## GetEditor

**post** `/gitpod.v1.EditorService/GetEditor`

Gets details about a specific editor.

Use this method to:

- View editor information
- Get editor configuration

### Examples

- Get editor details:

  Retrieves information about a specific editor.

  ```yaml
  id: "d2c94c27-3b76-4a42-b88c-95a85e392c68"
  ```

### Body Parameters

- `id: string`

  id is the ID of the editor to get

### Returns

- `editor: Editor`

  editor contains the editor

  - `id: string`

  - `installationInstructions: string`

  - `name: string`

  - `urlTemplate: string`

  - `alias: optional string`

  - `iconUrl: optional string`

  - `shortDescription: optional string`

  - `versions: optional array of EditorVersion`

    versions contains the list of available versions for this editor

    - `version: string`

      version is the version string of the editor
      Examples for JetBrains: 2025.2

### Example

```http
curl https://app.gitpod.io/api/gitpod.v1.EditorService/GetEditor \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITPOD_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "id": "d2c94c27-3b76-4a42-b88c-95a85e392c68"
        }'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "editor": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "installationInstructions": "installationInstructions",
    "name": "name",
    "urlTemplate": "urlTemplate",
    "alias": "alias",
    "iconUrl": "iconUrl",
    "shortDescription": "shortDescription",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "version"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```