--- title: Retrieve a Memory url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/http/beta/memory_stores/memories/retrieve --- # Retrieve a Memory **GET** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}` Retrieve a Memory ## Path parameters - `memory_store_id: string` The ID of the memory store that holds the memory (`memstore_...`). - `memory_id: string` The ID of the memory to retrieve (`mem_...`). ## Query parameters - `view: optional BetaManagedAgentsMemoryView` Whether a `memory` or `memory_version` in the response includes its `content`. Defaults to `full` on retrieve operations and to `basic` on list, create, and update operations. With `full`, list operations return at most 20 items per page. - `"basic"` Return the object with `content` set to `null`. The `content_size_bytes` and `content_sha256` fields remain populated, so sync clients can diff without fetching content. - `"full"` Return the object with `content` populated. On list endpoints, `view=full` caps `limit` at 20. ## Headers - `"anthropic-version": optional string` The version of the Claude API you want to use. Read more about versioning and our version history [here](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/versioning?sdk_languages=http). - `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta` This endpoint is in beta: requests must send `agent-memory-2026-07-22` or `managed-agents-2026-04-01` in this header. - `string` - `"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"` - `"user-profiles-2026-09-04"` - `"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"` - `"compact-2026-01-12"` - `"computer-use-2025-11-24"` - `"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"` - `"structured-outputs-2025-11-13"` - `"task-budgets-2026-03-13"` - `"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"` - `"ce-user-management-2026-07-13"` - `"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"` - `"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"` - `"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"` - `"compact-2026-09-04"` - `"inline-tools-2026-09-15"` - `"mcp-client-2026-09-15"` - `"ce-plugins-2026-09-01"` - `"spend-limit-reads-2026-09-26"` - `"telemetry-destinations-2026-08-11"` - `"webhooks-2026-10-07"` - `"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string` 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. ## Returns - `BetaManagedAgentsMemory object` A text document at a path inside a memory store. `content` is `null` when the response uses `view=basic`. `content_size_bytes` and `content_sha256` are always set, so you can detect changes without fetching the content. To retrieve, update, or delete a memory, pass its ID, which stays the same when its path changes. See the [memory guide](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/managed-agents/memory?sdk_languages=http#view-and-edit-memories) to learn more about working with memories. - `type: "memory"` - `id: string` The unique ID of the memory (`mem_...`). It stays the same when the memory's path changes. To retrieve, update, or delete the memory, pass this ID. - `content_sha256: string` 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`. - `content_size_bytes: number` The size of the memory's `content` in UTF-8 bytes. It is set regardless of `view`. format: int32 - `created_at: string` When this memory was created, in RFC 3339 format. format: date-time - `memory_store_id: string` ID of the memory store this memory belongs to (a `memstore_...` value). - `memory_version_id: string` The ID of the memory version that holds the memory's current content (`memver_...`). Memory versions don't have a flag that marks the latest one. Compare their IDs with this field instead. See the [memory guide](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/managed-agents/memory?sdk_languages=http#audit-memory-changes) to learn more about memory versions. - `path: string` 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. - `updated_at: string` When the memory was last changed, in RFC 3339. To find out who made the change, look at `created_by` on the memory version that `memory_version_id` references. format: date-time - `content: optional string or null` The memory's UTF-8 text content, or `null` when the response uses `view=basic`. The maximum size is 100 kB (102,400 bytes). ## Example ```bash curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID/memories/$MEMORY_ID \ -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \ -H 'anthropic-beta: agent-memory-2026-07-22' \ -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ``` ### 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" } ```