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title: getVerbDescription
slug: /reference/typescript/agents/configuration/schema-utils/get-verb-description
description: Get the description text for a verb.
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Get the description text for a verb from the schema.

## **Parameters**

<ParamField path="verbName" type="string" required={true} toc={true}>
  The verb name.
</ParamField>

## **Returns**

`string` -- The description string, or empty string if not found.

## **Example**

```typescript {4}
import { SchemaUtils } from '@signalwire/sdk';

const schema = new SchemaUtils();
const desc = schema.getVerbDescription('answer');
console.log(desc);
```