# Get a single heartbeat

Returns a single heartbeat by ID.

[endpoint]
base_url = "https://uptime.betterstack.com"
path = "/api/v2/heartbeats/{heartbeat_id}"
method = "GET"

[[path_param]]
name = "heartbeat_id"
description = "The ID of your requested heartbeat"
required = true
type = "string"

[[header]]
name = "Authorization"
description = "Bearer `$TOKEN`"
required = true
type = "string"
[/endpoint]

[responses]
[[response]]
status = 200
description = ''' The requested heartbeat.
The `status` attribute can have one of the following values:
<br> `paused` - the heartbeat was paused
<br> `pending` - the heartbeat was just created and is waiting for the first request
<br> `up` - heartbeat received request on time
<br> `down` - heartbeat did not receive a request on time'''
body = '''{
  "data": {
    "id": "12345",
    "type": "heartbeat",
    "attributes": {
      "url": "https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v1/heartbeat/abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234",
      "name": "Testing heartbeat",
      "period": 10800,
      "grace": 300,
      "call": false,
      "sms": false,
      "email": true,
      "push": true,
      "team_wait": 180,
      "heartbeat_group_id": null,
      "team_name": "Test team",
      "sort_index": null,
      "paused_at": null,
      "maintenance_from": "01:02:00",
      "maintenance_to": "03:04:00",
      "maintenance_timezone": "Amsterdam",
      "maintenance_days": ["mon", "tue", "wed", "thu", "fri", "sat", "sun"],
      "created_at": "2020-05-05T11:41:49.327Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-12-10T15:00:15.089Z",
      "status": "up"
    }
  }
}'''

[/responses]

#### Example cURL 

```shell
[label Example]
curl --request GET \
  --url https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/heartbeats/12345 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
```

[info]
#### Looking for the details of a specific parameter?
Explore [the list of all heartbeats API parameters](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/heartbeats-api-response-params/)
[/info]