diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa4fb5ea..2cd8edc6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Zulip integration (#202)
 - OpsGenie integration returns more detailed error messages
 - Telegram integration returns more detailed error messages
+- Added the "Get a single check" API call (#337)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 - The "render_docs" command checks if markdown and pygments is installed (#329)
diff --git a/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py b/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py
index 3b0c30a8..b3f916ec 100644
--- a/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py
+++ b/hc/api/tests/test_get_check.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from datetime import timedelta as td
-import uuid
 
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 from hc.api.models import Channel, Check
@@ -52,4 +51,4 @@ class GetCheckTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     def test_it_handles_missing_check(self):
         made_up_code = "07c2f548-9850-4b27-af5d-6c9dc157ec02"
         r = self.get(made_up_code)
-        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 404)
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 404)
diff --git a/hc/api/views.py b/hc/api/views.py
index a8ec08f1..f0225702 100644
--- a/hc/api/views.py
+++ b/hc/api/views.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def single(request, code):
         try:
             validate(request.json, schemas.check)
             _update(check, request.json)
-        except (BadChannelException,ValidationError) as e:
+        except (BadChannelException, ValidationError) as e:
             return JsonResponse({"error": str(e)}, status=400)
 
         return JsonResponse(check.to_dict())
@@ -208,14 +208,6 @@ def single(request, code):
     return HttpResponse(status=405)
 
 
-@csrf_exempt
-@cors("POST", "DELETE")
-@validate_json(schemas.check)
-@authorize
-def update(request, code):
-    single(request, code)
-
-
 @cors("POST")
 @csrf_exempt
 @validate_json()
diff --git a/templates/docs/api.html b/templates/docs/api.html
index c896f2f3..1ce17fe5 100644
--- a/templates/docs/api.html
+++ b/templates/docs/api.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ checks in user's account.</p>
 <td><code>GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/</code></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td><a href="#get-check">Create a single check</a></td>
+<td><a href="#get-check">Get a single check</a></td>
 <td><code>GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/&lt;uuid&gt;</code></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ -178,15 +178,19 @@ is added. This identifier is stable across API calls. Example:</p>
 </code></pre></div>
 
 
-<h2 class="rule" id="get-check">Get a single Check</h2>
+<h2 class="rule" id="get-check">Get a Single Check</h2>
 <p><code>GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/&lt;uuid&gt;</code></p>
-<p>Returns a JSON object containing information information from a single check.</p>
+<p>Returns a JSON representation of a single check.</p>
 <h3>Response Codes</h3>
 <dl>
 <dt>200 OK</dt>
 <dd>The request succeeded.</dd>
 <dt>401 Unauthorized</dt>
 <dd>The API key is either missing or invalid.</dd>
+<dt>403 Forbidden</dt>
+<dd>Access denied, wrong API key.</dd>
+<dt>404 Not Found</dt>
+<dd>The specified check does not exist.</dd>
 </dl>
 <h3>Example Request</h3>
 <div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code>curl --header <span class="s2">&quot;X-Api-Key: your-api-key&quot;</span> SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/&lt;uuid&gt;
diff --git a/templates/docs/api.md b/templates/docs/api.md
index d04bac9e..8c3a1e47 100644
--- a/templates/docs/api.md
+++ b/templates/docs/api.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ checks in user's account.
 Endpoint Name                                         | Endpoint Address
 ------------------------------------------------------|-------
 [Get a list of existing checks](#list-checks)         | `GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
-[Create a single check](#get-check)                   | `GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>`
+[Get a single check](#get-check)                   | `GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>`
 [Create a new check](#create-check)                   | `POST SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/`
 [Update an existing check](#update-check)             | `POST SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>`
 [Pause monitoring of a check](#pause-check)           | `POST SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>/pause`
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ is added. This identifier is stable across API calls. Example:
 }
 ```
 
-## Get a single Check {: #get-check .rule }
+## Get a Single Check {: #get-check .rule }
 `GET SITE_ROOT/api/v1/checks/<uuid>`
 
-Returns a JSON object containing information information from a single check.
+Returns a JSON representation of a single check.
 
 ### Response Codes
 
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ Returns a JSON object containing information information from a single check.
 401 Unauthorized
 :   The API key is either missing or invalid.
 
+403 Forbidden
+:   Access denied, wrong API key.
+
+404 Not Found
+:   The specified check does not exist.
+
+
 ### Example Request
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/templates/docs/cloning_checks.html b/templates/docs/cloning_checks.html
index d972fe6b..8206e999 100644
--- a/templates/docs/cloning_checks.html
+++ b/templates/docs/cloning_checks.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h1>Cloning Checks</h1>
-<p>You can individually clone individual checks SITE_NAME from the "Check Details"
+<p>You can clone individual checks from the "Check Details"
 page:</p>
 <p><img alt="The &quot;Create a Copy&quot; button" src="IMG_URL/create_copy.png" /></p>
 <p>The "Create a Copy..." function creates a new check in the same project, and copies