# rpk registry schema get

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.1/reference/rpk/rpk-registry/rpk-registry-schema-get.md -->

Get a schema by version, ID, or by an existing schema.

This returns a lookup of an existing schema or schemas in one of the following mutually exclusive ways:

-   By version, returning a schema for a required subject and version.

-   By ID, returning all subjects using the schema, or filtered by the provided subject.

-   By schema, checking if the schema has been created in the subject.


To print the schema, use the `--print-schema` flag.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk registry schema get [SUBJECT] [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --deleted | - | If true, also return deleted schemas. |
| -h, --help | - | Help for get. |
| --id | int | Schema ID to look up usage; subject optional. |
| --print-schema | - | Prints the schema in JSON format. |
| --schema | string | Schema filepath to upload, must be .avro, .avsc, json, or .proto. |
| --schema-version | string | Schema version to check compatibility with (latest, 0, 1…​). |
| --type | string | Schema type of the file used to lookup (avro, json, protobuf). Overrides schema file extension. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --format | string | Output format: json,yaml,text,wide,help. Default: text. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |