---
type: api
title: List skills
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-get-agent-builder-skills
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-get-agent-builder-skills
products:
  - Kibana
---

# List skills

Availability: 9.4+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `GET` `/api/agent_builder/skills`
- `GET` `/s/{space_id}/api/agent_builder/skills`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/authentication#basicauth)

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

List all available skills (built-in and user-created). To learn more about Agent Builder skills, refer to the [skills documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/ai-features/agent-builder/skills).<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: agentBuilder:read.

## Query String Parameters

- `include_plugins` (boolean · default: false)
  Set to true to include skills from plugins.

## Response

Indicates a successful response

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
GET kbn:/api/agent_builder/skills
```

#### curl

```curl
curl \
  -X GET "https://${KIBANA_URL}/api/agent_builder/skills" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```

## Response Examples

#### List skills response

Example response returning a list of skills

```json
{
  "results": [
    {
      "description": "A built-in skill provided by the platform.",
      "experimental": false,
      "id": "built-in-skill-id",
      "name": "Built-in Skill",
      "readonly": true,
      "referenced_content_count": 0
    },
    {
      "description": "A user-created skill for data analysis.",
      "experimental": false,
      "id": "custom-skill-id",
      "name": "Custom Skill",
      "readonly": false,
      "referenced_content_count": 1,
      "tool_ids": [
        "platform.core.search"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```