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# Unit of Measure by ID

> Retrieves a specified unit of measure

**Security**

The requesting user must have the following permission to retrieve a unit of measure:

- Food → Units of Measure → View Units of Measure

## OpenAPI

````json GET /public/v1/inventory/units-of-measure/{id}
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "title": "R365 Public API",
    "contact": {
      "name": "R365 Services Team",
      "email": "r365@restaurant365.com"
    },
    "version": "1.0"
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "Bearer": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/public/v1/inventory/units-of-measure/{id}": {
      "get": {
        "tags": [
          "inventory"
        ],
        "summary": "Unit of Measure by ID",
        "description": "Retrieves a specified unit of measure\n\n**Security**\n\nThe requesting user must have the following permission to retrieve a unit of measure:\n\n- Food → Units of Measure → View Units of Measure",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/TenantId"
          },
          {
            "name": "id",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The identifier of the unit of measure",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uuid"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "The unit of measure entity",
            "content": {
              "text/plain": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitOfMeasure"
                }
              },
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitOfMeasure"
                }
              },
              "text/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitOfMeasure"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request — a parameter value is malformed, of the wrong type, or outside its allowed range."
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized — the bearer token is missing, invalid or expired, or is not valid for the specified tenant."
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden — the caller lacks the permission required for this operation."
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Not Found — the requested resource does not exist, or the supplied continuation token is unknown or has expired."
          },
          "409": {
            "description": "Conflict — the request conflicts with the current state of the resource and cannot be applied."
          },
          "422": {
            "description": "Unprocessable Entity — a required parameter is missing, or a supplied parameter value is invalid."
          },
          "429": {
            "description": "Too Many Requests — the caller has exceeded the rate limit; retry after a short delay."
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error — an unexpected error occurred while processing the request."
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "TenantId": {
        "name": "x-r365-context-tenant-id",
        "in": "header",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Identifies the R365 tenant the request applies to. Required on every request.",
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "UnitOfMeasure": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The id of the unit of measure.",
            "format": "uuid"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The name of the unit of measure.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "isBase": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Indicates whether this unit of measure is a base unit of measure."
          },
          "isPrimitive": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Indicates whether this unit of measure is a primitive unit of measure, meaning it is\r\ndefined by the system and cannot be modified or deleted."
          },
          "isPurchase": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Indicates whether this unit of measure can be used for purchase items."
          },
          "isRecipe": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Indicates whether this unit of measure can be used for recipe items."
          },
          "isActive": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Indicates whether this unit of measure is active."
          },
          "baseQuantity": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "The quantity multiplier for this unit of measure in relation to the base unit of measure.",
            "format": "double"
          },
          "equivalentQuantity": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "The quantity multiplier for this unit of measure in relation to the equivalent unit of measure.",
            "format": "double"
          },
          "measureType": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MeasureType"
          },
          "equivalentUnitOfMeasure": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitOfMeasureReference"
          },
          "baseUnitOfMeasure": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitOfMeasureReference"
          },
          "brand": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/BrandReference"
          },
          "createdBy": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GlAccountUserReference",
            "description": "User who created the unit of measure."
          },
          "createdOn": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The date and time this unit of measure was created.",
            "format": "date-time"
          },
          "modifiedBy": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GlAccountUserReference",
            "description": "User who last modified the unit of measure."
          },
          "modifiedOn": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The date and time this unit of measure was last modified.",
            "format": "date-time"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "A unit of measure, which is a way to quantify the amount of an item."
      },
      "MeasureType": {
        "enum": [
          1,
          2,
          3
        ],
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "The available basic measurement definitions",
        "format": "int32",
        "x-enum-varnames": [
          "Weight",
          "Volume",
          "Each"
        ]
      },
      "UnitOfMeasureReference": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uuid",
            "description": "Unique identifier of the unit of measure."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "description": "Display name of the unit of measure."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "A reference to a unit of measure."
      },
      "BrandReference": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64",
            "description": "Unique identifier of the brand."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "description": "Display name of the brand."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "A reference to a Brand."
      },
      "GlAccountUserReference": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the user.",
            "format": "uuid"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The name of the user.",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "A reference to a user."
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "Bearer": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "Bearer"
      }
    }
  }
}
````