> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blnkfinance.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Get instruction
> Retrieve a single watch instruction by its numeric ID.
export const CtaCallout = props => {
const {title, buttonLabel, href, trackingEvent, buttonTarget, rel = "noopener noreferrer", children} = props;
const handleCtaClick = () => {
if (typeof window === "undefined" || !trackingEvent) {
return;
}
try {
window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("blnk:docs-cta", {
detail: {
name: trackingEvent,
href
}
}));
} catch {}
try {
window.posthog?.capture?.(trackingEvent, {
href
});
} catch {}
const gaPayload = {
cta_href: href
};
try {
window.gtag?.("event", trackingEvent, gaPayload);
} catch {}
try {
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
window.dataLayer.push({
event: trackingEvent,
...gaPayload
});
} catch {}
};
const isExternal = typeof href === "string" && (/^https?:\/\//i).test(href);
const target = buttonTarget ?? (isExternal ? "_blank" : undefined);
const linkRel = isExternal ? rel : undefined;
return ;
};
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Use this endpoint to fetch one instruction by ID. The response includes the original DSL script and the compiled rule JSON.
### Path
The numeric instruction ID.
```bash theme={"system"}
curl http://localhost:8081/instructions/1
```
```json 200 theme={"system"}
{
"id": 1,
"name": "HighValueTransaction",
"text": "rule HighValueTransaction {\n description \"Review any transaction above $10,000\"\n when amount > 10000\n then review\n score 0.5\n reason \"Amount exceeds threshold\"\n}",
"description": "Review any transaction above $10,000",
"dsl_json": "{\"name\":\"HighValueTransaction\",\"when\":[...],\"then\":{...}}",
"created_at": "2026-03-16T10:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-03-16T10:00:00Z"
}
```
```text 400 theme={"system"}
Invalid instruction ID: abc
```
```text 404 theme={"system"}
instruction with ID 99 not found
```
```text 500 theme={"system"}
Failed to retrieve instruction
```
### Response fields
Auto-generated instruction ID.
Unique rule name.
Original Watch DSL script text.
Rule description from the DSL script, if provided.
Compiled rule JSON used during transaction evaluation.
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the instruction was created.
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the instruction was last updated.
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