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title: "Get Template Builder Ability: Read a Single Theme Builder Template in WordPress"
url: https://nexterwp.com/docs/nexter-get-template-builder/
date: 2026-05-29
modified: 2026-05-29
author: "sandip patel"
description: "The nexter/get-template-builder ability retrieves a single Nexter theme builder template by its ID, returning full template data including type, display rules, and type-specific settings."
word_count: 233
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# Get Template Builder Ability: Read a Single Theme Builder Template in WordPress

## Key Takeaways

- Retrieve a single Nexter theme builder template using the nexter/get-template-builder ability by providing a required integer id parameter.
- Inspect full template records including type, title, display rules, and specific settings like sticky header or hook configuration.
- Utilize nexter/list-templates-builder to find template IDs when they are unknown before modifying templates with nexter/update-template-builder.

The **nexter/get-template-builder** ability retrieves a single Nexter theme builder template by its ID. It returns the full template record including type, title, display rules, exclusion rules, and type-specific settings such as sticky header, transparent header, or hook configuration. Use this ability to inspect template settings before modifying them.

## Key Takeaways

The id parameter is required and must be an integer.

The ability returns an error if the template ID does not exist.

This ability is read-only. It never modifies the template.

Use nexter/list-templates-builder to find template IDs when you do not know them.

## Required Setup

This ability ships with Nexter Extension (Free). If you do not have it installed, follow the guide on how to install and activate Nexter Extension first.

## Parameters

**id** (integer, required) is the WordPress post ID of the template to retrieve.

## What It Returns

The ability returns the full template object. Fields include: **id**, **title**, **type** (header, footer, breadcrumb, hooks, singular, archives, page-404, or section), **status**, **display_rules**, **exclude_rules**. Header templates additionally include **sticky_header** and **transparent_header**. Footer templates include **footer_style**. Hook templates include **hook_action** and **hook_priority**. The 404 type includes **disable_header_404** and **disable_footer_404**.

## When to Use This Ability

Retrieve full template details before passing data to nexter/update-template-builder.

Inspect display rules and exclusions for a template to verify targeting logic.

Read header or footer settings before toggling sticky or transparent behavior.

## Related Documentation

List Templates Builder Ability: nexter/list-templates-builder

Update Template Builder Ability: nexter/update-template-builder

Toggle Template Builder Ability: nexter/toggle-template-builder