diff --git a/src/avlizer_confluent.erl b/src/avlizer_confluent.erl
index 0ce0942..b57fc2f 100644
--- a/src/avlizer_confluent.erl
+++ b/src/avlizer_confluent.erl
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
         , get_decoder/2
         , get_encoder/1
         , get_encoder/2
+        , get_schema/1
+        , get_schema/2
         , maybe_download/1
         , register_schema/2
         , register_schema_with_fp/2
@@ -170,6 +172,23 @@ get_encoder(Ref) ->
 -spec get_encoder(name(), fp()) -> avro:simple_encoder().
 get_encoder(Name, Fp) -> get_encoder({Name, Fp}).
 
+-spec get_schema(string()) -> {ok, binary(), binary()} | {error, any()} .
+get_schema(Subject) ->
+  get_schema(Subject, "latest").
+
+-spec get_schema(string(), string() | integer()) -> {ok, binary(), binary()} | {error, any()} .
+get_schema(Subject, Version) when is_integer(Version) ->
+  get_schema(Subject, integer_to_list(Version));
+get_schema(Subject, Version) ->
+  RegistryURL = get_registry_url(),
+  URL = RegistryURL ++ "/subjects/" ++ Subject ++ "/versions/" ++ Version,
+  case httpc_download(URL) of
+    {ok, #{<<"schema">> := Schema, <<"id">> := Id}} ->
+      {ok, Id, Schema};
+    Error ->
+      {error, Error}
+  end.
+
 %% @doc Lookup cache for decoded schema, try to download if not found.
 -spec maybe_download(ref()) -> avro:avro_type().
 maybe_download(Ref) ->
@@ -354,20 +373,31 @@ unify_ref(Ref) -> Ref.
 -spec do_download(string(), ref()) -> {ok, binary()} | {error, any()}.
 do_download(RegistryURL, RegId) when is_integer(RegId) ->
   URL = RegistryURL ++ "/schemas/ids/" ++ integer_to_list(RegId),
-  httpc_download(URL);
+  case httpc_download(URL) of
+    {ok, RespMap} ->
+      #{<<"schema">> := Schema} = RespMap,
+      {ok, Schema};
+    Error ->
+      Error
+  end;
 do_download(RegistryURL, {Name, Fp}) ->
   Subject = fp_to_subject(Name, Fp),
   %% fingerprint is unique, hence always version/1
   URL = RegistryURL ++ "/subjects/" ++ Subject ++ "/versions/1",
-  httpc_download(URL).
+  case httpc_download(URL) of
+    {ok, RespMap} ->
+      #{<<"schema">> := Schema} = RespMap,
+      {ok, Schema};
+    Error ->
+      Error
+  end.
 
 httpc_download(URL) ->
   case httpc:request(get, {URL, _Headers = []},
                      [{timeout, ?HTTPC_TIMEOUT}], []) of
     {ok, {{_, OK, _}, _RspHeaders, RspBody}} when OK >= 200, OK < 300 ->
-      #{<<"schema">> := SchemaJSON} =
-        jsone:decode(iolist_to_binary(RspBody)),
-      {ok, SchemaJSON};
+      RespMap = jsone:decode(iolist_to_binary(RspBody)),
+      {ok, RespMap};
     {ok, {{_, Other, _}, _RspHeaders, RspBody}}->
       error_logger:error_msg("Failed to download schema from from ~s:\n~s",
                              [URL, RspBody]),
diff --git a/test/avlizer_confluent_tests.erl b/test/avlizer_confluent_tests.erl
index 801299c..312a8c6 100644
--- a/test/avlizer_confluent_tests.erl
+++ b/test/avlizer_confluent_tests.erl
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ get_encoder_decoder_assign_fp_test_() ->
         42 = avlizer_confluent:decode(Decoder, Bin)
     end).
 
+get_latest_schema_test() ->
+  with_meck(
+    fun() ->
+      {ok, _Id} = avlizer_confluent:register_schema("subj", Schema = test_schema()),
+      {ok, Schema} = avlizer_confluent:get_schema("subj")
+    end).
+
+get_schema_test() ->
+  with_meck(
+    fun() ->
+      {ok, _Id} = avlizer_confluent:register_schema("subj", Schema = test_schema()),
+      {ok, Schema} = avlizer_confluent:get_schema("subj", 1),
+      {ok, Schema} = avlizer_confluent:get_schema("subj", "1")
+    end).
+
 make_encoder_decoder_test_() ->
   with_meck(
     fun() ->
@@ -116,8 +131,8 @@ setup() ->
   application:ensure_all_started(?APPLICATION),
   meck:new(httpc, [passthrough]),
   meck:expect(httpc, request,
-              fun(get, {"theurl" ++ _, _}, _, _) ->
-                  Body = test_download(),
+              fun(get, {"theurl" ++ Endpoint, _}, _, _) ->
+                  Body = test_download(Endpoint),
                   {ok, {{ignore, 200, "OK"}, headers, Body}};
                  (post, {"theurl" ++ _, _, _, _}, _, _) ->
                   Body = <<"{\"id\": 1}">>,
@@ -132,9 +147,12 @@ cleanup(_) ->
   ok.
 
 %% make a fake JSON as if downloaded from schema registry
-test_download() ->
+test_download("/schemas/ids/" ++ _Id) ->
+  SchemaJSON = test_schema(),
+  jsone:encode(#{<<"schema">> => SchemaJSON});
+test_download(_) ->
   SchemaJSON = test_schema(),
-  jsone:encode(#{<<"schema">> => SchemaJSON}).
+  jsone:encode(#{<<"schema">> => SchemaJSON, <<"id">> => <<"1">>}).
 
 test_schema() ->
   avro:encode_schema(test_type()).