---
title: "Get Agent"
method: GET
path: "/v1/agents/{agent_id}?beta=true"
---

# Get Agent

`GET /v1/agents/{agent_id}?beta=true`

## Path parameters

- `agent_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `version` integer

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string
- `anthropic-version` string
- `anthropic-beta` string

## Response `200`

Successful response (OK)

- BetaManagedAgentsAgent — A Managed Agents `agent`.
  - `type` 'agent', required
  - `id` string, required
  - `version` integer, required — The agent's current version. Starts at 1 and increments when the agent is modified.
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `model` BetaManagedAgentsModelConfig, required — Model identifier and configuration.
    - `id` union, required — The model that will power your agent. See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
      - string
      - 'claude-sonnet-5' — High-performance model for coding and agents
      - 'claude-fable-5' — Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems
      - 'claude-opus-5' — Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
      - 'claude-opus-4-8' — Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
      - 'claude-opus-4-7' — Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
      - 'claude-opus-4-6' — Powerful intelligence for long-running 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' — Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
      - 'claude-opus-4-5-20251101' — Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
      - 'claude-sonnet-4-5' — High-performance model for agents and coding
      - 'claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929' — High-performance model for agents and coding
    - `speed` 'standard' | '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.
    - `effort` union — How hard Claude works on each turn. Sets `output_config.effort` on every Messages call the session makes.
      - object — Low effort. Favors latency over reasoning depth.
        - `type` 'low', required
      - object — Medium effort. Balances latency and reasoning depth.
        - `type` 'medium', required
      - object — High effort. Favors reasoning depth.
        - `type` 'high', required
      - object — Extra-high effort. Not all models accept this level.
        - `type` 'xhigh', required
      - object — Maximum effort. Favors reasoning depth over latency.
        - `type` 'max', required
    - `inference_geo` string — Geographic region for model inference. When unset, requests fall through to the workspace's default_inference_geo.
  - `system` string, nullable, required
  - `tools` BetaManagedAgentsAgentTool[], required
    - union — Union type for tool configurations returned in API responses.
      - object
        - `type` 'agent_toolset_20260401', required
        - `default_config` BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolsetDefaultConfig, required — Resolved default configuration for agent tools.
          - `enabled` boolean, required
          - `permission_policy` union, required — Permission policy for tool execution.
            - object — Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.
              - …
            - object — Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.
              - …
        - `configs` BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolConfig[], required
          - `name` 'bash' | 'edit' | 'read' | 'write' | 'glob' | 'grep' | 'web_fetch' | 'web_search', required — Built-in agent tool identifier.
          - `enabled` boolean, required
          - `permission_policy` union, required — Permission policy for tool execution.
            - object — Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.
              - …
            - object — Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.
              - …
      - object
        - `type` 'mcp_toolset', required
        - `mcp_server_name` string, required
        - `default_config` BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolsetDefaultConfig, required — Resolved default configuration for all tools from an MCP server.
          - `enabled` boolean, required
          - `permission_policy` union, required — Permission policy for tool execution.
            - object — Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.
              - …
            - object — Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.
              - …
        - `configs` BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolConfig[], required
          - `name` string, required
          - `enabled` boolean, required
          - `permission_policy` union, required — Permission policy for tool execution.
            - object — Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.
              - …
            - object — Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.
              - …
      - object — A custom tool as returned in API responses.
        - `type` 'custom', required
        - `name` string, required
        - `description` string, required
        - `input_schema` BetaManagedAgentsCustomToolInputSchema, required — JSON Schema for custom tool input parameters.
          - `properties` object, nullable
          - `required` string[], nullable
          - `type` 'object', required
  - `mcp_servers` BetaManagedAgentsMCPServer[], required
    - `type` 'url', required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, required
  - `skills` BetaManagedAgentsSkill[], required
    - union — Resolved skill as returned in API responses.
      - BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill — A resolved Anthropic-managed skill.
        - `type` 'anthropic', required
        - `skill_id` string, required
        - `version` string, required
      - BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill — A resolved user-created custom skill.
        - `type` 'custom', required
        - `skill_id` string, required
        - `version` string, required
  - `metadata` object, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
  - `archived_at` string, date-time, required — A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
  - `multiagent` BetaManagedAgentsMultiagent, required — Resolved coordinator topology with a concrete agent roster.
    - `type` 'coordinator', required
    - `agents` BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentRosterEntry[], required — Agents the coordinator may spawn as session threads, each resolved to a specific version.
      - union — A resolved multiagent roster entry.
        - BetaManagedAgentsAgentReference — A resolved agent reference with a concrete version.
          - `type` 'agent', required
          - `id` string, required
          - `version` integer, required
        - BetaManagedAgentsAdvisor — Platform advisor roster entry: a model the session's primary thread may consult mid-turn.
          - `type` 'advisor', required
          - `model` string, required — The advisor model id.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid argument - The client specified an invalid argument
- `401` — Unauthenticated - The request does not have valid authentication credentials
- `403` — Permission denied - The caller does not have permission to execute the specified operation
- `404` — Not found - Some requested entity was not found
- `408` — Deadline exceeded - The deadline expired before the operation could complete
- `409` — Aborted - The operation was aborted due to concurrency issue
- `412` — Failed precondition - Operation was rejected because the system is not in required state
- `413` — Out of range - Operation was attempted past the valid range
- `429` — Resource exhausted - Some resource has been exhausted (rate limiting)
- `431` — Request header fields too large - Request metadata was too large
- `499` — Cancelled - The operation was cancelled by the client
- `500` — Internal - Internal server error
- `501` — Unimplemented - The operation is not implemented or supported
- `503` — Unavailable - The service is currently unavailable
- `504` — Deadline exceeded - Upstream service did not respond in time

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