# `bird whatsapp agents get`

## Usage

```bash
bird whatsapp agents get <number-id> [flags]
```

## Description

Read the agent on one WhatsApp number: whether WhatsApp has finished preparing it. Whether it is answering and who it may answer are in its settings; what it knows about the business is its business info. `next` says what to do about the state it is in.

## Examples

```bash
bird whatsapp agents get <number-id>
bird whatsapp agents get <number-id> -f text
# the whatsapp_number_id to pass comes from
bird whatsapp agents list
```

## Options

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

## Related

| Name                                                                        | Description                                  |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| [`bird whatsapp agents create`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-agents-create) | Onboard an agent on a WhatsApp number        |
| [`bird whatsapp agents delete`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-agents-delete) | Delete a WhatsApp number's agent             |
| [`bird whatsapp agents list`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-agents-list)     | List WhatsApp numbers with their agent state |
| [`bird whatsapp agents test`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-agents-test)     | Send an agent a test message                 |

## 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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