retrieve() — anthropic-sdk-python Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the retrieve() function in skills.py from the anthropic-sdk-python codebase.

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Dependency Diagram

graph TD
  2afc1c02_fc53_a5c8_d9cd_6638b777fde3["retrieve()"]
  a066815a_19f8_2563_67f3_466b1e29bc2d["Skills"]
  2afc1c02_fc53_a5c8_d9cd_6638b777fde3 -->|defined in| a066815a_19f8_2563_67f3_466b1e29bc2d
  a60114e4_1117_cd05_d679_3a605444d3db["retrieve()"]
  a60114e4_1117_cd05_d679_3a605444d3db -->|calls| 2afc1c02_fc53_a5c8_d9cd_6638b777fde3
  a60114e4_1117_cd05_d679_3a605444d3db["retrieve()"]
  2afc1c02_fc53_a5c8_d9cd_6638b777fde3 -->|calls| a60114e4_1117_cd05_d679_3a605444d3db
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Source Code

src/anthropic/resources/beta/skills/skills.py lines 146–195

    def retrieve(
        self,
        skill_id: str,
        *,
        betas: List[AnthropicBetaParam] | Omit = omit,
        # Use the following arguments if you need to pass additional parameters to the API that aren't available via kwargs.
        # The extra values given here take precedence over values defined on the client or passed to this method.
        extra_headers: Headers | None = None,
        extra_query: Query | None = None,
        extra_body: Body | None = None,
        timeout: float | httpx.Timeout | None | NotGiven = not_given,
    ) -> SkillRetrieveResponse:
        """
        Get Skill

        Args:
          skill_id: Unique identifier for the skill.

              The format and length of IDs may change over time.

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

          extra_headers: Send extra headers

          extra_query: Add additional query parameters to the request

          extra_body: Add additional JSON properties to the request

          timeout: Override the client-level default timeout for this request, in seconds
        """
        if not skill_id:
            raise ValueError(f"Expected a non-empty value for `skill_id` but received {skill_id!r}")
        extra_headers = {
            **strip_not_given(
                {
                    "anthropic-beta": ",".join(chain((str(e) for e in betas), ["skills-2025-10-02"]))
                    if is_given(betas)
                    else not_given
                }
            ),
            **(extra_headers or {}),
        }
        extra_headers = {"anthropic-beta": "skills-2025-10-02", **(extra_headers or {})}
        return self._get(
            f"/v1/skills/{skill_id}?beta=true",
            options=make_request_options(
                extra_headers=extra_headers, extra_query=extra_query, extra_body=extra_body, timeout=timeout
            ),
            cast_to=SkillRetrieveResponse,
        )