Anthropic Memory Stores API

The Memory Stores API from Anthropic — 7 operation(s) for memory stores.

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Operations 14

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/archive?beta=true Archive a memory store · Archive a memory store #

Ask an LLM

“How do I retire a memory store without deleting its contents?”

“Can archived memory stores still show up when I list stores?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Archive memory store {memory_store_id}.

Retire the agent memory store {memory_store_id} but keep it on record.

GET /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}?beta=true Read one memory from a store · Retrieve a memory #

Ask an LLM

“How can an app read back a single memory an agent saved?”

“Can I fetch just one memory's content by its ID?”

Tell an agent

Read memory {memory_id} from store {memory_store_id}.

Get memory {memory_id} in store {memory_store_id} with view {view}.

POST /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}?beta=true Edit or rename a memory · Update a memory #

Ask an LLM

“Can I rename a memory's path without changing its content?”

“How do I avoid overwriting a memory someone else just changed?”

Tell an agent

Replace the content of memory {memory_id} in store {memory_store_id} with {content}.

Move memory {memory_id} in store {memory_store_id} to path {path}.

DELETE /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories/{memory_id}?beta=true Delete a memory · Delete a memory #

Ask an LLM

“How do I delete a single memory an agent wrote?”

“Can I make a delete fail if the memory changed since I last read it?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete memory {memory_id} from store {memory_store_id}.

Delete memory {memory_id} in {memory_store_id} only if its SHA-256 is {expected_content_sha256}.

POST /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories?beta=true Write a new memory into a store · Create a memory #

Ask an LLM

“How do I seed a memory store with a file before an agent runs?”

“What's the size limit for a new memory's content?”

Tell an agent

Create a memory at {path} in store {memory_store_id} containing {content}.

Save {content} as a new memory {path} in {memory_store_id}.

GET /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memories?beta=true Browse the memories in a store · List memories #

Ask an LLM

“What memories has my agent saved in a store?”

“Can I list only the memories under a folder like /notes/?”

Tell an agent

List the memories in store {memory_store_id}.

List memories under {path_prefix} in store {memory_store_id}.

POST /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memory_versions/{memory_version_id}/redact?beta=true Redact a past memory version · Redact a memory version #

Ask an LLM

“How do I scrub sensitive content from an old version of a memory?”

“Can I remove what a memory used to say from its history?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Redact memory version {memory_version_id} in store {memory_store_id}.

Scrub the content of historical version {memory_version_id} from {memory_store_id}.

GET /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memory_versions/{memory_version_id}?beta=true Retrieve a past memory version · Retrieve a memory version #

Ask an LLM

“What did a memory look like at a specific earlier version?”

“Can I inspect a single change recorded in a memory's history?”

Tell an agent

Show memory version {memory_version_id} in store {memory_store_id}.

Get historical version {memory_version_id} of a memory in {memory_store_id}.

GET /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}/memory_versions?beta=true List a store's memory change history · List memory versions #

Ask an LLM

“Which session changed memories in a store, and when?”

“Can I audit memory changes made by one API key or service account?”

Tell an agent

List memory versions in store {memory_store_id}.

List the change history of memory {memory_id} in store {memory_store_id}.

GET /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}?beta=true Retrieve a memory store · Retrieve a memory store #

Ask an LLM

“What name, description and metadata does a memory store have?”

“Can I look up one memory store by its ID?”

Tell an agent

Show memory store {memory_store_id}.

Get the settings of memory store {memory_store_id}.

POST /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}?beta=true Rename or retag a memory store · Update a memory store #

Ask an LLM

“Does renaming a memory store change its mount path slug?”

“How do I add or remove metadata keys on a store?”

Tell an agent

Rename memory store {memory_store_id} to {name}.

Set the description of store {memory_store_id} to {description}.

DELETE /v1/memory_stores/{memory_store_id}?beta=true Delete a memory store · Delete a memory store #

Ask an LLM

“How do I permanently delete a memory store?”

“Is deleting a memory store different from archiving it?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete memory store {memory_store_id}.

Permanently remove store {memory_store_id} and its memories.

POST /v1/memory_stores?beta=true Create a memory store · Create a memory store #

Ask an LLM

“How do I give my agent persistent memory across sessions?”

“Can I tag a memory store with the end user it belongs to?”

Tell an agent

Create a memory store named {name}.

Create store {name} described as {description} with metadata {metadata}.

GET /v1/memory_stores?beta=true List memory stores · List memory stores #

Ask an LLM

“Which memory stores exist for my agents?”

“Can I find stores created within a date range?”

Tell an agent

List my memory stores.

List memory stores created after {created_after}.

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