get_view_block - Olira

Get a specific block by block_id. view_type is optional; if omitted, or if the block isn’t found in the named view, all other views are searched automatically and the response includes a warning naming the view it came from.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
`patient_id`	Yes	`string`	Patient user ID
`block_id`	Yes	`string`	Block ID to retrieve
`view_type`	No	`string`	View type to search first (e.g. `symptom_snapshot`). Optional; if omitted or the block is not in this view, all other views are searched automatically.
`view_id`	No	`string`	`SummarySnapshotDocument` `_id` (preferred when known)
`date_from`	No	`string` (ISO 8601)	Inclusive lower bound on block `created_at`. Resolves to the latest block version in the window.
`date_to`	No	`string` (ISO 8601)	Inclusive upper bound on block `created_at`.
`describe`	No	`boolean`	When `true`, returns the block content’s shape (top-level keys, array element fields, array lengths) instead of the content itself. Use to learn structure before issuing a targeted `query` (default: `false`).
`query`	No	`string` (JMESPath)	Apply a JMESPath expression to the block’s raw content server-side. Use to filter, project, or aggregate large cumulative blocks without pulling them whole (e.g. `entries[?date >= '2000-01-01']`, `length(entries)`). For name/text substring filters use the case-insensitive, null-safe `icontains(field, 'value')` rather than the case-sensitive built-in `contains()` (also available: `lower`, `upper`).
`diff`	No	`boolean`	When `true` AND `date_from` is set (view_type path only), returns a line-level diff between the block snapshot just before `date_from` and the snapshot at/before `date_to` (`content_before`, `content_after`, `added`, `removed`).
`format`	No	`"raw"` or `"markdown"`	Output format (default: `raw`). `"pretty"` is accepted as a deprecated alias for `"markdown"`.

Example output

Illustrative:

### Symptom overview
Nausea improved after antiemetic adjustment. Appetite remains reduced.