# `bird whatsapp agents settings get`

## Usage

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

## Description

Read how the agent on one WhatsApp number behaves: whether it is answering and since when, who it may answer, how it hands over and follows up, and what it must never say. What it knows about the business is its own resource under the agent.

## Examples

```bash
bird whatsapp agents settings get <number-id>
bird whatsapp agents settings get <number-id> -f text
```

## Options

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

## Related

| Name                                                                                          | Description                        |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| [`bird whatsapp agents settings update`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-agents-settings-update) | Update a WhatsApp agent's settings |

## 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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