---
search:
  tags:
    - Scans
    - GET
seo:
  description: >-
    Get an observation. Reference for the GET /observations/{observation_id}
    endpoint in the Zaraftis Public API.
sidebar:
  label: Get an observation
  badge: GET
title: Get an observation
type: openapi-operation
---
`GET /observations/{observation_id}`

**Responses**

- `200` — One observation (compact; detail=detailed adds the answer body and citations)
- `404` — not\_found: unknown id, or an id this key cannot see

Response example, 200:

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "observation_id": "d5b663f3-1b87-4f94-9f66-dbd8d5553132",
    "prompt_id": "24783230-27c2-455c-9de9-95bbdbb78c3d",
    "prompt_text": "string",
    "platform": "string",
    "country": "st",
    "language": "string",
    "answer_type": "normal",
    "collected_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "brand": {
      "mentioned": true,
      "cited": true,
      "mention_position": 1,
      "sentiment": "string"
    },
    "mention_count": 0,
    "citation_count": 0,
    "mentions": [
      {
        "name_in_answer": "string",
        "brand_name": "string",
        "brand_type": "string",
        "url_in_answer": "string"
      }
    ]
  },
  "request_id": "string"
}
```