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107107## Returns
108108 
109- `id: string`
109- `BetaSkill object`
110110 
111 Unique identifier for the skill.
111 - `id: string`
112112 
113 The format and length of IDs may change over time.
113 Unique identifier for the skill.
114114 
115- `created_at: string`
115 The format and length of IDs may change over time.
116116 
117 ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.
117 - `created_at: string`
118118 
119- `display_title: string or null`
119 ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.
120120 
121 Display title for the skill.
121 format: date-time
122122 
123 This is a human-readable label that is not included in the prompt sent to the model.
123 - `display_name: string`
124124 
125- `latest_version: string or null`
125 Human-readable, single-line label for the Skill. Maximum 255 characters.
126 Always set: derived from the SKILL.md frontmatter `name` when omitted at
127 creation. Not unique.
126128 
127 The latest version identifier for the skill.
129 - `latest_version_id: string`
128130 
129 This represents the most recent version of the skill that has been created.
131 ID of the newest Skill Version what `latest` references resolve to. Always set: a Skill holds at least one version.
130132 
131- `source: string`
133 - `source: BetaSkillSource`
132134 
133 Source of the skill.
135 Where the Skill comes from.
134136 
135 This may be one of the following values:
137 Possible values:
136138 
137 * `"custom"`: the skill was created by a user
138 * `"anthropic"`: the skill was created by Anthropic
139 * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace
140 * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only
141 * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill
142 * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin
139143 
140- `type: string`
144 - `type: "custom" or "anthropic" or "anthropic_example" or "plugin"`
141145 
142 Object type.
146 Where the Skill comes from.
143147 
144 For Skills, this is always `"skill"`.
148 Possible values:
145149 
146 default: skill
150 * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace
151 * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only
152 * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill
153 * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin
147154 
148- `updated_at: string`
155 - `"custom"`
149156 
150 ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.
157 - `"anthropic"`
151158 
159 - `"anthropic_example"`
160 
161 - `"plugin"`
162 
163 - `type: "skill"`
164 
165 Object type.
166 
167 For Skills, this is always `"skill"`.
168 
169 default: skill
170 
171 - `updated_at: string`
172 
173 ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.
174 
175 format: date-time
176 
152177## Example
153178 
154179```bash
155180curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID \
156181 -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
157 -H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
158182 -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
159183```
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164188{
165189 "id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
166190 "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
167 "display_title": "My Custom Skill",
168 "latest_version": "1759178010641129",
169 "source": "custom",
170 "type": "type",
191 "display_name": "display_name",
192 "latest_version_id": "latest_version_id",
193 "source": {
194 "type": "custom"
195 },
196 "type": "skill",
171197 "updated_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z"
172198}
173199```