# Returns the unit of measure with the given identifier.

`GET /inventory/unit-of-measures/{id}`

Group: Inventory › Units of Measure · Operation ID: `getUnitOfMeasure`

The response has the same fields as GET inventory/unit-of-measures and POST inventory/unit-of-measures/search. To look a unit of measure up by its code instead of its id, filter the collection GET inventory/unit-of-measures on unitCode.

[Open in the interactive reference](https://docs.api.lensing.ai/?op=getUnitOfMeasure)

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Api-Version` | header | `"v1"` | yes | The API version this request targets, named by its public identifier. Required on every request; omitting it, or naming a version this company does not have, is answered with 400. This document describes version `v1`. |
| `id` | path | string | yes | The unique identifier for the unit of measure to return. |

## Response

`200` Success

Under `data` (getUnitOfMeasureOutput):

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | yes | The unique identifier for the unit of measure. |
| `unitCode` | string | yes | The short code of the unit of measure, for example 'KG'. It is unique within the tenant. |
| `unitName` | string | yes | The display name of the unit of measure, for example 'Kilogram'. |
| `lastModifiedDate` | string (date-time) | no | The date and time the unit of measure record last changed, in UTC. Format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ. |

## Errors

| Code | Status |
| --- | --- |
| `NOT_FOUND` | 400 |

## Statuses

- `400` — Invalid request or business failure. Codes: NOT_FOUND
- `401` — Missing or invalid access token
- `403` — Not authorized
- `404` — Not found
- `429` — Too many requests
- `500` — Internal server error