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# Get Simulator

> Returns a Simulator and its current build status.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/simulation.yaml get /v1/simulators/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: >-
    The continuous-simulation API builds reusable Simulators and runs isolated
    Simulations and Worlds. This document describes the stable v1 public
    contract.
  title: continuous-simulation API
  version: v1
servers:
  - description: Continuous production API.
    url: https://api.continuouslabs.ai
security: []
tags:
  - description: Create and control isolated runtime instances of ready Simulators.
    name: simulations
    x-group: Simulations
  - description: Build, inspect, tag, and delete reusable Simulator artifacts.
    name: simulators
    x-group: Simulators
  - description: Create and control coordinated groups of Simulations.
    name: worlds
    x-group: Worlds
paths:
  /v1/simulators/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - simulators
      summary: Get Simulator
      description: Returns a Simulator and its current build status.
      operationId: get-simulator
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulator'
          description: OK
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              examples:
                simulator_not_found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/simulator_not_found'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Not Found
        '422':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              examples:
                validation:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/validation'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security:
        - apiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Simulator:
      additionalProperties: false
      examples:
        - artifact_digest: >-
            sha256:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
          created_at: '2026-01-15T12:00:00Z'
          id: smr_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V5
          instructions: Return stable example data for every operation.
          name: billing-api
          owner: ws_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V4
          parent: ''
          status: ready
          tags:
            - latest
      properties:
        artifact_digest:
          type: string
        composition:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimulatorComposition'
        created_at:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        id:
          type: string
        instructions:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        owner:
          type: string
        parent:
          type: string
        status:
          enum:
            - building
            - ready
            - failed
          type: string
        tags:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - owner
        - tags
        - parent
        - status
        - artifact_digest
        - instructions
        - created_at
      type: object
    Error:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          minLength: 1
          type: string
        detail:
          minLength: 1
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - detail
      type: object
    SimulatorComposition:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        custom:
          description: Inputs an interceptor serves under the custom role
          format: int64
          type: integer
        declared:
          description: Inputs the Simulator serves from a declared role
          format: int64
          type: integer
        entities:
          description: Entities the Simulator stores
          format: int64
          type: integer
        inputs:
          description: Inputs the routed operations declare
          format: int64
          type: integer
        intercepted:
          description: Inputs a custom operation leaves to its interceptor with no role
          format: int64
          type: integer
        operations:
          description: Operations the Simulator routes
          format: int64
          type: integer
        unsupported:
          description: Inputs the Simulator refuses
          format: int64
          type: integer
      required:
        - operations
        - entities
        - inputs
        - declared
        - custom
        - intercepted
        - unsupported
      type: object
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          examples:
            auth_invalid:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_invalid'
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Unauthorized
    InternalServerError:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          examples:
            internal:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/internal'
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Internal Server Error
  examples:
    simulator_not_found:
      value:
        code: simulator_not_found
        detail: No Simulator was found with ID "smr_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V5".
    validation:
      value:
        code: validation
        detail: The request does not satisfy the API contract.
    auth_invalid:
      value:
        code: auth_invalid
        detail: The API key is missing or invalid.
    internal:
      value:
        code: internal
        detail: The server encountered an unexpected error.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      bearerFormat: Continuous API key
      description: >-
        Use a Continuous API key. Send it in the Authorization header as a
        Bearer token.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````