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List memory stores

GET/v1/memory_stores

List memory stores

Query parameters
"created_at[gte]": optional string

Return only stores whose created_at is at or after this time (inclusive). Sent on the wire as created_at[gte].

formatdate-time
"created_at[lte]": optional string

Return only stores whose created_at is at or before this time (inclusive). Sent on the wire as created_at[lte].

formatdate-time
include_archived: optional boolean

When true, archived stores are included in the results. Defaults to false (archived stores are excluded).

limit: optional number

Maximum number of stores to return per page. Must be between 1 and 100. Defaults to 20 when omitted.

formatint32
page: optional string

Opaque pagination cursor (a page_... value). Pass the next_page value from a previous response to fetch the next page; omit for the first page.

Headers
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

One of the following:
string
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 31 more
One of the following:
"message-batches-2024-09-24"
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"
"computer-use-2024-10-22"
"computer-use-2025-01-24"
"pdfs-2024-09-25"
"token-counting-2024-11-01"
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"
"output-128k-2025-02-19"
"files-api-2025-04-14"
"mcp-client-2025-04-04"
"mcp-client-2025-11-20"
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"
"code-execution-2025-05-22"
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"
"context-1m-2025-08-07"
"context-management-2025-06-27"
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"
"skills-2025-10-02"
"fast-mode-2026-02-01"
"output-300k-2026-03-24"
"user-profiles-2026-03-24"
"user-profiles-2026-08-18"
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"
"managed-agents-2026-04-01"
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"
"dreaming-2026-04-21"
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"
"agent-memory-2026-07-22"
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"
Returns
data: optional array of BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore { id, created_at, name, 5 more }

Memory stores on this page, newest first. Empty when there are no stores matching the filters.

id: string

Unique identifier for the memory store (a memstore_... tagged ID). Use this when attaching the store to a session, or in the {memory_store_id} path parameter of subsequent calls.

created_at: string

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
name: string

Human-readable name for the store. 1–255 characters. The store's mount-path slug under /mnt/memory/ is derived from this name.

type: "memory_store"
updated_at: string

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
archived_at: optional string or null

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
description: optional string

Free-text description of what the store contains, up to 1024 characters. Included in the agent's system prompt when the store is attached, so word it to be useful to the agent. Empty string when unset.

metadata: optional map[string]

Arbitrary key-value tags for your own bookkeeping (such as the end user a store belongs to). Up to 16 pairs; keys 1–64 characters; values up to 512 characters. Returned on retrieve/list but not filterable.

next_page: optional string or null

Opaque cursor for the next page (a page_... value). Pass as page on the next request. null when there are no more results.

List memory stores

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: agent-memory-2026-07-22' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "name": "name",
      "type": "memory_store",
      "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "archived_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "description": "description",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "string"
      }
    }
  ],
  "next_page": "next_page"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "name": "name",
      "type": "memory_store",
      "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "archived_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "description": "description",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "string"
      }
    }
  ],
  "next_page": "next_page"
}