# Templates

> Browse workflow and check-in templates available in the organization.

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Last Updated: 2026-04-06

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# Templates

Browse pre-built check-in templates available in the organization. Templates are the ready-made configurations Dailybot ships (daily standup, retro, mood, blocker triage, and more), and are the same catalog used when creating a new check-in via the [Check-ins API](/developers/api/check-ins).

The interactive reference — with live parameter tables, request/response schemas, and copy-pasteable curl samples — is at [/developers/api/templates](/developers/api/templates).

## Endpoints summary

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `/v1/templates/` | List all available templates |
| GET | `/v1/templates/{id}/` | Get a specific template |

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## GET /v1/templates/

Returns all available check-in and form templates for the organization.

### Query parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `type` | string | No | Filter by template type: `check_in` or `form`. |
| `limit` | integer | No | Number of results. Default: 250. |
| `offset` | integer | No | Pagination offset. |

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.dailybot.com/v1/templates/" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: your_api_key"
```

**Response (200 OK):**

```json
{
  "count": 4,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "tmpl_daily_standup",
      "name": "Daily Standup",
      "type": "check_in",
      "description": "Standard daily standup with three questions.",
      "questions": [
        { "id": "q1", "text": "What did you do yesterday?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": false },
        { "id": "q2", "text": "What are you doing today?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": false },
        { "id": "q3", "text": "Any blockers?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": true }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "tmpl_weekly_retro",
      "name": "Weekly Retrospective",
      "type": "check_in",
      "description": "End-of-week reflection and planning template.",
      "questions": [
        { "id": "q1", "text": "What went well this week?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": false },
        { "id": "q2", "text": "What could be improved?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": false },
        { "id": "q3", "text": "Key priorities for next week?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": false }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

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## GET /v1/templates/{id}/

Returns a specific template.

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.dailybot.com/v1/templates/tmpl_daily_standup/" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: your_api_key"
```

**Response (200 OK):**

```json
{
  "id": "tmpl_daily_standup",
  "name": "Daily Standup",
  "type": "check_in",
  "description": "Standard daily standup with three questions.",
  "questions": [
    { "id": "q1", "text": "What did you do yesterday?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": false },
    { "id": "q2", "text": "What are you doing today?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": false },
    { "id": "q3", "text": "Any blockers?", "type": "text_field", "is_blocker": true }
  ]
}
```

## Endpoints in this group

Retrieve check-in templates, including rendered question variables.

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `/v1/templates/` | List templates |
| GET | `/v1/templates/{id}/` | Retrieve a template |

### GET `/v1/templates/`

**List templates**

List templates

- **Auth:** API key (`X-API-KEY`), CLI Bearer (read), OAuth 2.0
- **Rate limit:** `default`
- **Pagination:** Page-number pagination

#### Query parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `render_special_vars` | boolean | No | Render placeholders inline. |
| `followup_id` | string (uuid) | No | — |

#### Error codes

| Status | When |
|--------|------|
| `401` | Missing/invalid/expired credential |
| `403` | Authenticated but not permitted |
| `429` | Throttled - Retry-After header set |

#### Example (curl)

```bash
curl -sS -X GET 'https://api.dailybot.com/v1/templates/' -H 'X-API-KEY: $DAILYBOT_API_KEY'
```

### GET `/v1/templates/{id}/`

**Retrieve a template**

Retrieve a template

- **Auth:** API key (`X-API-KEY`), CLI Bearer (read), OAuth 2.0
- **Rate limit:** `default`
- **Pagination:** No pagination

#### Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `id` | string (uuid) | Yes | — |

#### Error codes

| Status | When |
|--------|------|
| `401` | Missing/invalid/expired credential |
| `403` | Authenticated but not permitted |
| `429` | Throttled - Retry-After header set |
| `404` | Not found or not visible |

#### Example (curl)

```bash
curl -sS -X GET 'https://api.dailybot.com/v1/templates/{id}/' -H 'X-API-KEY: $DAILYBOT_API_KEY'
```

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