diff --git a/scripts/recipes/__pycache__/database_recipes.cpython-312.pyc b/scripts/recipes/__pycache__/database_recipes.cpython-312.pyc
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diff --git a/scripts/recipes/__pycache__/recipes_api.cpython-312.pyc b/scripts/recipes/__pycache__/recipes_api.cpython-312.pyc
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diff --git a/scripts/recipes/database_recipes.py b/scripts/recipes/database_recipes.py
index 7b3f7bc..7581761 100644
--- a/scripts/recipes/database_recipes.py
+++ b/scripts/recipes/database_recipes.py
@@ -47,6 +47,24 @@ def getRecipes(site:str, payload:tuple, convert=True):
         raise postsqldb.DatabaseError(error, payload, sql)
     return recordset, count
 
+def getRecipe(site, payload:tuple, convert=True):
+    database_config = config.config()
+    try:
+        with psycopg2.connect(**database_config) as conn:
+            with open(f"scripts/recipes/sql/getRecipeByID.sql", "r+") as file:
+                sql = file.read().replace("%%site_name%%", site)
+            with conn.cursor() as cur:
+                cur.execute(sql, payload)
+                rows = cur.fetchone()
+                if rows and convert:
+                    record = postsqldb.tupleDictionaryFactory(cur.description, rows)
+                if rows and not convert:
+                    record = rows
+                return record
+    except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+        raise postsqldb.DatabaseError(error, payload, sql)
+    
+
 def postRecipeUpdate(site, payload, convert=True):
     database_config = config.config()
     updated = ()
diff --git a/scripts/recipes/recipes_api.py b/scripts/recipes/recipes_api.py
index 2629590..da215a3 100644
--- a/scripts/recipes/recipes_api.py
+++ b/scripts/recipes/recipes_api.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ def recipe(id, mode='view'):
     if mode == "view":
         return render_template("recipes/recipe_view.html", recipe_id=id, current_site=session['selected_site'])
 
-
 @recipes_api.route('/recipes/getRecipes', methods=["GET"])
 def getRecipes():
     """ Get a subquery of recipes from the database by passing a page, limit
@@ -77,14 +76,20 @@ def getRecipes():
 
 @recipes_api.route('/recipe/getRecipe', methods=["GET"])
 def getRecipe():
+    """ Get a query for recipe id from database by passing an id
+    ---
+    responses:
+        200:
+            description: id queried successfully!
+
+    """
     recipe = {}
     if request.method == "GET":
         id = int(request.args.get('id', 1))
-        database_config = config()
         site_name = session['selected_site']
-        with psycopg2.connect(**database_config) as conn:
-            recipe = postsqldb.RecipesTable.getRecipe(conn, site_name, (id,), convert=True)
-    return jsonify({'recipe': recipe, 'error': False, 'message': 'bleh'})
+        recipe = database_recipes.getRecipe(site_name, (id,), convert=True)
+        return jsonify({'recipe': recipe, 'error': False, 'message': 'Recipe returned successfully!'})
+    return jsonify({'recipe': recipe, 'error': True, 'message': f'method {request.method} not allowed'})
 
 @recipes_api.route('/recipes/addRecipe', methods=["POST"])
 def addRecipe():
diff --git a/scripts/recipes/sql/getRecipeByID.sql b/scripts/recipes/sql/getRecipeByID.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88982b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/recipes/sql/getRecipeByID.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+WITH passed_id AS (SELECT %s AS passed_id),
+    cte_recipe_items AS (
+            SELECT items.*,
+            COALESCE(%%site_name%%_items.barcode, items.uuid) AS uuid,
+            (SELECT COALESCE(row_to_json(units.*), '{}') FROM units WHERE units.id=%%site_name%%_item_info.uom) AS item_uom,
+            COALESCE(%%site_name%%_items.item_name, items.item_name) AS item_name,
+            COALESCE(%%site_name%%_items.links, items.links) AS links,
+            row_to_json(units.*) as uom,
+            (SELECT COALESCE(array_agg(jsonb_build_object('conversion', conv, 'unit', units)), '{}')
+                FROM %%site_name%%_conversions conv
+                LEFT JOIN units ON conv.uom_id = units.id
+                WHERE conv.item_id = %%site_name%%_items.id) AS conversions
+            FROM %%site_name%%_recipe_items items
+            LEFT JOIN %%site_name%%_items ON items.item_id = %%site_name%%_items.id
+            LEFT JOIN %%site_name%%_item_info ON %%site_name%%_items.item_info_id = %%site_name%%_item_info.id
+            LEFT JOIN units ON units.id =  items.uom
+            WHERE items.rp_id = (SELECT passed_id FROM passed_id)
+            ORDER BY items.item_name ASC
+        )
+
+SELECT (SELECT passed_id FROM passed_id) AS passed_id,
+     %%site_name%%_recipes.*,
+     logins.username as author,
+     (SELECT COALESCE(array_agg(row_to_json(ris)), '{}') FROM cte_recipe_items ris) AS recipe_items
+FROM %%site_name%%_recipes
+JOIN logins ON %%site_name%%_recipes.author = logins.id
+WHERE %%site_name%%_recipes.id=(SELECT passed_id FROM passed_id)
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