Create a memory

POST /v1/memory_stores/\{memory_store_id\}/memories

Create a memory

Path parameters

• memory_store_id: string

Query parameters

• view: optional BetaManagedAgentsMemoryView

  Query parameter for view

  • "basic"

  • "full"

Headers

• "anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

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

  • string

  • "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 42 more

    • "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"

• "anthropic-workspace-id": optional string

Body parameters

• content: string or null

  UTF-8 text content for the new memory. Maximum 100 kB (102,400 bytes). Required; pass "" explicitly to create an empty memory.

• path: string

  Hierarchical path for the new memory, e.g. /projects/foo/notes.md. Must start with /, contain at least one non-empty segment, and be at most 1,024 bytes. Must not contain empty segments, . or .. segments, control or format characters, or the Unicode line and paragraph separators (U+2028, U+2029), and must be NFC-normalized. Paths are case-sensitive.

  minLength: 2, maxLength: 1024

Returns

• BetaManagedAgentsMemory object

  A memory object: a single text document at a hierarchical path inside a memory store. The content field is populated when view=full and null when view=basic; the content_size_bytes and content_sha256 fields are always populated so sync clients can diff without fetching content. Memories are addressed by their mem_... ID; the path is the create key and can be changed via update.

  • type: "memory"

  • id: string

    Unique identifier for this memory (a mem_... value). Stable across renames; use this ID, not the path, to read, update, or delete the memory.

  • content_sha256: string

    Lowercase hex SHA-256 digest of the UTF-8 content bytes (64 characters). The server applies no normalization, so clients can compute the same hash locally for staleness checks and as the value for a content_sha256 precondition on update. Always populated, regardless of view.

  • content_size_bytes: number

    Size of content in bytes (the UTF-8 plaintext length). Always populated, regardless of view.

    format: int32

  • created_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • memory_store_id: string

    ID of the memory store this memory belongs to (a memstore_... value).

  • memory_version_id: string

    ID of the memory_version representing this memory's current content (a memver_... value). This is the authoritative head pointer; memory_version objects do not carry an is_latest flag, so compare against this field instead. Enumerate the history via List memory versions.

  • path: string

    Hierarchical path of the memory within the store, e.g. /projects/foo/notes.md. Always starts with /. Paths are case-sensitive and unique within a store. Maximum 1,024 bytes.

  • updated_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • content: optional string or null

    The memory's UTF-8 text content. Populated when view=full; null when view=basic. Maximum 100 kB (102,400 bytes).

Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID/memories \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: agent-memory-2026-07-22' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "content": "content",
          "path": "xx"
        }'

Response (200)

{
  "id": "id",
  "content_sha256": "content_sha256",
  "content_size_bytes": 0,
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "memory_store_id": "memory_store_id",
  "memory_version_id": "memory_version_id",
  "path": "path",
  "type": "memory",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "content": "content"
}