Letta Runs, Jobs and Steps API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Letta Agent Templates Runs, Jobs and Steps API
  description: The Letta API creates and operates stateful AI agents whose memory - core context blocks and archival vector memory - persists across sessions. It configures the tools, data sources, identities, and multi-agent groups an agent uses, sends and streams messages to agents, and inspects the runs, jobs, and steps behind every agent response. The same OpenAPI-documented interface is served by the managed Letta Cloud API and by the open-source, self-hostable Letta server. All requests require a Bearer API key.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Letta
    url: https://www.letta.com
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/letta-ai/letta/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://api.letta.com/v1
  description: Letta Cloud
- url: http://localhost:8283/v1
  description: Self-hosted (default local port)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Runs, Jobs and Steps
  description: Asynchronous execution history behind agent messages.
paths:
  /v1/runs/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Runs
      description: List all runs.
      parameters:
      - name: agent_id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The unique identifier of the agent associated with the run.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: agent_ids
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The unique identifiers of the agents associated with the run. Deprecated in favor of agent_id field.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: statuses
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter runs by status. Can specify multiple statuses.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: background
        in: query
        required: false
        description: If True, filters for runs that were created in background mode.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: stop_reason
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter runs by stop reason.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: conversation_id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter runs by conversation ID.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Run ID cursor for pagination. Returns runs that come before this run ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Run ID cursor for pagination. Returns runs that come after this run ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of runs to return
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 100
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort order for runs by creation time. 'asc' for oldest first, 'desc' for newest first
        schema:
          type: string
          default: desc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Field to sort by
        schema:
          type: string
          default: created_at
      - name: active
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter for active runs.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: ascending
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Whether to sort agents oldest to newest (True) or newest to oldest (False, default). Deprecated in favor of order field.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/runs/active:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Active Runs
      description: List all active runs.
      parameters:
      - name: agent_id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The unique identifier of the agent associated with the run.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: background
        in: query
        required: false
        description: If True, filters for runs that were created in background mode.
        schema:
          type: string
      deprecated: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/runs/{run_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Run
      description: Get the status of a run.
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Delete Run
      description: Delete a run by its run_id.
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/runs/{run_id}/messages:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Messages For Run
      description: Get response messages associated with a run.
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Message ID cursor for pagination. Returns messages that come before this message ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Message ID cursor for pagination. Returns messages that come after this message ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of messages to return
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 100
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort order for messages by creation time. 'asc' for oldest first, 'desc' for newest first
        schema:
          type: string
          default: asc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Field to sort by
        schema:
          type: string
          default: created_at
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/LettaMessage'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/runs/{run_id}/metrics:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Metrics For Run
      description: Get run metrics by run ID.
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/runs/{run_id}/steps:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Steps For Run
      description: Get steps associated with a run with filtering options.
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for pagination
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for pagination
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of messages to return
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 100
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort order for steps by creation time. 'asc' for oldest first, 'desc' for newest first
        schema:
          type: string
          default: desc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Field to sort by
        schema:
          type: string
          default: created_at
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Step'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/runs/{run_id}/stream:
    post:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Stream For Run
      description: Retrieve Stream For Run
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
            text/event-stream:
              description: Server-Sent Events stream
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /v1/runs/{run_id}/trace:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Trace For Run
      description: Retrieve OTEL trace spans for a run.
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of spans to return
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/runs/{run_id}/usage:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Usage For Run
      description: Get usage statistics for a run.
      parameters:
      - name: run_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/jobs/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Jobs
      description: List all jobs.
      parameters:
      - name: source_id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Deprecated: Use `folder_id` parameter instead. Only list jobs associated with the source.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Job ID cursor for pagination. Returns jobs that come before this job ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Job ID cursor for pagination. Returns jobs that come after this job ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of jobs to return
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 100
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort order for jobs by creation time. 'asc' for oldest first, 'desc' for newest first
        schema:
          type: string
          default: desc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Field to sort by
        schema:
          type: string
          default: created_at
      - name: active
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter for active jobs.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: ascending
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Whether to sort jobs oldest to newest (True, default) or newest to oldest (False). Deprecated in favor of order field.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/jobs/active:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Active Jobs
      description: List all active jobs.
      parameters:
      - name: source_id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Deprecated: Use `folder_id` parameter instead. Only list jobs associated with the source.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for pagination
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for pagination
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Limit for pagination
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 50
      - name: ascending
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Whether to sort jobs oldest to newest (True, default) or newest to oldest (False)
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: true
      deprecated: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/jobs/{job_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Job
      description: Get the status of a job.
      parameters:
      - name: job_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the job in the format 'job-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Job'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Delete Job
      description: Delete a job by its job_id.
      parameters:
      - name: job_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the job in the format 'job-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/jobs/{job_id}/cancel:
    patch:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Cancel Job
      description: Cancel a job by its job_id.
      parameters:
      - name: job_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the job in the format 'job-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /v1/steps/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Steps
      description: List steps with optional pagination and date filters.
      parameters:
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Return steps before this step ID
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Return steps after this step ID
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of steps to return
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 50
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort order for steps by creation time. 'asc' for oldest first, 'desc' for newest first
        schema:
          type: string
          default: desc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Field to sort by
        schema:
          type: string
          default: created_at
      - name: start_date
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Return steps after this ISO datetime (e.g. "2025-01-29T15:01:19-08:00")
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: end_date
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Return steps before this ISO datetime (e.g. "2025-01-29T15:01:19-08:00")
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: model
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by the name of the model used for the step
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: agent_id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by the ID of the agent that performed the step
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: trace_ids
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by trace ids returned by the server
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: feedback
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by feedback
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: has_feedback
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by whether steps have feedback (true) or not (false)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: tags
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by tags
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: project_id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by the project ID that is associated with the step (cloud only).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Step'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/steps/{step_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Step
      description: Get a step by ID.
      parameters:
      - name: step_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the step in the format 'step-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Step'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/steps/{step_id}/feedback:
    patch:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Modify Feedback For Step
      description: Modify feedback for a given step.
      parameters:
      - name: step_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the step in the format 'step-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /v1/steps/{step_id}/messages:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: List Messages For Step
      description: List messages for a given step.
      parameters:
      - name: step_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the step in the format 'step-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Message ID cursor for pagination. Returns messages that come before this message ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Message ID cursor for pagination. Returns messages that come after this message ID in the specified sort order
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of messages to return
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 100
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort order for messages by creation time. 'asc' for oldest first, 'desc' for newest first
        schema:
          type: string
          default: asc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort by field
        schema:
          type: string
          default: created_at
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/steps/{step_id}/metrics:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Metrics For Step
      description: Get step metrics by step ID.
      parameters:
      - name: step_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the step in the format 'step-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/steps/{step_id}/trace:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs, Jobs and Steps
      summary: Retrieve Trace For Step
      description: Retrieve Trace For Step
      parameters:
      - name: step_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the step in the format 'step-<uuid4>'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Job:
      type: object
      description: A background job, such as a file-processing or batch operation.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        job_type:
          type: string
        agent_id:
          type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        completed_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    HTTPValidationError:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              loc:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
              msg:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
    Run:
      type: object
      description: An asynchronous execution of an agent turn.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - created
          - running
          - completed
          - failed
          - cancelled
        agent_id:
          type: string
        background:
          type: boolean
        stop_reason:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        completed_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        ttft_ns:
          type: integer
          description: Time to first token, in nanoseconds.
        total_duration_ns:
          type: integer
    LettaMessage:
      type: object
      description: A single message in an agent conversation (user, assistant, tool call/return, or reasoning).
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        message_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - user_message
          - assistant_message
          - reasoning_message
          - tool_call_message
          - tool_return_message
          - system_message
        content:
          type: string
        date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Step:
      type: object
      description: A single model call within a run.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        run_id:
          type: string
        agent_id:
          type: string
        provider_name:
          type: string
        model:
          type: string
        prompt_tokens:
          type: integer
        completion_tokens:
          type: integer
        total_tokens:
          type: integer
        stop_reason:
          type: string
        trace_id:
          type: string
  responses:
    ValidationError:
      description: The request payload failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid Bearer API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'API key created at https://app.letta.com/api-keys, passed as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`.'