--- title: Memories url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memories --- # Memories ## 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](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list). - `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 ```bash 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) ```json { "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" } ``` ## List memories **GET** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories` List memories ### Path parameters - `memory_store_id: string` ### Query parameters - `depth: optional number` `0` (or omitted) returns all descendants below `path_prefix` (recursive). `1` returns immediate children only; deeper entries roll up as `memory_prefix` items. `depth=1` behaves like `ls`; omitting `depth` behaves like `find`. format: int32 - `limit: optional number` Maximum number of items to return per page. Must be between 1 and 100. Defaults to 20 when omitted. Capped at 20 when `view=full`. Both `memory` and `memory_prefix` items count toward the limit. format: int32 - `page: optional string` Opaque pagination cursor (a `page_...` value). Pass the `next_page` value from a previous response to fetch the next page; omit for the first page. - `path_prefix: optional string` Optional path prefix filter. Must end with `/` (segment-aligned), e.g., `/notes/`. This value appears in request URLs. Do not include secrets or personally identifiable information. - `view: optional BetaManagedAgentsMemoryView` Which projection of each `memory` to return. Defaults to `basic` (content omitted). `full` populates `content` on each item and caps `limit` at 20; use this as the bulk-read path for export and sync. - `"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` ### Returns - `data: optional array of BetaManagedAgentsMemoryListItem` One page of results. Each item is either a `memory` object or, when `depth` was set, a `memory_prefix` rollup marker. Items are returned in a stable, server-defined order. - `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](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list). - `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). - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPrefix object` A rolled-up directory marker returned by [List memories](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memories/list) when `depth` is set. Indicates that one or more memories exist deeper than the requested depth under this prefix. This is a list-time rollup, not a stored resource; it has no ID and no lifecycle. Each prefix counts toward the page `limit` and interleaves with `memory` items in path order. - `type: "memory_prefix"` - `path: string` The rolled-up path prefix, including a trailing `/` (e.g. `/projects/foo/`). Pass this value as `path_prefix` on a subsequent list call to drill into the directory. - `next_page: optional string or null` Opaque cursor for the next page (a `page_...` value), or `null` if there are no more results. Pass as `page` on the next request. ### Example ```bash curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID/memories \ -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \ -H 'anthropic-beta: agent-memory-2026-07-22' \ -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "data": [ { "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" } ], "next_page": "next_page" } ``` ## Retrieve a memory **GET** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}` Retrieve a memory ### Path parameters - `memory_store_id: string` - `memory_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` ### 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](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list). - `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 ```bash curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID/memories/$MEMORY_ID \ -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \ -H 'anthropic-beta: agent-memory-2026-07-22' \ -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "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" } ``` ## Update a memory **POST** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}` Update a memory ### Path parameters - `memory_store_id: string` - `memory_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: optional string or null` New UTF-8 text content for the memory. Maximum 100 kB (102,400 bytes). Omit to leave the content unchanged (e.g., for a rename-only update). - `path: optional string or null` New path for the memory (a rename). 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. The memory's `id` is preserved across renames. Omit to leave the path unchanged. minLength: 2, maxLength: 1024 - `precondition: optional BetaManagedAgentsPrecondition` Optimistic-concurrency precondition: the update applies only if the memory's stored `content_sha256` equals the supplied value. On mismatch, the request returns `memory_precondition_failed_error` (HTTP 409); re-read the memory and retry against the fresh state. If the precondition fails but the stored state already exactly matches the requested `content` and `path`, the server returns 200 instead of 409. - `type: "content_sha256"` - `content_sha256: optional string` Expected `content_sha256` of the stored memory (64 lowercase hexadecimal characters). Typically the `content_sha256` returned by a prior read or list call. Because the server applies no content normalization, clients can also compute this locally as the SHA-256 of the UTF-8 content bytes. ### 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](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list). - `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 ```bash curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID/memories/$MEMORY_ID \ -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 '{}' ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "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" } ``` ## Delete a memory **DELETE** `/v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}` Delete a memory ### Path parameters - `memory_store_id: string` - `memory_id: string` ### Query parameters - `expected_content_sha256: optional string` Query parameter for expected_content_sha256 ### 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` ### Returns - `BetaManagedAgentsDeletedMemory object` Tombstone returned by [Delete a memory](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memories/delete). Deleting a memory does not erase its version history: its versions remain listable via [List memory versions](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list) while they are retained (each version is kept for at least the version retention period after it was written, unless the store itself is deleted). - `type: "memory_deleted"` - `id: string` ID of the deleted memory (a `mem_...` value). ### Example ```bash curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores/$MEMORY_STORE_ID/memories/$MEMORY_ID \ -X DELETE \ -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \ -H 'anthropic-beta: agent-memory-2026-07-22' \ -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "id": "id", "type": "memory_deleted" } ``` ## Domain types ### Beta Managed Agents Conflict Error - `BetaManagedAgentsConflictError object` - `type: "conflict_error"` - `message: optional string` ### Beta Managed Agents Content Sha256 Precondition - `BetaManagedAgentsContentSha256Precondition object` Optimistic-concurrency precondition: the update applies only if the memory's stored `content_sha256` equals the supplied value. On mismatch, the request returns `memory_precondition_failed_error` (HTTP 409); re-read the memory and retry against the fresh state. If the precondition fails but the stored state already exactly matches the requested `content` and `path`, the server returns 200 instead of 409. - `type: "content_sha256"` - `content_sha256: optional string` Expected `content_sha256` of the stored memory (64 lowercase hexadecimal characters). Typically the `content_sha256` returned by a prior read or list call. Because the server applies no content normalization, clients can also compute this locally as the SHA-256 of the UTF-8 content bytes. ### Beta Managed Agents Deleted Memory - `BetaManagedAgentsDeletedMemory object` Tombstone returned by [Delete a memory](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memories/delete). Deleting a memory does not erase its version history: its versions remain listable via [List memory versions](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list) while they are retained (each version is kept for at least the version retention period after it was written, unless the store itself is deleted). - `type: "memory_deleted"` - `id: string` ID of the deleted memory (a `mem_...` value). ### Beta Managed Agents Error - `BetaManagedAgentsError = BetaInvalidRequestError or BetaAuthenticationError or BetaBillingError or 9 more` - `BetaInvalidRequestError object` - `type: "invalid_request_error"` default: invalid_request_error - `message: string` default: Invalid request - `BetaAuthenticationError object` - `type: "authentication_error"` default: authentication_error - `message: string` default: Authentication error - `BetaBillingError object` - `type: "billing_error"` default: billing_error - `message: string` default: Billing error - `BetaPermissionError object` - `type: "permission_error"` default: permission_error - `message: string` default: Permission denied - `BetaNotFoundError object` - `type: "not_found_error"` default: not_found_error - `message: string` default: Not found - `BetaRateLimitError object` - `type: "rate_limit_error"` default: rate_limit_error - `message: string` default: Rate limited - `BetaGatewayTimeoutError object` - `type: "timeout_error"` default: timeout_error - `message: string` default: Request timeout - `BetaAPIError object` - `type: "api_error"` default: api_error - `message: string` default: Internal server error - `BetaOverloadedError object` - `type: "overloaded_error"` default: overloaded_error - `message: string` default: Overloaded - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPreconditionFailedError object` - `type: "memory_precondition_failed_error"` - `message: optional string` - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPathConflictError object` - `type: "memory_path_conflict_error"` - `conflicting_memory_id: optional string` - `conflicting_path: optional string` - `message: optional string` - `BetaManagedAgentsConflictError object` - `type: "conflict_error"` - `message: optional string` ### Beta Managed Agents Memory - `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](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list). - `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). ### Beta Managed Agents Memory List Item - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryListItem = BetaManagedAgentsMemory or BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPrefix` One item in a [List memories](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memories/list) response: either a `memory` object or, when `depth` is set, a `memory_prefix` rollup marker. - `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](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memory_versions/list). - `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). - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPrefix object` A rolled-up directory marker returned by [List memories](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memories/list) when `depth` is set. Indicates that one or more memories exist deeper than the requested depth under this prefix. This is a list-time rollup, not a stored resource; it has no ID and no lifecycle. Each prefix counts toward the page `limit` and interleaves with `memory` items in path order. - `type: "memory_prefix"` - `path: string` The rolled-up path prefix, including a trailing `/` (e.g. `/projects/foo/`). Pass this value as `path_prefix` on a subsequent list call to drill into the directory. ### Beta Managed Agents Memory Path Conflict Error - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPathConflictError object` - `type: "memory_path_conflict_error"` - `conflicting_memory_id: optional string` - `conflicting_path: optional string` - `message: optional string` ### Beta Managed Agents Memory Precondition Failed Error - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPreconditionFailedError object` - `type: "memory_precondition_failed_error"` - `message: optional string` ### Beta Managed Agents Memory Prefix - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryPrefix object` A rolled-up directory marker returned by [List memories](/docs/en/api/beta/memory_stores/memories/list) when `depth` is set. Indicates that one or more memories exist deeper than the requested depth under this prefix. This is a list-time rollup, not a stored resource; it has no ID and no lifecycle. Each prefix counts toward the page `limit` and interleaves with `memory` items in path order. - `type: "memory_prefix"` - `path: string` The rolled-up path prefix, including a trailing `/` (e.g. `/projects/foo/`). Pass this value as `path_prefix` on a subsequent list call to drill into the directory. ### Beta Managed Agents Memory View - `BetaManagedAgentsMemoryView = "basic" or "full"` Selects which projection of a `memory` or `memory_version` the server returns. `basic` returns the object with `content` set to `null`; `full` populates `content`. When omitted, the default is endpoint-specific: retrieve operations default to `full`; list, create, and update operations default to `basic`. Listing with `view=full` caps `limit` at 20. - `"basic"` - `"full"` ### Beta Managed Agents Precondition - `BetaManagedAgentsPrecondition object` Optimistic-concurrency precondition: the update applies only if the memory's stored `content_sha256` equals the supplied value. On mismatch, the request returns `memory_precondition_failed_error` (HTTP 409); re-read the memory and retry against the fresh state. If the precondition fails but the stored state already exactly matches the requested `content` and `path`, the server returns 200 instead of 409. - `type: "content_sha256"` - `content_sha256: optional string` Expected `content_sha256` of the stored memory (64 lowercase hexadecimal characters). Typically the `content_sha256` returned by a prior read or list call. Because the server applies no content normalization, clients can also compute this locally as the SHA-256 of the UTF-8 content bytes.