diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/get/10_basic.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/get/10_basic.yaml
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index 00000000000..e6c02f96aca
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+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/get/10_basic.yaml
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+---
+"Basic GET":
+  - do:
+      catch:   missing
+      get:
+        index: test_1
+        type:  test
+        id:    1
+  - do:
+      index:
+        index: test_1
+        type:  test
+        id:    1
+        body:  { "foo": "bar" }
+  - do:
+      get:
+        index: test_1
+        type:  test
+        id:    1
+  - match: { _index:   test_1 }
+  - match: { _type:    test   }
+  - match: { _id:      1      }
+  - match: { _source:  { foo: bar } }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/get/20_fields.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/get/20_fields.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0daa266ae83
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+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/get/20_fields.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+"Fields":
+  - do:
+      index:
+        index:  test_1
+        type:   test
+        id:     1
+        body:   { "foo": "bar", "count": 1 }
+  - do:
+      get:
+        index:  test_1
+        type:   test
+        id:     1
+        fields: foo
+
+  - match: { _index:   test_1  }
+  - match: { _type:    test    }
+  - match: { _id:      1       }
+  - match: { fields.foo:  bar  }
+  - not_ok:  _source
+
+  - do:
+      get:
+        index:  test_1
+        type:   test
+        id:     1
+        fields: [foo, count]
+  - match: { fields.foo:  bar  }
+  - match: { fields.count:  1  }
+  - not_ok:  _source
+
+  - do:
+      get:
+        index:  test_1
+        type:   test
+        id:     1
+        fields: [foo, count, _source]
+  - match: { fields.foo:  bar  }
+  - match: { fields.count:  1  }
+  - match: { _source.foo: bar }
+
+
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/get/30_parent.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/get/30_parent.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..116eeb4a9c7
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+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/get/30_parent.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+"Parent":
+ - do:
+      indices.create:
+          index: test_1
+          body:
+            mappings:
+              test:
+                _parent: { type: "foo" }
+ - do:
+      cluster.health:
+          wait_for_status: yellow
+
+ - do:
+      index:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          parent:  5
+          body:    { foo: bar }
+
+ - do:
+      get:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          parent:  5
+          fields:  [_parent, _routing]
+ - match:   { _id:      1}
+ - match:   { fields._parent: 5}
+ - match:   { fields._routing: 5}
+
+ - do:
+      catch: missing
+      get:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/get/40_routing.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/get/40_routing.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7caddcdfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/get/40_routing.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+"Routing":
+ - do:
+      index:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          routing: 5
+          body:    { foo: bar }
+ - do:
+      cluster.health:
+          wait_for_status: yellow
+ - do:
+      get:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          routing: 5
+          fields:  [_routing]
+ - match:   { _id:              1}
+ - match:   { fields._routing:  5}
+
+ - do:
+      catch: missing
+      get:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/get/55_parent_with_routing.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/get/55_parent_with_routing.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cfaef09cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/get/55_parent_with_routing.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+---
+"Parent with routing":
+ - do:
+      indices.create:
+          index: test_1
+          body:
+            mappings:
+              test:
+                _parent: { type: "foo" }
+ - do:
+      cluster.health:
+          wait_for_status: yellow
+
+ - do:
+      index:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          parent:  5
+          routing: 4
+          body:    { foo: bar }
+
+ - do:
+      get:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          parent:  5
+          routing: 4
+          fields:  [_parent, _routing]
+ - match:   { _id:      1}
+ - match:   { fields._parent: 5}
+ - match:   { fields._routing: 4}
+
+ - do:
+      catch: missing
+      get:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          parent:  5
+
+ - do:
+      get:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          routing: 4
+
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/get/60_refresh.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/get/60_refresh.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a2d6910b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/get/60_refresh.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+---
+"Refresh":
+ - do:
+      indices.create:
+          index:    test_1
+          body:
+              settings:
+                  index.refresh_interval: -1
+ - do:
+      cluster.health:
+          wait_for_status: yellow
+
+ - do:
+      index:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      1
+          body:    { foo: bar }
+
+ - do:
+      search:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          body:
+            query:   { term: { _id: 1 }}
+
+ - match: { hits.total: 0 }
+
+ - do:
+      index:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          id:      2
+          refresh: 1
+          body:    { foo: bar }
+
+ - do:
+      search:
+          index:   test_1
+          type:    test
+          body:
+            query:   { term: { _id: 2 }}
+
+ - match: { hits.total: 1 }
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/get/TODO.txt b/rest-api-spec/test/get/TODO.txt
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index 00000000000..aa4ba016dfd
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+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/get/TODO.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Tests missing for:
+
+# preference
+# refresh - what does this mean in get context?
+# realtime - should we support this?