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Use this endpoint to fetch a specific clinical note by its unique ID. The response includes the full note body, metadata, and all associated identifiers such as patientId, authorId, and encounterId.

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Request

GET https://api.clinikapi.com/v1/notes/:id

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Headers

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x-api-key
string
required
Your ClinikAPI secret key (clk_live_* or clk_test_*).

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Path parameters

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id
string
required
The ID of the note to retrieve (e.g. note_abc123).

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Response

Returns 200 OK with the note wrapped in the standard envelope.
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data.id
string
Note ID.
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data.patientId
string
ID of the patient this note belongs to.
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data.authorId
string
ID of the practitioner who authored the note.
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data.encounterId
string
ID of the encounter associated with this note.
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data.type
string
Note type (e.g. progress-note, discharge-summary).
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data.title
string
Note title.
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data.content
string
Full note body content.
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data.contentType
string
MIME type of the content (e.g. text/plain, text/markdown).
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data.docStatus
string
Document status: preliminary, final, or amended.
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data.category
string
Category tag, if set.
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data.date
string
Clinically relevant date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
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meta
object
Standard response metadata including requestId, timestamp, status, and rate-limit fields.

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Examples

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curl

curl https://api.clinikapi.com/v1/notes/note_abc123 \
  -H "x-api-key: clk_live_abc123"

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TypeScript SDK

import { Clinik } from '@clinikapi/sdk';

const clinik = new Clinik(process.env.CLINIKAPI_SECRET_KEY!);

const { data: note } = await clinik.notes.read('note_abc123');

console.log(note.title);     // "Follow-up Visit - Hypertension Management"
console.log(note.docStatus); // "final"