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Get Skill

BetaSkill beta().skills().retrieve(params = SkillRetrieveParams.none(), requestOptions = RequestOptions.none())
GET/v1/skills/{skill_id}

Get Skill

Parameters
SkillRetrieveParams params
Optional<String> skillId

Unique identifier for the skill.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

Optional<List<AnthropicBeta>> betas

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

MESSAGE_BATCHES_2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")
PROMPT_CACHING_2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")
COMPUTER_USE_2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")
COMPUTER_USE_2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")
PDFS_2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")
TOKEN_COUNTING_2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")
TOKEN_EFFICIENT_TOOLS_2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")
OUTPUT_128K_2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")
FILES_API_2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")
MCP_CLIENT_2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")
MCP_CLIENT_2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")
DEV_FULL_THINKING_2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")
INTERLEAVED_THINKING_2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")
CODE_EXECUTION_2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")
EXTENDED_CACHE_TTL_2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")
CONTEXT_1M_2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")
CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT_2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")
MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOW_EXCEEDED_2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")
SKILLS_2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")
FAST_MODE_2026_02_01("fast-mode-2026-02-01")
OUTPUT_300K_2026_03_24("output-300k-2026-03-24")
USER_PROFILES_2026_03_24("user-profiles-2026-03-24")
USER_PROFILES_2026_08_18("user-profiles-2026-08-18")
USER_PROFILES_2026_09_04("user-profiles-2026-09-04")
ADVISOR_TOOL_2026_03_01("advisor-tool-2026-03-01")
MANAGED_AGENTS_2026_04_01("managed-agents-2026-04-01")
CACHE_DIAGNOSIS_2026_04_07("cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07")
DREAMING_2026_04_21("dreaming-2026-04-21")
THINKING_TOKEN_COUNT_2026_05_13("thinking-token-count-2026-05-13")
SERVER_SIDE_FALLBACK_2026_06_01("server-side-fallback-2026-06-01")
SERVER_SIDE_FALLBACK_2026_07_01("server-side-fallback-2026-07-01")
FALLBACK_CREDIT_2026_06_01("fallback-credit-2026-06-01")
FALLBACK_CREDIT_2026_07_01("fallback-credit-2026-07-01")
AGENT_MEMORY_2026_07_22("agent-memory-2026-07-22")
MID_CONVERSATION_TOOL_CHANGES_2026_07_01("mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01")
COMPACT_2026_01_12("compact-2026-01-12")
COMPUTER_USE_2025_11_24("computer-use-2025-11-24")
MCP_TUNNELS_2026_06_22("mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22")
STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_2025_11_13("structured-outputs-2025-11-13")
TASK_BUDGETS_2026_03_13("task-budgets-2026-03-13")
THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES_2026_08_18("thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18")
CE_USER_MANAGEMENT_2026_07_13("ce-user-management-2026-07-13")
MID_CONVERSATION_OUTPUT_CONFIG_2026_07_01("mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01")
THINKING_BINDING_CONTROLS_2026_08_01("thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01")
MID_CONVERSATION_SYSTEM_CLEAR_AT_2026_08_21("mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21")
Optional<String> workspaceId
Returns
class BetaSkill:
JsonValue type = "skill"

Object type.

For Skills, this is always "skill".

String id

Unique identifier for the skill.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

LocalDateTime createdAt

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.

formatdate-time
String displayName

Human-readable, single-line label for the Skill. Maximum 255 characters. Always set: derived from the SKILL.md frontmatter name when omitted at creation. Not unique.

String latestVersionId

ID of the newest Skill Version — what latest references resolve to. Always set: a Skill holds at least one version.

BetaSkillSource source

Where the Skill comes from.

Possible values:

  • "custom": authored by the platform user; private to their workspace
  • "anthropic": published by Anthropic; shared and read-only
  • "anthropic_example": Anthropic-published sample Skill
  • "plugin": resolved from an installed plugin
Type type

Where the Skill comes from.

Possible values:

  • "custom": authored by the platform user; private to their workspace
  • "anthropic": published by Anthropic; shared and read-only
  • "anthropic_example": Anthropic-published sample Skill
  • "plugin": resolved from an installed plugin
One of the following:
CUSTOM("custom")
ANTHROPIC("anthropic")
ANTHROPIC_EXAMPLE("anthropic_example")
PLUGIN("plugin")
LocalDateTime updatedAt

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.

formatdate-time
Get Skill
package com.anthropic.example;

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.skills.BetaSkill;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.skills.SkillRetrieveParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        BetaSkill betaSkill = client.beta().skills().retrieve("skill_id");
    }
}
Returns Examples
Response 200
{
  "id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "display_name": "display_name",
  "latest_version_id": "latest_version_id",
  "source": {
    "type": "custom"
  },
  "type": "skill",
  "updated_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z"
}