> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getbased.health/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Add values manually in getbased > Type in lab results, body metrics, weight, blood pressure, and resting heart rate by hand — including out-of-range sanity checks and no AI provider needed. Manual entry is for values you have outside an importable PDF: paper lab reports, one-off corrections, home measurements, or historical results from a spreadsheet. It does not require an AI provider. ## When to use manual entry * You received a paper printout with no digital version * A single value was missing or incorrect after a PDF import * You are tracking results from a home device * You have historical values from a spreadsheet * You want to attach context to a specific reading ## Add a lab value from the marker detail modal Open any marker from Labs, a dashboard marker widget, a chart card, a table row, or a heatmap cell. Then click **+ Add Value Manually**. The form includes: * **Date** — defaults to today on first use, then remembers the date from your last save for the rest of the browser session. * **Collection time** — optional time the specimen was drawn or collected. Do not use the laboratory's processing or report time. * **Fasting status** — choose **Fasting**, **Not fasting**, or leave it **Unknown**. * **Value** — accepts the current display unit, with an alternate unit picker when the marker has a known conversion. * **Note** — optional additional context for that specific reading, such as "different lab than usual" or "blood draw 30 minutes after training". Press **Enter** to save or **Esc** to cancel. The same marker detail modal also includes **Change category**. This is a visual, per-profile placement: it does not change manually entered values or their dates, notes, units, ranges, or source. See [Organize a marker in another category](/guides/biomarker-charts#organize-a-marker-in-another-category). Use **Save & Add Another** when entering a paper report. It saves the current value, keeps the date pre-filled, and clears the value field so you can work through another marker without re-picking the draw date. Known collection time and fasting status are stored once for the lab date, displayed beside its results, and used by applicable context-aware ranges and AI interpretation. Leave them unknown when the source does not say; getbased does not infer them from the clock, marker, or value. ### Choose International, Australia/New Zealand, or US units Open **Settings → Display → Lab units** and choose **International (SI)**, **Australia / NZ**, or **US**. The selection is saved per profile and changes values and ranges consistently across tables, charts, marker details, reports, manual entry, and AI context. The **Australia / NZ** profile uses common Australian and New Zealand pathology-reporting units. Manual entry offers the active display unit plus compatible alternatives for the marker, so you can enter the unit printed on the report. getbased converts the submitted value back to its canonical stored unit; switching the display profile later does not rewrite or round the saved result. ## Add a value from Compare dates Open **Compare dates** and click any empty cell in the comparison table. getbased opens the manual entry form with that column's date already filled in. This is the fastest path when you are filling gaps across many markers for one lab date. ## Create a custom biomarker If the marker does not exist, open **Custom markers** from the Manage section of the sidebar. Define the marker name, unit, category, and optional reference and optimal ranges. After creation, getbased opens the manual value form so you can log the first result. The marker is available in Labs, dashboard marker widgets, AI context, and future PDF imports. See [Create custom biomarkers](/guides/custom-markers) for the full workflow. ## Log body metrics manually Body metrics use the Body lens and **Biometrics Overview** dashboard widget, not the lab marker modal. You can log: * Weight * Blood pressure * Resting heart rate Tap an empty metric card with **+ Log**, enter the value, add optional context chips such as **resting**, **morning-fasted**, **post-workout**, or **stress**, then save. ## Safety checks ### Out-of-range sanity check If you enter a lab value more than 10x above the upper reference bound or less than 1/10 of the lower bound, getbased asks you to confirm before saving. This catches decimal or unit slips. ### Duplicate date confirmation If a value for this marker already exists on the date you chose, getbased shows the existing value and asks before overwriting. Both the existing value and its unit are shown in your current display units. ## Edit or delete existing values Click any value in the marker detail modal to edit it inline. Edited imported values show an **edited ×** badge; click the **×** to revert to the original imported value. Values you added manually show a **manual** badge. Each value card also supports per-value notes. Notes are included with lab-marker AI context when **Insight → Manage → Context → Data sources → Blood marker results** is enabled, which can change how a reading should be interpreted. See [Understand lab ranges and calculated markers](/guides/lab-ranges-calculated-markers) for how laboratory, built-in, and context-aware ranges are selected. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.