API Reference

Skills

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Update the default version pointer for a skill.

$ openai skills update

POST/skills/{skill_id}

Update the default version pointer for a skill.

ParametersExpand Collapse

--skill-id: string

The identifier of the skill.

--default-version: string

The skill version number to set as default.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

skill: object { id, created_at, default_version, 4 more }

id: string

Unique identifier for the skill.

created_at: number

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the skill was created.

default_version: string

Default version for the skill.

description: string

Description of the skill.

latest_version: string

Latest version for the skill.

name: string

Name of the skill.

object: "skill"

The object type, which is skill.

Update the default version pointer for a skill.

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CLI Tool

openai skills update \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --skill-id skill_123 \
  --default-version default_version

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "default_version": "default_version",
  "description": "description",
  "latest_version": "latest_version",
  "name": "name",
  "object": "skill"
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "default_version": "default_version",
  "description": "description",
  "latest_version": "latest_version",
  "name": "name",
  "object": "skill"
}