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Retrieve a Message Batch

api/beta/messages/batches/retrieve

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# Retrieve a Message Batch ## Path parameters ## Headers ## Returns ## Example ### Response (200) ## Retrieve a Message Batch ### Path Parameters ### Header Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response

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----
-title: Retrieve a Message Batch
-url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/messages/batches/retrieve
----
+# Retrieve a Message Batch
 
-## Retrieve a Message Batch
+**GET** `/v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}`
 
-**get** `/v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}`
-
 This endpoint is idempotent and can be used to poll for Message Batch completion. To access the results of a Message Batch, make a request to the `results_url` field in the response.
 
 Learn more about the Message Batches API in our [user guide](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/batch-processing)
 
-### Path Parameters
+## Path parameters
 
 - `message_batch_id: string`
 
   ID of the Message Batch.
 
-### Header Parameters
+## Headers
 
 - `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`
 
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     - `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`
 
-### Returns
+## Returns
 
-- `BetaMessageBatch object { id, archived_at, cancel_initiated_at, 7 more }`
+- `BetaMessageBatch object`
 
   - `id: string`
 
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     RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
 
+    format: date-time
+
   - `cancel_initiated_at: string or null`
 
     RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
 
+    format: date-time
+
   - `created_at: string`
 
     RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
 
+    format: date-time
+
   - `ended_at: string or null`
 
     RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
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     Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
 
+    format: date-time
+
   - `expires_at: string`
 
     RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
 
+    format: date-time
+
   - `processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"`
 
     Processing status of the Message Batch.
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       This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
 
+      default: 0
+
     - `errored: number`
 
       Number of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
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       This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
 
+      default: 0
+
     - `expired: number`
 
       Number of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
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       This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
 
+      default: 0
+
     - `processing: number`
 
       Number of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
 
+      default: 0
+
     - `succeeded: number`
 
       Number of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
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       This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
 
+      default: 0
+
   - `results_url: string or null`
 
     URL to a `.jsonl` file containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.
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     For Message Batches, this is always `"message_batch"`.
 
-    - `"message_batch"`
+    default: message_batch
 
-### Example
+## Example
 
-```http
+```bash
 curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID \
     -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
     -H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
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     -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
 ```
 
-#### Response
+### Response (200)
 
 ```json
 {