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GET /v1/skills/{skill_id} Retrieves the details of a single skill by ID.

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Path parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
skill_idstringYesSkill unique identifier

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Query parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
include_contentbooleanNoSet to true to include base64-encoded skill content in content

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Headers

HeaderRequiredDescription
AuthorizationYesBearer $QODER_PAT

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Example request

curl -X GET https://api.qoder.com/api/v1/cloud/skills/skill_019e3bba474b73cfaf19eae9b5f5e66d \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QODER_PAT"

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Example response

HTTP 200 OK 
{
  "id": "skill_019e3bba474b73cfaf19eae9b5f5e66d",
  "type": "skill",
  "name": "test-skill-api-doc",
  "description": "A test skill for API documentation",
  "skill_type": "custom",
  "status": "active",
  "version": 1,
  "content_size": 309,
  "content_sha256": "f253cb7d35790025f85917c0c239422cff1de067d00278db8897c585a3f28d94",
  "metadata": {},
  "created_at": "2026-05-18T15:35:24.248164Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-18T15:35:24.248164Z"
}

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Response fields

FieldTypeDescription
idstringSkill unique identifier with the skill_ prefix
typestringAlways "skill"
namestringSkill name
descriptionstringSkill description
skill_typestringSkill type: custom or prebuilt
statusstringStatus: active
versionintegerCurrent version number
content_sizeintegerSize of the zip content in bytes
content_sha256stringSHA-256 hash of the content
metadataobjectCustom metadata
contentstringBase64-encoded skill content; present only when include_content=true and content is available
content_encodingstringPresent with content; value is "base64"
created_atstringCreation time (ISO 8601)
updated_atstringLast update time (ISO 8601)

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Errors

HTTPTypeTrigger
401TOKEN_INVALIDMissing or invalid authentication token
404not_found_errorSkill does not exist or is no longer accessible: “Skill ‘{skill_id}’ was not found.”
See Errors for the full error envelope.

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