# Read meal

> Reads one meal and its items.

`READ get_meal`

Your assistant uses it to look at one meal closely, for example before changing it.

It takes the same input as [Retrieve a meal](https://splot.health/docs/api/meals/retrieve) in the API.

## Inputs

| Input | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Required. |

## What your assistant is told

The tool's own instructions, word for word, as every assistant receives them.

> Read one of the person's meals and its items by id.