Retrieve a memory

BetaManagedAgentsMemory beta().memoryStores().memories().retrieve(, )

GET/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}

Retrieve a memory

Parameters

MemoryRetrieveParams params

String memoryStoreId

Optional<String> memoryId

Optional<BetaManagedAgentsMemoryView> view

Query parameter for view

Optional<List<AnthropicBeta>> betas

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

MESSAGE_BATCHES_2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")

PROMPT_CACHING_2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")

COMPUTER_USE_2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")

COMPUTER_USE_2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")

PDFS_2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")

TOKEN_COUNTING_2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")

TOKEN_EFFICIENT_TOOLS_2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")

OUTPUT_128K_2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")

FILES_API_2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")

MCP_CLIENT_2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")

MCP_CLIENT_2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")

DEV_FULL_THINKING_2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")

INTERLEAVED_THINKING_2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")

CODE_EXECUTION_2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")

EXTENDED_CACHE_TTL_2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")

CONTEXT_1M_2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")

CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT_2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")

MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOW_EXCEEDED_2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")

SKILLS_2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")

FAST_MODE_2026_02_01("fast-mode-2026-02-01")

OUTPUT_300K_2026_03_24("output-300k-2026-03-24")

USER_PROFILES_2026_03_24("user-profiles-2026-03-24")

USER_PROFILES_2026_08_18("user-profiles-2026-08-18")

ADVISOR_TOOL_2026_03_01("advisor-tool-2026-03-01")

MANAGED_AGENTS_2026_04_01("managed-agents-2026-04-01")

CACHE_DIAGNOSIS_2026_04_07("cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07")

DREAMING_2026_04_21("dreaming-2026-04-21")

THINKING_TOKEN_COUNT_2026_05_13("thinking-token-count-2026-05-13")

SERVER_SIDE_FALLBACK_2026_06_01("server-side-fallback-2026-06-01")

SERVER_SIDE_FALLBACK_2026_07_01("server-side-fallback-2026-07-01")

FALLBACK_CREDIT_2026_06_01("fallback-credit-2026-06-01")

FALLBACK_CREDIT_2026_07_01("fallback-credit-2026-07-01")

AGENT_MEMORY_2026_07_22("agent-memory-2026-07-22")

MID_CONVERSATION_TOOL_CHANGES_2026_07_01("mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01")

COMPACT_2026_01_12("compact-2026-01-12")

COMPUTER_USE_2025_11_24("computer-use-2025-11-24")

MCP_TUNNELS_2026_06_22("mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22")

STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_2025_11_13("structured-outputs-2025-11-13")

TASK_BUDGETS_2026_03_13("task-budgets-2026-03-13")

THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES_2026_08_18("thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18")

CE_USER_MANAGEMENT_2026_07_13("ce-user-management-2026-07-13")

Returns

class BetaManagedAgentsMemory:

A memory object: a single text document at a hierarchical path inside a memory store. The content field is populated when view=full and null when view=basic; the content_size_bytes and content_sha256 fields are always populated so sync clients can diff without fetching content. Memories are addressed by their mem_... ID; the path is the create key and can be changed via update.

String id

Unique identifier for this memory (a mem_... value). Stable across renames; use this ID, not the path, to read, update, or delete the memory.

String contentSha256

Lowercase hex SHA-256 digest of the UTF-8 content bytes (64 characters). The server applies no normalization, so clients can compute the same hash locally for staleness checks and as the value for a content_sha256 precondition on update. Always populated, regardless of view.

long contentSizeBytes

Size of content in bytes (the UTF-8 plaintext length). Always populated, regardless of view.

formatint32

LocalDateTime createdAt

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time

String memoryStoreId

ID of the memory store this memory belongs to (a memstore_... value).

String memoryVersionId

ID of the memory_version representing this memory's current content (a memver_... value). This is the authoritative head pointer; memory_version objects do not carry an is_latest flag, so compare against this field instead. Enumerate the history via List memory versions.

String path

Hierarchical path of the memory within the store, e.g. /projects/foo/notes.md. Always starts with /. Paths are case-sensitive and unique within a store. Maximum 1,024 bytes.

Type type

LocalDateTime updatedAt

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time

Optional<String> content

The memory's UTF-8 text content. Populated when view=full; null when view=basic. Maximum 100 kB (102,400 bytes).

Retrieve a memory

package com.anthropic.example;

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.memorystores.memories.BetaManagedAgentsMemory;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.memorystores.memories.MemoryRetrieveParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        MemoryRetrieveParams params = MemoryRetrieveParams.builder()
            .memoryStoreId("memory_store_id")
            .memoryId("memory_id")
            .build();
        BetaManagedAgentsMemory betaManagedAgentsMemory = client.beta().memoryStores().memories().retrieve(params);
    }
}

{
  "id": "id",
  "content_sha256": "content_sha256",
  "content_size_bytes": 0,
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "memory_store_id": "memory_store_id",
  "memory_version_id": "memory_version_id",
  "path": "path",
  "type": "memory",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "content": "content"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "id",
  "content_sha256": "content_sha256",
  "content_size_bytes": 0,
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "memory_store_id": "memory_store_id",
  "memory_version_id": "memory_version_id",
  "path": "path",
  "type": "memory",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "content": "content"
}