Get writing style

One writing style’s full configuration: tone of voice, writing rules, heading case, translation formality, competitor-statistics mode, English spelling variant, and (for social styles) per-language overrides. Get style_id from List writing styles.


GET /brands/{brand_id}/writing-styles/{style_id}

Authorization

Header	Type	Required
`Authorization`	`Bearer asky_sk_…`	required

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`brand_id`	`uuid`	required	From List brands
`style_id`	`uuid`	required	From List writing styles

Request

cURL


curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/writing-styles/3c9fe109-0a5f-4c1e-9b2d-6a8e1f3c7b5d' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <api-key>'

Python


import requests
 
url = "https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/writing-styles/3c9fe109-0a5f-4c1e-9b2d-6a8e1f3c7b5d"
 
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <api-key>"}
 
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
 
print(response.text)

JavaScript


const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <api-key>'}};
 
fetch('https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/writing-styles/3c9fe109-0a5f-4c1e-9b2d-6a8e1f3c7b5d', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

PHP


<?php
 
$curl = curl_init();
 
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/writing-styles/3c9fe109-0a5f-4c1e-9b2d-6a8e1f3c7b5d",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <api-key>"
  ],
]);
 
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
 
curl_close($curl);
 
if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

Go


package main
 
import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io"
)
 
func main() {
 
    url := "https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/writing-styles/3c9fe109-0a5f-4c1e-9b2d-6a8e1f3c7b5d"
 
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 
    req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <api-key>")
 
    res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 
    defer res.Body.Close()
    body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 
    fmt.Println(string(body))
 
}

Ruby


require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
 
url = URI("https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/writing-styles/3c9fe109-0a5f-4c1e-9b2d-6a8e1f3c7b5d")
 
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
 
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <api-key>'
 
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Response

200


{
  "data": {
    "id": "3c9fe109-0a5f-4c1e-9b2d-6a8e1f3c7b5d",
    "name": "Reddit Casual",
    "surface": "social",
    "channel": "reddit",
    "is_default": true,
    "sort_order": 0,
    "tone_of_voice": {
      "presets": ["friendly", "direct"],
      "custom_tones": [],
      "description": "Talks like a knowledgeable peer, not a brand account."
    },
    "writing_rules": {
      "always_do": ["Answer the question first, mention the product only if directly relevant"],
      "never_do": ["Never use marketing language", "Never post more than one link"]
    },
    "heading_case_style": "sentence",
    "translation_formality": null,
    "competitor_statistics_mode": null,
    "english_variant": null,
    "language_overrides": {
      "de": {
        "formality": "prefer_more",
        "nuance": "Use Sie, keep it professional even in casual threads.",
        "always_do": ["Use Sie"],
        "never_do": [],
        "english_variant": null
      }
    },
    "tone_generation_status": null,
    "created_at": "2026-07-22T14:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-08-11T21:42:29.000Z"
  },
  "request_id": "req_839eabb939bd4d32851a"
}

401


{
  "error": {
    "code": "token_expired",
    "message": "This API key has expired. Roll it from the API tab on the Connections page to get a replacement.",
    "request_id": "req_8f21c0aa47b1490d2e63"
  }
}

404


{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "Not found.",
    "request_id": "req_5b0e77d213a94f6a8ce1"
  }
}

429


{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Retry after 24 seconds.",
    "request_id": "req_31c9ba7f0e5d4a118cc2"
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`data.id`	`uuid`	required
`data.name`	`string`	required
`data.surface`	`string`	required. One of `content`, `social`
`data.channel`	`string \| null`	The social channel, when `surface` is `social`
`data.is_default`	`boolean`	required
`data.sort_order`	`integer`	required
`data.tone_of_voice`	`object`	required. `{ presets: string[], custom_tones: string[], description: string }`
`data.writing_rules`	`object`	required. `{ always_do: string[], never_do: string[] }`
`data.heading_case_style`	`string`	required. One of `sentence`, `title`. Content styles only in practice
`data.translation_formality`	`string \| null`	One of `default`, `prefer_more`, `prefer_less`. Content styles only
`data.competitor_statistics_mode`	`string \| null`	One of `ask`, `include`, `exclude`. Content styles only
`data.english_variant`	`string \| null`	One of `us`, `uk`. Content styles only — a social style’s English spelling preference lives in `language_overrides.en.english_variant` instead
`data.language_overrides`	`object`	required. Keyed by ISO 639-1 language code. `{}` on content styles, since it is never read there. Each value is `{ formality, nuance, always_do, never_do, english_variant }`
`data.tone_generation_status`	`string \| null`	`pending` while an AI-assisted tone is still being generated, `failed` if it errored, otherwise `null`
`data.created_at` / `data.updated_at`	`timestamptz`	required
`request_id`	`string`	required. Also returned as the `x-request-id` header. Quote it when contacting support

Errors

Status	Code	When
401	`invalid_token`	The key is missing, malformed, or does not exist
401	`token_expired`	The key passed its expiry date
401	`token_revoked`	The key was revoked
404	`not_found`	The brand does not exist, the style does not exist for this brand, or this key is not allowed to reach either. All three are deliberately indistinguishable
429	`rate_limited`	Over 300 requests per minute. See the `Retry-After` header

Notes

heading_case_style, translation_formality, competitor_statistics_mode and english_variant are article-only fields. They still appear on a social style’s response (at their column defaults), but nothing reads them there — the editor hides all four for social styles, and Update writing style refuses to set any of them on one.

language_overrides is the mirror case: populated and meaningful only on social styles. Content generation never reads it.

A social style’s spelling preference lives inside language_overrides.en, not the base english_variant column. The base column is what content styles use.