---
title: "bird amb templates get"
description: "Get an Apple Messages template"
canonical: "https://bird.com/docs/cli/reference/amb-templates-get"
---

# `bird amb templates get`

## Usage

```bash
bird amb templates get <template-ref> [flags]
```

## Description

Read one Apple Messages template's metadata, language states, draft revision, and draft and live version IDs. The response omits content and variables; read a version to retrieve them.

## Procedure

Step 2 of 3 of "Reply to an Apple Messages conversation from a template". Previous: bird amb templates list. Next: bird amb templates versions get.

## Examples

```bash
bird amb templates get <template-ref>
bird amb templates get <template-ref> -f text
# the id to pass comes from
bird amb templates list
```

## Options

| Name                | Description                                      |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `--response-schema` | Print the fields this command returns, then exit |

## Related

| Name                                                                | Description                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| [`bird amb templates list`](/docs/cli/reference/amb-templates-list) | List Apple Messages templates |

## Related resources

- [Should I use a Bird SDK or call the API directly?](/explained/platform/should-i-use-an-sdk-or-call-the-api-directly) (answer)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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