---
title: Get Session
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/python/beta/sessions/retrieve
---

# Get Session

`beta.sessions.retrieve(session_id, **kwargs)  -> BetaManagedAgentsSession`

**GET** `/v1/sessions/{session_id}`

Get Session

## Parameters

- `session_id: str` (path parameter)

- `betas: Optional[List[AnthropicBetaParam]]` (header parameter)

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

  - `str`

  - `"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"`

- `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (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.

## Returns

- `class BetaManagedAgentsSession`

  A Managed Agents `session`.

  - `type: Literal["session"]`

  - `id: str`

  - `agent: BetaManagedAgentsSessionAgent`

    Resolved `agent` definition for a `session`. Snapshot of the `agent` at `session` creation time.

    - `type: Literal["agent"]`

    - `id: str`

    - `description: Optional[str]`

    - `mcp_servers: List[BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition]`

      - `type: Literal["url"]`

      - `name: str`

      - `url: str`

    - `model: BetaManagedAgentsModelConfig`

      Model identifier and configuration.

      - `id: BetaManagedAgentsModel`

        The model that will power your agent.

        See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.

        - `"claude-haiku-5-5"`

          Fastest model for high-volume, real-time tasks

        - `"claude-sonnet-5-5"`

          Efficient model for coding and agents

        - `"claude-opus-5-5"`

          Powerful intelligence for coding, knowledge work, and long-running agents

        - `"claude-fable-5-1"`

          Frontier intelligence for ambitious tasks across coding, scientific discovery, and enterprise workflows

        - `"claude-sonnet-5"`

          Efficient model for coding and agents

        - `"claude-fable-5"`

          Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems

        - `"claude-opus-5"`

          Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-opus-4-8"`

          Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-opus-4-7"`

          Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-opus-4-6"`

          Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-sonnet-4-6"`

          Best combination of speed and intelligence

        - `"claude-haiku-4-5"`

        - `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"`

        - `"claude-opus-4-5"`

          Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"`

          Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-sonnet-4-5"`

          **Deprecated**: Will reach end-of-life on November 30, 2026. Please migrate to claude-sonnet-5-5. Visit https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/resources/model-deprecations for more information.

          High-performance model for agents and coding

        - `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"`

          **Deprecated**: Will reach end-of-life on November 30, 2026. Please migrate to claude-sonnet-5-5. Visit https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/resources/model-deprecations for more information.

          High-performance model for agents and coding

        - `str`

      - `effort: Optional[Effort]`

        How hard Claude works on each inference call. One of `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, `max`. Always present; resolved to the per-model default at save time when not supplied.

        - `class BetaManagedAgentsEffortLow`

          Low effort. Favors latency over reasoning depth.

          - `type: Literal["low"]`

        - `class BetaManagedAgentsEffortMedium`

          Medium effort. Balances latency and reasoning depth.

          - `type: Literal["medium"]`

        - `class BetaManagedAgentsEffortHigh`

          High effort. Favors reasoning depth.

          - `type: Literal["high"]`

        - `class BetaManagedAgentsEffortXhigh`

          Extra-high effort. Not all models accept this level.

          - `type: Literal["xhigh"]`

        - `class BetaManagedAgentsEffortMax`

          Maximum effort. Favors reasoning depth over latency.

          - `type: Literal["max"]`

      - `inference_geo: Optional[str]`

        Geographic region for model inference. When unset, requests fall through to the workspace's default_inference_geo.

      - `speed: Optional[Literal["standard", "fast"]]`

        Inference speed mode. `fast` provides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Defaults to `standard`. Not all models support `fast`; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.

        - `"standard"`

        - `"fast"`

    - `multiagent: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsSessionMultiagent]`

      Resolved multiagent orchestration configuration. Null when the agent is single-threaded.

      - `class BetaManagedAgentsSessionMultiagentCoordinator`

        Resolved coordinator topology with full agent definitions for each roster member.

        - `type: Literal["coordinator"]`

        - `agents: List[Agent]`

          Full `agent` definitions the coordinator may spawn as session threads.

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsSessionThreadAgent`

            Resolved `agent` definition for a single `session_thread`. Snapshot of the agent at thread creation time. The multiagent roster is not repeated here; read it from `Session.agent`.

            - `type: Literal["agent"]`

            - `id: str`

            - `description: Optional[str]`

            - `mcp_servers: List[BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition]`

              - `type: Literal["url"]`

              - `name: str`

              - `url: str`

            - `model: BetaManagedAgentsModelConfig`

              Model identifier and configuration.

            - `name: str`

            - `skills: List[Skill]`

              - `class BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill`

                A resolved Anthropic-managed skill.

                - `type: Literal["anthropic"]`

                - `skill_id: str`

                - `version: str`

              - `class BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill`

                A resolved user-created custom skill.

                - `type: Literal["custom"]`

                - `skill_id: str`

                - `version: str`

            - `system: Optional[str]`

            - `tools: List[Tool]`

              - `class BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401`

                - `type: Literal["agent_toolset_20260401"]`

                - `configs: List[BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolConfig]`

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsBashToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the bash tool.

                    - `type: Literal["bash"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["bash"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                        - `type: Literal["always_allow"]`

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                        - `type: Literal["always_ask"]`

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                        - `type: Literal["auto"]`

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsEditToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the edit tool.

                    - `type: Literal["edit"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["edit"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsReadToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the read tool.

                    - `type: Literal["read"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["read"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsWriteToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the write tool.

                    - `type: Literal["write"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["write"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsGlobToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the glob tool.

                    - `type: Literal["glob"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["glob"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsGrepToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the grep tool.

                    - `type: Literal["grep"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["grep"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the web_fetch tool.

                    - `type: Literal["web_fetch"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["web_fetch"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                    - `url_sources: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSources]`

                      Which sources contribute URLs the tool may fetch, always in the object form. Null when not set, which allows every source.

                      - `client_tool_results: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceToolFilter]`

                        Which custom tools' results contribute URLs that may be fetched. Null when not set, which allows every custom tool's results.

                        - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceAll`

                          Every URL from this source may be fetched. This is the default.

                          - `type: Literal["all"]`

                        - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceNone`

                          This source contributes no URLs that may be fetched.

                          - `type: Literal["none"]`

                        - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceOnly`

                          Only the named tools' results contribute URLs that may be fetched.

                          - `type: Literal["only"]`

                          - `tools: List[BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceToolReference]`

                            The tools whose results contribute. Between 1 and 128 entries, each with a different name. An empty list is rejected; use "none" to allow no tool's results.

                            - `type: Literal["tool_reference"]`

                              Must be "tool_reference".

                            - `name: str`

                              Name of the tool. Compared exactly, so upper and lower case letters are different.

                              minLength: 1, maxLength: 128

                        - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceExcept`

                          Every tool's results contribute URLs that may be fetched, except the named tools' results.

                          - `type: Literal["except"]`

                          - `tools: List[BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceToolReference]`

                            The tools whose results do not contribute. Between 1 and 128 entries, each with a different name. An empty list is rejected; use "all" to leave out no tool's results.

                            - `type: Literal["tool_reference"]`

                              Must be "tool_reference".

                            - `name: str`

                              Name of the tool. Compared exactly, so upper and lower case letters are different.

                              minLength: 1, maxLength: 128

                      - `server_tool_results: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceToolFilter]`

                        Which of the web_search and web_fetch tools' results contribute URLs that may be fetched. Null when not set, which allows both.

                      - `user_input: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceUserInput]`

                        Whether URLs in the text of user messages may be fetched. Null when not set, which allows them.

                        - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceAll`

                          Every URL from this source may be fetched. This is the default.

                        - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebFetchURLSourceNone`

                          This source contributes no URLs that may be fetched.

                    - `allowed_domains: Optional[List[str]]`

                    - `blocked_domains: Optional[List[str]]`

                    - `max_content_tokens: Optional[int]`

                      format: int32

                  - `class BetaManagedAgentsWebSearchToolConfig`

                    Configuration for the web_search tool.

                    - `type: Literal["web_search"]`

                    - `enabled: bool`

                    - `name: Literal["web_search"]`

                    - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                      Permission policy for tool execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                        Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                        Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                        The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                    - `allowed_domains: Optional[List[str]]`

                    - `blocked_domains: Optional[List[str]]`

                    - `user_location: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsUserLocation]`

                      Approximate user location for search result localization.

                      - `type: Literal["approximate"]`

                        Location precision. Only "approximate" is supported.

                      - `city: Optional[str]`

                        City name.

                        minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

                      - `country: Optional[str]`

                        Two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code, uppercase.

                      - `region: Optional[str]`

                        Region or state name.

                        minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

                      - `timezone: Optional[str]`

                        IANA timezone identifier, e.g. "America/Los_Angeles".

                        minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

                - `default_config: BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolsetDefaultConfig`

                  Resolved default configuration for agent tools.

                  - `enabled: bool`

                  - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                    Permission policy for tool execution.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                      Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                      Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                      The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

              - `class BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset`

                - `type: Literal["mcp_toolset"]`

                - `configs: List[BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolConfig]`

                  - `enabled: bool`

                  - `name: str`

                  - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                    Permission policy for tool execution.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                      Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                      Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                      The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                - `default_config: BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolsetDefaultConfig`

                  Resolved default configuration for all tools from an MCP server.

                  - `enabled: bool`

                  - `permission_policy: PermissionPolicy`

                    Permission policy for tool execution.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy`

                      Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

                      Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

                    - `class BetaManagedAgentsAutoPolicy`

                      The server decides each tool call individually: it judges, from the tool, its input, and the session content so far, whether the call is safe to execute or high-risk, and evaluates it to allow when judged safe and to deny when judged high-risk. A call the server cannot reach a judgement on evaluates to ask.

                - `mcp_server_name: str`

              - `class BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool`

                A custom tool as returned in API responses.

                - `type: Literal["custom"]`

                - `description: str`

                - `input_schema: BetaManagedAgentsCustomToolInputSchema`

                  JSON Schema for custom tool input parameters.

                  - `type: Literal["object"]`

                  - `properties: Optional[Dict[str, object]]`

                  - `required: Optional[List[str]]`

                - `name: str`

            - `version: int`

              format: int32

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsAdvisor`

            Platform advisor roster entry: a model the session's primary thread may consult mid-turn.

            - `type: Literal["advisor"]`

            - `model: str`

              The advisor model id.

      - `class BetaManagedAgentsSessionMultiagent20261001`

        Resolved multiagent configuration with three members, as copied to the `session` at creation.

        - `type: Literal["multiagent_20261001"]`

        - `advisor: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentAdvisor`

          Whether the session's primary thread can consult an advisor model.

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentAdvisorEnabled`

            The session's primary thread can consult `model` mid-turn.

            - `type: Literal["enabled"]`

            - `model: str`

              The advisor model id.

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentAdvisorDisabled`

            The agent has no advisor.

            - `type: Literal["disabled"]`

        - `subagents: BetaManagedAgentsSessionMultiagentSubagents`

          Whether the agent can spawn session threads.

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsSessionMultiagentSubagentsEnabled`

            The agent can spawn session threads.

            - `type: Literal["enabled"]`

            - `inline_agents: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgents`

              Whether the agent can define inline agents, which are not saved, when it spawns session threads.

              - `class BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgentsEnabled`

                The agent can define inline agents.

                - `type: Literal["enabled"]`

              - `class BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgentsDisabled`

                The agent cannot define inline agents.

                - `type: Literal["disabled"]`

            - `predefined_agents: List[BetaManagedAgentsSessionThreadAgent]`

              Full `agent` definitions of the predefined agents, which are saved agents that this agent can spawn as session threads.

              - `type: Literal["agent"]`

              - `id: str`

              - `description: Optional[str]`

              - `mcp_servers: List[BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition]`

              - `model: BetaManagedAgentsModelConfig`

                Model identifier and configuration.

              - `name: str`

              - `skills: List[Skill]`

              - `system: Optional[str]`

              - `tools: List[Tool]`

              - `version: int`

                format: int32

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentSubagentsDisabled`

            The agent cannot spawn session threads.

            - `type: Literal["disabled"]`

        - `workflows: BetaManagedAgentsSessionMultiagentWorkflows`

          Whether the agent can start workflow runs.

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsSessionMultiagentWorkflowsEnabled`

            The agent can start workflow runs.

            - `type: Literal["enabled"]`

            - `inline_agents: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentInlineAgents`

              Whether a run's plan can define inline agents, which are not saved.

            - `predefined_agents: List[BetaManagedAgentsSessionThreadAgent]`

              Full `agent` definitions of the predefined agents, which are saved agents that a run's plan can use.

              - `type: Literal["agent"]`

              - `id: str`

              - `description: Optional[str]`

              - `mcp_servers: List[BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition]`

              - `model: BetaManagedAgentsModelConfig`

                Model identifier and configuration.

              - `name: str`

              - `skills: List[Skill]`

              - `system: Optional[str]`

              - `tools: List[Tool]`

              - `version: int`

                format: int32

          - `class BetaManagedAgentsMultiagentWorkflowsDisabled`

            The agent cannot start workflow runs.

            - `type: Literal["disabled"]`

    - `name: str`

    - `skills: List[Skill]`

      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill`

        A resolved Anthropic-managed skill.

      - `class BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill`

        A resolved user-created custom skill.

    - `system: Optional[str]`

    - `tools: List[Tool]`

      - `class BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401`

      - `class BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset`

      - `class BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool`

        A custom tool as returned in API responses.

    - `version: int`

      format: int32

  - `archived_at: Optional[datetime]`

    When the session was archived. Null if not archived.

    format: date-time

  - `budget: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsBudgetLimit]`

    The session's enforced spend ceiling, or null when no budget is set.

    - `type: Literal["limit"]`

    - `max_list_cost: BetaMonetaryAmount`

      Maximum list cost the session may accrue. List price is used regardless of any negotiated discount, so the cap fires at or before the actual charge.

      - `amount: str`

        Amount in minor units of the currency, as an integer decimal string with no leading zeros: "2500" is $25.00 and "50" is fifty cents. A string rather than a number so no float rounding is ever applied.

      - `currency: BetaCurrency`

        Uppercase ISO-4217 currency code. `USD` is the only currency currently supported; the accepted set is closed and grows only when a new currency is priced.

  - `created_at: datetime`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  - `environment_id: str`

  - `metadata: Dict[str, str]`

  - `outcome_evaluations: List[BetaManagedAgentsOutcomeEvaluationResource]`

    Per-outcome evaluation state. One entry per `define_outcome` event sent to the session.

    - `type: Literal["outcome_evaluation"]`

    - `completed_at: Optional[datetime]`

      When the outcome reached a terminal result. Null while `pending`/`running`/`evaluating`.

      format: date-time

    - `description: str`

      What the agent should produce.

    - `explanation: Optional[str]`

      Grader's verdict text from the most recent evaluation. For `satisfied`, explains why criteria are met; for `needs_revision` (intermediate), what's missing; for `failed`, why unrecoverable.

    - `iteration: int`

      0-indexed revision cycle the outcome is currently on.

      format: int32

    - `outcome_id: str`

      Server-generated outc_ ID for this outcome.

    - `result: str`

      Current evaluation state. `pending` before the agent begins work; `running` while producing or revising; `evaluating` while the grader scores; `satisfied`/`max_iterations_reached`/`failed`/`interrupted` are terminal.

  - `resources: List[BetaManagedAgentsSessionResource]`

    - `class BetaManagedAgentsGitHubRepositoryResource`

      - `type: Literal["github_repository"]`

      - `id: str`

      - `created_at: datetime`

        A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

        format: date-time

      - `mount_path: str`

      - `updated_at: datetime`

        A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

        format: date-time

      - `url: str`

      - `checkout: Optional[Checkout]`

        - `class BetaManagedAgentsBranchCheckout`

          - `type: Literal["branch"]`

          - `name: str`

            Branch name to check out.

            minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

        - `class BetaManagedAgentsCommitCheckout`

          - `type: Literal["commit"]`

          - `sha: str`

            Full commit SHA to check out.

            minLength: 7, maxLength: 64

    - `class BetaManagedAgentsFileResource`

      - `type: Literal["file"]`

      - `id: str`

      - `created_at: datetime`

        A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

        format: date-time

      - `file_id: str`

      - `mount_path: str`

      - `updated_at: datetime`

        A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

        format: date-time

    - `class BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStoreResource`

      A memory store attached to an agent session.

      - `type: Literal["memory_store"]`

      - `memory_store_id: str`

        The memory store ID (memstore_...). Must belong to the caller's organization and workspace.

      - `access: Optional[Literal["read_write", "read_only"]]`

        Access mode for the mounted store. Defaults to `read_write`. `read_only` mounts the store as a read-only filesystem.

        - `"read_write"`

        - `"read_only"`

      - `description: Optional[str]`

        Description of the memory store, snapshotted at attach time. Rendered into the agent's system prompt. Empty string when the store has no description.

      - `instructions: Optional[str]`

        Per-attachment guidance for the agent on how to use this store. Rendered into the memory section of the system prompt. Max 4096 chars.

        maxLength: 4096

      - `mount_path: Optional[str]`

        Filesystem path where the store is mounted in the session container, e.g. /mnt/memory/user-preferences. Derived from the store's name. Output-only.

      - `name: Optional[str]`

        Display name of the memory store, snapshotted at attach time. Later edits to the store's name do not propagate to this resource.

  - `stats: BetaManagedAgentsSessionStats`

    Timing statistics for the session.

    - `active_seconds: Optional[float]`

      Cumulative time in seconds the session spent in `running` status. Excludes idle time.

      format: double

    - `duration_seconds: Optional[float]`

      Elapsed time since session creation in seconds. For terminated sessions, frozen at the final update.

      format: double

  - `status: Literal["rescheduling", "running", "idle", "terminated"]`

    - `"rescheduling"`

      Transient error occurred, retrying automatically.

    - `"running"`

      Agent is actively executing.

    - `"idle"`

      Agent is waiting for input, including user messages or tool confirmations. Sessions start in idle.

    - `"terminated"`

      Session has ended, either due to an error or completion.

  - `title: Optional[str]`

  - `updated_at: datetime`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  - `usage: BetaManagedAgentsSessionUsage`

    Cumulative token usage for the session.

    - `active_seconds: Optional[float]`

      Cumulative time in seconds during which the session had at least one thread in running status. Overlapping activity from concurrent threads is counted once, unlike `stats.active_seconds`, which sums each thread's own active time. This is the duration the session's runtime cost is priced on.

      format: double

    - `cache_creation: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsCacheCreationUsage]`

      Tokens used to create prompt cache entries, broken down by cache TTL.

      - `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: Optional[int]`

        Tokens used to create 1-hour ephemeral cache entries.

        format: int32

      - `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: Optional[int]`

        Tokens used to create 5-minute ephemeral cache entries.

        format: int32

    - `cache_read_input_tokens: Optional[int]`

      Total tokens read from prompt cache.

      format: int32

    - `input_tokens: Optional[int]`

      Total input tokens consumed across all turns.

      format: int32

    - `list_cost: Optional[BetaMonetaryAmount]`

      Cumulative list cost of the session across all turns, priced at public list rates. Absent until cost tracking is available for the session.

    - `output_tokens: Optional[int]`

      Total output tokens generated across all turns.

      format: int32

    - `server_tool_use: Optional[BetaManagedAgentsServerToolUsage]`

      Cumulative server-executed tool usage across all turns. Absent until server-tool tracking is available for the session.

      - `web_fetch_requests: Optional[int]`

        Number of server-executed web fetch requests.

        format: int32

      - `web_search_requests: Optional[int]`

        Number of server-executed web search requests.

        format: int32

  - `vault_ids: List[str]`

    Vault IDs attached to the session at creation. Empty when no vaults were supplied.

  - `deployment_id: Optional[str]`

    Deployment ID when the session was created from a deployment reference. Null otherwise.

## Example

```python
import os
from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic(
    api_key=os.environ.get(
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
    ),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
beta_managed_agents_session = client.beta.sessions.retrieve(
    session_id="sesn_011CZkZAtmR3yMPDzynEDxu7",
)
print(beta_managed_agents_session.id)
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "sesn_011CZkZAtmR3yMPDzynEDxu7",
  "agent": {
    "id": "agent_011CZkYpogX7uDKUyvBTophP",
    "description": "A general-purpose starter agent.",
    "mcp_servers": [
      {
        "name": "example-mcp",
        "type": "url",
        "url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse"
      }
    ],
    "model": {
      "id": "claude-opus-5-5",
      "effort": {
        "type": "low"
      },
      "inference_geo": "inference_geo",
      "speed": "standard"
    },
    "multiagent": {
      "agents": [
        {
          "id": "agent_011CZkYqphY8vELVzwCUpqiQ",
          "description": "A focused research subagent.",
          "mcp_servers": [
            {
              "name": "example-mcp",
              "type": "url",
              "url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse"
            }
          ],
          "model": {
            "id": "claude-opus-5-5",
            "effort": {
              "type": "low"
            },
            "inference_geo": "inference_geo",
            "speed": "standard"
          },
          "name": "Researcher",
          "skills": [
            {
              "skill_id": "xlsx",
              "type": "anthropic",
              "version": "1"
            }
          ],
          "system": "You are a research subagent that gathers and summarises sources for the coordinating agent.",
          "tools": [
            {
              "configs": [
                {
                  "enabled": true,
                  "name": "bash",
                  "permission_policy": {
                    "type": "always_allow"
                  },
                  "type": "bash"
                }
              ],
              "default_config": {
                "enabled": true,
                "permission_policy": {
                  "type": "always_ask"
                }
              },
              "type": "agent_toolset_20260401"
            }
          ],
          "type": "agent",
          "version": 1
        }
      ],
      "type": "coordinator"
    },
    "name": "My First Agent",
    "skills": [
      {
        "skill_id": "xlsx",
        "type": "anthropic",
        "version": "1"
      },
      {
        "skill_id": "skill_011CZkZFNu9hAbo3jZPRgTmx",
        "type": "custom",
        "version": "2"
      }
    ],
    "system": "You are a general-purpose agent that can research, write code, run commands, and use connected tools to complete the user's task end to end.",
    "tools": [
      {
        "configs": [
          {
            "enabled": true,
            "name": "bash",
            "permission_policy": {
              "type": "always_allow"
            },
            "type": "bash"
          }
        ],
        "default_config": {
          "enabled": true,
          "permission_policy": {
            "type": "always_ask"
          }
        },
        "type": "agent_toolset_20260401"
      }
    ],
    "type": "agent",
    "version": 1
  },
  "archived_at": null,
  "budget": {
    "max_list_cost": {
      "amount": "2500",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "type": "limit"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "environment_id": "env_011CZkZ9X2dpNyB7HsEFoRfW",
  "metadata": {},
  "outcome_evaluations": [
    {
      "completed_at": "2026-03-15T10:02:31Z",
      "description": "Produce a 2-page summary as summary.md",
      "explanation": "All five sections present with inline citations.",
      "iteration": 0,
      "outcome_id": "outc_011CZkZRSw2kEfs6ncTVmjxP",
      "result": "satisfied",
      "type": "outcome_evaluation"
    }
  ],
  "resources": [
    {
      "id": "sesrsc_011CZkZBJq5dWxk9fVLNcPht",
      "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
      "file_id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
      "mount_path": "/uploads/receipt.pdf",
      "type": "file",
      "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "sesrsc_011CZkZCKr6eXym1gWMPdQiu",
      "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
      "mount_path": "/workspace/example-repo",
      "type": "github_repository",
      "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
      "url": "https://github.com/example-org/example-repo",
      "checkout": {
        "name": "main",
        "type": "branch"
      }
    }
  ],
  "stats": {
    "active_seconds": 0,
    "duration_seconds": 0
  },
  "status": "idle",
  "title": "Order #1234 inquiry",
  "type": "session",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "usage": {
    "active_seconds": 0,
    "cache_creation": {
      "ephemeral_1h_input_tokens": 0,
      "ephemeral_5m_input_tokens": 0
    },
    "cache_read_input_tokens": 0,
    "input_tokens": 0,
    "list_cost": {
      "amount": "2500",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "output_tokens": 0,
    "server_tool_use": {
      "web_fetch_requests": 0,
      "web_search_requests": 3
    }
  },
  "vault_ids": [
    "vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv"
  ],
  "deployment_id": "deployment_id"
}
```
