---
title: Read the inserted incident
description: Use a GET request to view a record.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/api-reference/rest-api-explorer/t\_GetStartedReadInt.html
release: australia
product: REST API Explorer
classification: rest-api-explorer
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use the REST API Explorer, REST APIs, Web services, API implementation, API implementation and reference]
---

# Read the inserted incident

Use a GET request to view a record.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin, web\_service\_admin, or rest\_api\_explorer

## About this task

Use the REST API Explorer to send the following request:

`GET https://instance.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/incident/{sys_id}`

Use the sys\_id from the POST response Location header to run a GET request.

## Procedure

1.  In the top-left of the REST API Explorer, click **Retrieve a record \(GET\)**.

2.  In the Path Parameters section, select the incident table.

3.  In the **sys\_id** field, enter the sys\_id of the record you created.

    The record sys\_id appears as a 32-character string at the end of the POST response Location header.

4.  Click **Send**.

    The response body contains a text representation of the record. You can control the format of the response, such as JSON or XML, using the **Response Format** field.

    The response also indicates the **Status code** and **Execution time** \(in milliseconds\) of the request.

    \[Omitted image "rest-api-exp-get-response-2.png"\] Alt text: REST API Explorer GET response


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