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# Retrieve a memory store ## Path parameters ## Headers ## Returns ## Example ### Response (200) ## Retrieve a memory store ### Path Parameters ### Header Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response
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2title: Retrieve a memory store
3url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/retrieve
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1# Retrieve a memory store
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6## Retrieve a memory store
3**GET** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}`
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8**get** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}`
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105Retrieve a memory store
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12### Path Parameters
7## Path parameters
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149- `memory_store_id: string`
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16### Header Parameters
11## Headers
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1813- `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`
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9287 - `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`
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94### Returns
89## Returns
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96- `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore object { id, created_at, name, 5 more }`
91- `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore object`
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9893 A `memory_store`: a named container for agent memories, scoped to a workspace. Attach a store to a session via `resources[]` to mount it as a directory the agent can read and write.
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106101 A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
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103 format: date-time
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108105 - `name: string`
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110107 Human-readable name for the store. 1–255 characters. The store's mount-path slug under `/mnt/memory/` is derived from this name.
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112109 - `type: "memory_store"`
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114 - `"memory_store"`
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116111 - `updated_at: string`
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118113 A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
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115 format: date-time
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120117 - `archived_at: optional string or null`
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122119 A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
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121 format: date-time
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124123 - `description: optional string`
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126125 Free-text description of what the store contains, up to 1024 characters. Included in the agent's system prompt when the store is attached, so word it to be useful to the agent. Empty string when unset.
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130129 Arbitrary key-value tags for your own bookkeeping (such as the end user a store belongs to). Up to 16 pairs; keys 1–64 characters; values up to 512 characters. Returned on retrieve/list but not filterable.
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132### Example
131## Example
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134```http
133```bash
135134curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID \
136135 -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
137136 -H 'anthropic-beta: agent-memory-2026-07-22' \
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138137 -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
139138```
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141#### Response
140### Response (200)
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143142```json
144143{
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