GET/v1/skills

List all skills, knowledge areas and abilities from the O*NET taxonomy

Return a paginated list of every skill, knowledge area, and ability in the O*NET Content Model. Use this endpoint to browse the full taxonomy, build a type-ahead widget, or enumerate skills for bulk analysis. For targeted keyword matching (including typo tolerance) use `GET /v1/skills/search` instead. **Pagination:** `page` / `page_size` (1-based, defaults 1 / 20, max 100). **Category filter:** the O*NET taxonomy splits each descriptor into one of three buckets — `knowledge` (declarative knowledge like 'Mathematics'), `skill` (developed capacities like 'Active Listening'), or `ability` (enduring attributes like 'Inductive Reasoning'). Omit the filter to mix all three. **Response shape:** a standard `ApiResponse[PaginatedData[Skill]]` with `items`, `total`, `page`, `page_size`, `pages`. Each `Skill` carries its O*NET ID, name, description, and category. Source: O*NET OnLine (USDOL/ETA). Required scope: `skills:read`.

Authentication

Requires API key via X-API-Key header.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
page	query	integer	optional	Page number (1-based)
page_size	query	integer	optional	Items per page (max 100)
category	query	any	optional	Filter by skill taxonomy category

Example request

curl

curl -X GET \
  "https://skills.wageapi.com/api/v1/skills?page=1&page_size=20&category=%3Ccategory%3E" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Responses

200Successful Response

dataPaginatedData_Skill_required

itemsarray<Skill>required

array of Skill

skill_idstringrequired

O*NET skill identifier

namestringrequired

Skill name

descriptionanyoptional

What this skill covers

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

categorystringrequiredenum: knowledge | skill | ability

Skill taxonomy category

totalintegerrequired

Total number of matching records

pageintegerrequired

Current page number (1-based)

page_sizeintegerrequired

Items per page

pagesintegerrequired

Total number of pages

metadataMetadataSchemarequired

sourcesarray<SourceSchema>optional

array of SourceSchema

namestringrequired

Data source name (e.g. O*NET, BLS OES)

urlanyoptional

URL to the source

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

request_idstringrequired

Unique request identifier

rate_limitanyoptional

one of:

option 1:

limitintegerrequired

Maximum requests per day for current tier

remainingintegerrequired

Requests remaining today

resetstringrequired

UTC timestamp when limit resets

option 2:

null

401Missing or invalid API key.

errorErrorDetailrequired

Structured error payload returned by all Aethar APIs. Mirrors the shape produced by aethar_auth.exception_handlers so the OpenAPI spec accurately describes real error bodies for documentation readers and MCP clients.

codestringrequired

Machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_API_KEY)

messagestringrequired

Human-readable error message

statusanyoptional

HTTP status code

one of:

option 1:

integer

option 2:

null

request_idanyoptional

Request identifier — include in support tickets

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

suggestionanyoptional

Actionable hint on how to resolve the error

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

doc_urlanyoptional

Link to full documentation for this error code

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

fieldanyoptional

Field that caused the error (if applicable)

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

errorsanyoptional

Per-field validation errors (only for 422 VALIDATION_ERROR responses)

one of:

option 1:

array of object

object

option 2:

null

403API key lacks the required scope for this endpoint.

errorErrorDetailrequired

codestringrequired

Machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_API_KEY)

messagestringrequired

Human-readable error message

statusanyoptional

HTTP status code

one of:

option 1:

integer

option 2:

null

request_idanyoptional

Request identifier — include in support tickets

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

suggestionanyoptional

Actionable hint on how to resolve the error

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

doc_urlanyoptional

Link to full documentation for this error code

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

fieldanyoptional

Field that caused the error (if applicable)

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

errorsanyoptional

Per-field validation errors (only for 422 VALIDATION_ERROR responses)

one of:

option 1:

array of object

object

option 2:

null

422Request validation failed (bad query params, unknown category, etc.).

errorErrorDetailrequired

codestringrequired

Machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_API_KEY)

messagestringrequired

Human-readable error message

statusanyoptional

HTTP status code

one of:

option 1:

integer

option 2:

null

request_idanyoptional

Request identifier — include in support tickets

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

suggestionanyoptional

Actionable hint on how to resolve the error

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

doc_urlanyoptional

Link to full documentation for this error code

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

fieldanyoptional

Field that caused the error (if applicable)

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

errorsanyoptional

Per-field validation errors (only for 422 VALIDATION_ERROR responses)

one of:

option 1:

array of object

object

option 2:

null

429Daily rate limit exceeded for this API key.

errorErrorDetailrequired

codestringrequired

Machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_API_KEY)

messagestringrequired

Human-readable error message

statusanyoptional

HTTP status code

one of:

option 1:

integer

option 2:

null

request_idanyoptional

Request identifier — include in support tickets

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

suggestionanyoptional

Actionable hint on how to resolve the error

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

doc_urlanyoptional

Link to full documentation for this error code

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

fieldanyoptional

Field that caused the error (if applicable)

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

errorsanyoptional

Per-field validation errors (only for 422 VALIDATION_ERROR responses)

one of:

option 1:

array of object

object

option 2:

null

500Unexpected server error. Includes a request_id for support.

errorErrorDetailrequired

codestringrequired

Machine-readable error code (e.g. INVALID_API_KEY)

messagestringrequired

Human-readable error message

statusanyoptional

HTTP status code

one of:

option 1:

integer

option 2:

null

request_idanyoptional

Request identifier — include in support tickets

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

suggestionanyoptional

Actionable hint on how to resolve the error

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

doc_urlanyoptional

Link to full documentation for this error code

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

fieldanyoptional

Field that caused the error (if applicable)

one of:

option 1:

string

option 2:

null

errorsanyoptional

Per-field validation errors (only for 422 VALIDATION_ERROR responses)

one of:

option 1:

array of object

object

option 2:

null

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