---
title: "Read an agent"
method: GET
path: "/controlplane/agent/{id}"
tags: ["Agent"]
---

# Read an agent

`GET /controlplane/agent/{id}`

Retrieve a specific agent by its ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

The operation was successful.

- Agent
  - `id` string, required — A system-wide unique ID for the agent.
  - `name` string, nullable, required — The name of the agent.
  - `nrns` string[] — List of NRNs the agent is authorized to operate on, derived from the API key permissions.
  - `last_heartbeat` string, date-time, required — The ISO-8601 UTC timestamp of the last heartbeat from the agent.
  - `runtime` string, required — The runtime the agent runs on, for example, `k8s` or `host`.
  - `version` string, required — The version of the agent.
  - `tags` object, required — Object containing key-value pairs representing tags to be matched for applying the configuration.
  - `status` 'active', required — The status of the agent.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — The ISO-8601 UTC timestamp of when the agent was created.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable — The ISO-8601 UTC timestamp of when the agent was last updated.
  - `capabilities` Capability[]
    - `id` string — A system-wide unique ID for the capability.
    - `tags` object — Object containing key-value pairs representing tags to be matched for applying the capability.
    - `status` 'active' — The status of the capability.
    - `version` string — The version of the capability.
    - `configuration_id` string — The ID of the configuration.
    - `desired_configuration_id` string — The ID of the desired configuration.
    - `is_default_configuration` true | false — Defines whether this capability is the default configuration.
    - `current_configuration_expires_at` string, date-time, nullable — The expiration date of the current configuration.
    - `provider` string — The provider of the capability.
    - `category` string — The category of the capability.
    - `created_at` string, date-time — The ISO-8601 UTC timestamp of when the capability was created.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable — The ISO-8601 UTC timestamp of when the capability was last updated.

## Other responses

- `4XX` — Client error responses due to invalid input or missing parameters.
- `5XX` — Server error responses indicating an issue on the API side.

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