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Get Work Item

api/beta/environments/work/retrieve

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# Get Work Item ## Path parameters ## Headers ## Returns ## Example ### Response (200) ## Get Work Item ### Path Parameters ### Header Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response

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----
-title: Get Work Item
-url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/environments/work/retrieve
----
+# Get Work Item
 
-## Get Work Item
+**GET** `/v1/environments/{environment_id}/work/{work_id}`
 
-**get** `/v1/environments/{environment_id}/work/{work_id}`
-
 Note: these endpoints are called automatically by the pre-built environment worker provided in the SDKs and CLI, for orchestrating sessions with self-hosted sandbox environments. They are included here as a reference; you do not need to invoke them directly.
 
 Retrieve detailed information about a specific work item.
 
-### Path Parameters
+## Path parameters
 
 - `environment_id: string`
 
 - `work_id: string`
 
-### Header Parameters
+## Headers
 
 - `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`

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     - `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`
 
-### Returns
+## Returns
 
-- `BetaSelfHostedWork object { id, acknowledged_at, created_at, 10 more }`
+- `BetaSelfHostedWork object`
 
   Work resource representing a unit of work in a self-hosted environment.

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       Type of work data
 
-      - `"session"`
-
   - `environment_id: string`
 
     Environment identifier this work belongs to (e.g., `env_...`)

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     The type of object (always 'work')
 
-    - `"work"`
+    default: work
 
-### Example
+## Example
 
-```http
+```bash
 curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/environments/$ENVIRONMENT_ID/work/$WORK_ID \
     -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
     -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \

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     -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
 ```
 
-#### Response
+### Response (200)
 
 ```json
 {