> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
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# Read one experiment

> Read a single experiment by its slug, in the same shape the list returns. Accepts the experiment id as well, so either identifier the list hands back can be used.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /api/experiments/{slug}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: LangWatch API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: LangWatch openapi spec
servers:
  - url: https://app.langwatch.ai
security:
  - project_api_key: []
paths:
  /api/experiments/{slug}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Experiments
      summary: Read one experiment
      description: >-
        Read a single experiment by its slug, in the same shape the list
        returns. Accepts the experiment id as well, so either identifier the
        list hands back can be used.
      operationId: getApiExperimentsBySlug
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: slug
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The experiment's slug, or its id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  slug:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                  type:
                    type: string
                  workflowId:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                  createdAt:
                    type: string
                  updatedAt:
                    type: string
                  runsCount:
                    type: number
                  lastRunAt:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                required:
                  - id
                  - slug
                  - name
                  - type
                  - workflowId
                  - createdAt
                  - updatedAt
                  - runsCount
                  - lastRunAt
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '404':
          description: No experiment with that slug or id in this project
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: Stable failure code; branch on this
                  message:
                    type: string
                  fault:
                    type: string
                    description: >-
                      Who the failure is attributable to: customer, platform,
                      provider
                  tips:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                  docsUrl:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: true
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
      security:
        - project_api_key: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    project_api_key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: >-
        Project API key for sending traces and accessing project-scoped
        resources. Format: sk-lw-... (no underscore). Obtain one by creating a
        project via the Admin API or the LangWatch UI.

````