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Update a memory store changedapi/beta/memory_stores/update

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# Update a memory store ## Path parameters ## Headers ## Body parameters ## Returns ## Example ### Response (200) ## Update a memory store ### Path Parameters ### Header Parameters ### Body Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response

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2title: Update a memory store
3url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/update
4---
1# Update a memory store
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6## Update a memory store
3**POST** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}`
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8**post** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}`
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105Update 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### Body Parameters
89## Body parameters
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9691- `description: optional string or null`
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9893 New description for the store, up to 1024 characters. Pass an empty string to clear it.
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95 maxLength: 1024
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10097- `metadata: optional map[string] or null`
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10299 Metadata patch. Set a key to a string to upsert it, or to null to delete it. Omit the field to preserve. The stored bag is limited to 16 keys (up to 64 chars each) with values up to 512 chars.
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106103 New human-readable name for the store. 1–255 characters; no control characters. Renaming changes the slug used for the store's `mount_path` in sessions created after the update.
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108### Returns
105 minLength: 1, maxLength: 255
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110- `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore object { id, created_at, name, 5 more }`
107## Returns
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109- `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore object`
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112111 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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114113 - `id: string`
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120119 A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
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121 format: date-time
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122123 - `name: string`
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124125 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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126127 - `type: "memory_store"`
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128 - `"memory_store"`
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130129 - `updated_at: string`
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132131 A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
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133 format: date-time
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134135 - `archived_at: optional string or null`
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136137 A timestamp in RFC 3339 format
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139 format: date-time
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138141 - `description: optional string`
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140143 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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144147 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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146### Example
149## Example
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148```http
151```bash
149152curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID \
150153 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
151154 -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
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154157 -d '{}'
155158```
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157#### Response
160### Response (200)
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159162```json
160163{
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