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Get Skill

api/skills/retrieve

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# Get Skill ## Path parameters ## Returns ## Example ### Response (200) ## Get Skill ### Path Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response

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----
-title: Get Skill
-url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/skills/retrieve
----
+# Get Skill
 
-## Get Skill
+**GET** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}`
 
-**get** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}`
-
 Get Skill
 
-### Path Parameters
+## Path parameters
 
 - `skill_id: string`

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   The format and length of IDs may change over time.
 
-### Returns
+## Returns
 
-- `Skill object { id, created_at, display_name, 4 more }`
+- `Skill object`
 
   - `id: string`

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     ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.
 
+    format: date-time
+
   - `display_name: string`
 
     Human-readable, single-line label for the Skill. Maximum 255 characters.

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     For Skills, this is always `"skill"`.
 
-    - `"skill"`
+    default: skill
 
   - `updated_at: string`
 
     ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.
 
-### Example
+    format: date-time
 
-```http
+## Example
+
+```bash
 curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID \
     -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
     -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
 ```
 
-#### Response
+### Response (200)
 
 ```json
 {