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# Get serial number history

GET https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/{serialNum}

Use a serial number to get the SKU and client code of an item, plus optional date and reference data for orders, receivers, and returns.

Reference: https://docs.rushorder.com/api-reference/serials/get

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (basic auth, required) — Basic authentication of the form `Basic <base64(username:password)>`.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `serialNum` (string, required) — A string produced when an item is received or shipped.

### Headers

- `RushOrderMomCode` (string, required) — All requests require the header to contain RushOrderMomCode, a 3 character string that represents the client internally in Rush Order. This should be given to you by Rush Order.

## Response

### 200

Success

- `Serial` (string, optional)
- `Sku` (string, optional)
- `MomCode` (string, optional)
- `Shipped` (Serial200Shipped, optional)
- `Inventory` (Serial200Inventory, optional)
- `Returned` (Serial200Returned, optional)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Access token is missing or invalid

- `any`

## Types

### Serial200Shipped

- `ShipDate` (string, optional)
- `OrderNum` (double, optional)

### Serial200Inventory

- `ReceivedDate` (string, optional)
- `ReceiverNum` (double, optional)

### Serial200Returned

- `ReturnedDate` (string, optional)
- `RmaNum` (double, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "Serial": "WPC323123001234",
  "Sku": "1023A0CF",
  "MomCode": "abc",
  "Shipped": {
    "ShipDate": "2022-01-01T12:00:00.00-08:00",
    "OrderNum": 1001
  },
  "Inventory": {
    "ReceivedDate": "2022-01-01T12:00:00.00-08:00",
    "ReceiverNum": 207890
  },
  "Returned": {
    "ReturnedDate": "2022-01-01T12:00:00.00-08:00",
    "RmaNum": 12356
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234"

headers = {
    "RushOrderMomCode": "ABC"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, auth=("<username>", "<password>"))

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234';
const credentials = btoa("<username>:<password>");

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {RushOrderMomCode: 'ABC', Authorization: `Basic ${credentials}`}
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("RushOrderMomCode", "ABC")
	req.SetBasicAuth("<username>", "<password>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["RushOrderMomCode"] = 'ABC'
request.basic_auth("<username>", "<password>")

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234")
  .header("RushOrderMomCode", "ABC")
  .basicAuth("<username>", "<password>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234', [
  'headers' => [
    'RushOrderMomCode' => 'ABC',
  ],
    'auth' => ['<username>', '<password>'],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;
using RestSharp.Authenticators;

var client = new RestClient("https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234");
client.Authenticator = new HttpBasicAuthenticator("<username>", "<password>");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("RushOrderMomCode", "ABC");

IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let credentials = Data("<username>:<password>".utf8).base64EncodedString()

let headers = [
  "RushOrderMomCode": "ABC",
  "Authorization": "Basic \(credentials)"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://dream.rushorder.com/api/serials/WPC323123001234")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```