--- title: Update a memory url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/java/beta/memory_stores/memories/update --- # Update a memory `BetaManagedAgentsMemory beta().memoryStores().memories().update(params, requestOptions = RequestOptions.none())` **POST** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}` Update a memory ## Parameters - `MemoryUpdateParams params` - `String memoryStoreId` (path parameter) The ID of the memory store that holds the memory (`memstore_...`). - `Optional memoryId` (path parameter) The ID of the memory to update (`mem_...`). - `Optional view` (query parameter) Selects which projection of a `memory` or `memory_version` the server returns. `basic` returns the object with `content` set to `null`; `full` populates `content`. When omitted, the default is endpoint-specific: retrieve operations default to `full`; list, create, and update operations default to `basic`. Listing with `view=full` caps `limit` at 20. - `Optional> betas` (header parameter) This endpoint is in beta: requests must send `agent-memory-2026-07-22` or `managed-agents-2026-04-01` in this header. - `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")` - `USER_PROFILES_2026_09_04("user-profiles-2026-09-04")` - `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")` - `MID_CONVERSATION_OUTPUT_CONFIG_2026_07_01("mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01")` - `THINKING_BINDING_CONTROLS_2026_08_01("thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01")` - `MID_CONVERSATION_SYSTEM_CLEAR_AT_2026_08_21("mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21")` - `COMPACT_2026_09_04("compact-2026-09-04")` - `INLINE_TOOLS_2026_09_15("inline-tools-2026-09-15")` - `MCP_CLIENT_2026_09_15("mcp-client-2026-09-15")` - `CE_PLUGINS_2026_09_01("ce-plugins-2026-09-01")` - `SPEND_LIMIT_READS_2026_09_26("spend-limit-reads-2026-09-26")` - `TELEMETRY_DESTINATIONS_2026_08_11("telemetry-destinations-2026-08-11")` - `Optional workspaceId` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. - `Optional content` New UTF-8 text content for the memory. Maximum 100 kB (102,400 bytes). Omit to leave the content unchanged (e.g., for a rename-only update). - `Optional path` New path for the memory (a rename). Must start with `/`, contain at least one non-empty segment, and be at most 1,024 bytes. Must not contain empty segments, `.` or `..` segments, control or format characters, or the Unicode line and paragraph separators (U+2028, U+2029), and must be NFC-normalized. Paths are case-sensitive. The memory's `id` is preserved across renames. Omit to leave the path unchanged. minLength: 2, maxLength: 1024 - `Optional precondition` Optional optimistic-concurrency precondition. When supplied, the update applies only if the memory's current state matches; on mismatch the request returns `memory_precondition_failed_error` (HTTP 409). When omitted, the update is unconditional. ## 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. - `Type type` - `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`. format: int32 - `LocalDateTime createdAt` When this memory was created, in RFC 3339 format. format: date-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](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list?sdk_languages=java). - `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. - `LocalDateTime updatedAt` When this memory was last modified, in RFC 3339 format. Use this as a cheap freshness signal; for who made the change, look up the head version's `created_by` via [List memory versions](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list?sdk_languages=java). format: date-time - `Optional content` The memory's UTF-8 text content. Populated when `view=full`; `null` when `view=basic`. Maximum 100 kB (102,400 bytes). ## Example ```java 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.MemoryUpdateParams; public final class Main { private Main() {} public static void main(String[] args) { AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv(); MemoryUpdateParams params = MemoryUpdateParams.builder() .memoryStoreId("memory_store_id") .memoryId("memory_id") .build(); BetaManagedAgentsMemory betaManagedAgentsMemory = client.beta().memoryStores().memories().update(params); } } ``` ### Response (200) ```json { "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" } ```