Get Operation
curl --request GET \
--url https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "<string>",
"operation_type": "generate",
"presentation_id": "<string>",
"status": "queued",
"progress": {},
"result": {},
"error": "<string>",
"created_at": "<string>",
"started_at": "<string>",
"completed_at": "<string>"
}{
"detail": [
{
"loc": [
"<string>"
],
"msg": "<string>",
"type": "<string>"
}
]
}AI Operations
Get Operation
GET
/
api
/
modern
/
v1
/
operations
/
{operation_id}
Get Operation
curl --request GET \
--url https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://slides-api.getalai.com/api/modern/v1/operations/{operation_id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "<string>",
"operation_type": "generate",
"presentation_id": "<string>",
"status": "queued",
"progress": {},
"result": {},
"error": "<string>",
"created_at": "<string>",
"started_at": "<string>",
"completed_at": "<string>"
}{
"detail": [
{
"loc": [
"<string>"
],
"msg": "<string>",
"type": "<string>"
}
]
}Read the status, progress, result, and error for a generate, edit, or export operation. Poll approximately every five seconds until
status is succeeded or failed.
{
"id": "OPERATION_ID",
"operation_type": "generate",
"presentation_id": "PRESENTATION_ID",
"status": "running",
"progress": {
"stage": "writing",
"status": "in_progress",
"message": "Building slides",
"slide_index": 2,
"slide_count": 8,
"slide_title": "Audience opportunity"
},
"result": null,
"error": null,
"created_at": "2026-09-02T23:00:00Z",
"started_at": "2026-09-02T23:00:01Z",
"completed_at": null
}
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
queued | Accepted and waiting for a worker |
running | Actively generating, editing, or exporting |
succeeded | Complete; read the operation’s result |
failed | Complete with an error; inspect error |
Authorizations
Your Alai API key. Get one from your account settings at app.getalai.com
Path Parameters
Response
Successful Response
Available options:
generate, edit, export Available options:
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