Get Agent

get /v1/agents/{agent_id}

Get Agent

Path Parameters

• agent_id: string

Query Parameters

• version: optional number

  Agent version. Omit for the most recent version. Must be at least 1 if specified.

Header Parameters

• "anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

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

  • string

  • "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 22 more

    • "message-batches-2024-09-24"

    • "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"

    • "computer-use-2024-10-22"

    • "computer-use-2025-01-24"

    • "pdfs-2024-09-25"

    • "token-counting-2024-11-01"

    • "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"

    • "output-128k-2025-02-19"

    • "files-api-2025-04-14"

    • "mcp-client-2025-04-04"

    • "mcp-client-2025-11-20"

    • "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "code-execution-2025-05-22"

    • "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"

    • "context-1m-2025-08-07"

    • "context-management-2025-06-27"

    • "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"

    • "skills-2025-10-02"

    • "fast-mode-2026-02-01"

    • "output-300k-2026-03-24"

    • "user-profiles-2026-03-24"

    • "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"

    • "managed-agents-2026-04-01"

    • "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"

Returns

• BetaManagedAgentsAgent object { id, archived_at, created_at, 12 more }

  A Managed Agents agent.

  • id: string

  • archived_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  • created_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  • description: string

  • mcp_servers: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition

    • name: string

    • type: "url"

      • "url"

    • url: string

  • metadata: map[string]

  • model: BetaManagedAgentsModelConfig

    Model identifier and configuration.

    • id: BetaManagedAgentsModel

      The model that will power your agent.

      See models for additional details and options.

      • "claude-opus-4-7" or "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or 6 more

        The model that will power your agent.

        See models for additional details and options.

        • "claude-opus-4-7"

          Frontier intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        • "claude-opus-4-6"

          Most intelligent model for building agents and coding

        • "claude-sonnet-4-6"

          Best combination of speed and intelligence

        • "claude-haiku-4-5"

          Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence

        • "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"

          Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence

        • "claude-opus-4-5"

          Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance

        • "claude-opus-4-5-20251101"

          Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance

        • "claude-sonnet-4-5"

          High-performance model for agents and coding

        • "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"

          High-performance model for agents and coding

      • string

    • speed: optional "standard" or "fast"

      Inference speed mode. fast provides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models support fast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.

      • "standard"

      • "fast"

  • multiagent: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagent

    Resolved coordinator topology with a concrete agent roster.

    • agents: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentReference

      Agents the coordinator may spawn as session threads, each resolved to a specific version.

      • id: string

      • type: "agent"

        • "agent"

      • version: number

    • type: "coordinator"

      • "coordinator"

  • name: string

  • skills: array of BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill or BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill

    • BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill object { skill_id, type, version }

      A resolved Anthropic-managed skill.

      • skill_id: string

      • type: "anthropic"

        • "anthropic"

      • version: string

    • BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill object { skill_id, type, version }

      A resolved user-created custom skill.

      • skill_id: string

      • type: "custom"

        • "custom"

      • version: string

  • system: string

  • tools: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401 or BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset or BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool

    • BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401 object { configs, default_config, type }

      • configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolConfig

        • enabled: boolean

        • name: "bash" or "edit" or "read" or 5 more

          Built-in agent tool identifier.

          • "bash"

          • "edit"

          • "read"

          • "write"

          • "glob"

          • "grep"

          • "web_fetch"

          • "web_search"

        • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

          Permission policy for tool execution.

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

            • type: "always_allow"

              • "always_allow"

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

            • type: "always_ask"

              • "always_ask"

      • default_config: BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolsetDefaultConfig

        Resolved default configuration for agent tools.

        • enabled: boolean

        • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

          Permission policy for tool execution.

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

      • type: "agent_toolset_20260401"

        • "agent_toolset_20260401"

    • BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset object { configs, default_config, mcp_server_name, type }

      • configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolConfig

        • enabled: boolean

        • name: string

        • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

          Permission policy for tool execution.

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

      • default_config: BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolsetDefaultConfig

        Resolved default configuration for all tools from an MCP server.

        • enabled: boolean

        • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

          Permission policy for tool execution.

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

          • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

            Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

      • mcp_server_name: string

      • type: "mcp_toolset"

        • "mcp_toolset"

    • BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool object { description, input_schema, name, type }

      A custom tool as returned in API responses.

      • description: string

      • input_schema: BetaManagedAgentsCustomToolInputSchema

        JSON Schema for custom tool input parameters.

        • properties: optional map[unknown]

          JSON Schema properties defining the tool's input parameters.

        • required: optional array of string

          List of required property names.

        • type: optional "object"

          Must be 'object' for tool input schemas.

          • "object"

      • name: string

      • type: "custom"

        • "custom"

  • type: "agent"

    • "agent"

  • updated_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  • version: number

    The agent's current version. Starts at 1 and increments when the agent is modified.

Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/agents/$AGENT_ID \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "agent_011CZkYpogX7uDKUyvBTophP",
  "archived_at": null,
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "description": "A general-purpose starter agent.",
  "mcp_servers": [
    {
      "name": "example-mcp",
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "model": {
    "id": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
    "speed": "standard"
  },
  "multiagent": {
    "agents": [
      {
        "id": "agent_011CZkYqphY8vELVzwCUpqiQ",
        "type": "agent",
        "version": 1
      }
    ],
    "type": "coordinator"
  },
  "name": "My First Agent",
  "skills": [
    {
      "skill_id": "xlsx",
      "type": "anthropic",
      "version": "1"
    },
    {
      "skill_id": "skill_011CZkZFNu9hAbo3jZPRgTlx",
      "type": "custom",
      "version": "2"
    }
  ],
  "system": "You are a general-purpose agent that can research, write code, run commands, and use connected tools to complete the user's task end to end.",
  "tools": [
    {
      "configs": [
        {
          "enabled": true,
          "name": "bash",
          "permission_policy": {
            "type": "always_allow"
          }
        }
      ],
      "default_config": {
        "enabled": true,
        "permission_policy": {
          "type": "always_ask"
        }
      },
      "type": "agent_toolset_20260401"
    }
  ],
  "type": "agent",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "version": 1
}