE, PONDING_WET, HAIL Maximum 20 tags allowed, 40 characters per tag.
    - `code` string, required
  - `timespan` 'PERMANENT' | 'SEASONAL', required — Permanent or seasonal
  - `locationDisplayColor` '#307af7' | '#38d753' | '#b037e4' | '#ef3e3e' | '#f7ec41' | '#ff8439' | '#808080', required — Color of scouting pin assigned in the Climate FieldView app. Limited in the Ux to a set of RGB values. * #307af7 * #38d753 * #b037e4 * #ef3e3e * #f7ec41 * #ff8439 * #808080
  - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'DELETED', required — The status of the scouting observation For example : ACTIVE, DELETED

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Input
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found

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