Get a skill
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Preview — this feature is being built; the design below is the spec.
GET https://app.syntic.ai/v1/skills/{skill_id}Return a skill and its latest version number.
For how this fits into a full workflow, see Agent skills.
Headers
| Header | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|
Authorization | Yes | Bearer <key>: a private inference key (sk_live_...). See Authentication. |
syntic-beta | Yes, while in preview | agents-2026-11-01. Without it the call fails with 400 beta_required. See Versioning. |
Path parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
skill_id | string | The skill id, starting with skill_. |
Response
200 OK, Content-Type: application/json
{
"id": "skill_01JBXM4",
"object": "skill",
"name": "finance-pack",
"description": "Build the monthly finance pack from the ledger export. Use when asked for month-end reporting.",
"display_title": "Finance pack",
"latest_version": "3",
"created_at": 1791820800,
"updated_at": 1792425600
}Examples
curl -sS https://app.syntic.ai/v1/skills/skill_01JBXM4 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SYNTIC_API_KEY" \
-H "syntic-beta: agents-2026-11-01"Errors
Errors use the error envelope and carry a request_id. Codes specific to this operation:
| Status | type | code | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_request_error | beta_required | The syntic-beta header is missing. |
| 404 | not_found_error | skill_not_found | Unknown id, or another workspace’s skill. |
| 401 | authentication_error | invalid_api_key | The key is missing, unknown, revoked or expired. |
| 429 | rate_limit_error | rate_limited | Too many requests; wait for Retry-After. See Rate-limit headers. |
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