Source: https://docs.claude.com/en/api/skills/get-skill-version

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Get Skill Version

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cURL

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curl "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/skill_01AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv/versions/1759178010641129" \
     -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     -H "anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02"

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{
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "description": "A custom skill for doing something useful",
  "directory": "my-skill",
  "id": "skillver_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "name": "my-skill",
  "skill_id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "type": "skill_version",
  "version": "1759178010641129"
}

GET

/

v1

/

skills

/

{skill_id}

/

versions

/

{version}

cURL

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curl "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/skill_01AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv/versions/1759178010641129" \
     -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     -H "anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02"

200

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{
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "description": "A custom skill for doing something useful",
  "directory": "my-skill",
  "id": "skillver_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "name": "my-skill",
  "skill_id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "type": "skill_version",
  "version": "1759178010641129"
}

Headers

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anthropic-beta

string[]

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

To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like beta1,beta2 or specify the header multiple times for each beta.

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anthropic-version

string

required

The version of the Claude API you want to use.

Read more about versioning and our version history here .

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x-api-key

string

required

Your unique API key for authentication.

This key is required in the header of all API requests, to authenticate your account and access Anthropic's services. Get your API key through the Console . Each key is scoped to a Workspace.

Path Parameters

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skill_id

string

required

Unique identifier for the skill.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

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version

string

required

Version identifier for the skill.

Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., "1759178010641129").

Response

200

application/json

Successful Response

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created_at

string

required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill version was created.

Examples:

"2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z"

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description

string

required

Description of the skill version.

This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.

Examples:

"A custom skill for doing something useful"

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directory

string

required

Directory name of the skill version.

This is the top-level directory name that was extracted from the uploaded files.

Examples:

"my-skill"

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id

string

required

Unique identifier for the skill version.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

Examples:

"skillver_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw"

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name

string

required

Human-readable name of the skill version.

This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.

Examples:

"my-skill"

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skill_id

string

required

Identifier for the skill that this version belongs to.

Examples:

"skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw"

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type

string

default:skill_version

required

Object type.

For Skill Versions, this is always "skill_version".

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version

string

required

Version identifier for the skill.

Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., "1759178010641129").

Examples:

"1759178010641129"

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