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Create a memory store ​

post /v1/memory_stores

Create a memory store

Header Parameters ​

  • "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 22 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"

      • "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"

      • "managed-agents-2026-04-01"

      • "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"

Body Parameters ​

  • name: string

    Human-readable name for the store. Required; 1–255 characters; no control characters. The mount-path slug under /mnt/memory/ is derived from this name (lowercased, non-alphanumeric runs collapsed to a hyphen). Names need not be unique within a workspace.

  • description: optional string

    Free-text description of what the store contains, up to 1024 characters. Included in the agent's system prompt when the store is attached, so word it to be useful to the agent.

  • metadata: optional map[string]

    Arbitrary key-value tags for your own bookkeeping (such as the end user a store belongs to). Up to 16 pairs; keys 1–64 characters; values up to 512 characters. Not visible to the agent.

Returns ​

  • BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore object { id, created_at, name, 5 more }

    A memory_store: a named container for agent memories, scoped to a workspace. Attach a store to a session via resources[] to mount it as a directory the agent can read and write.

    • id: string

      Unique identifier for the memory store (a memstore_... tagged ID). Use this when attaching the store to a session, or in the {memory_store_id} path parameter of subsequent calls.

    • created_at: string

      A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    • name: string

      Human-readable name for the store. 1–255 characters. The store's mount-path slug under /mnt/memory/ is derived from this name.

    • type: "memory_store"

      • "memory_store"

    • updated_at: string

      A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    • archived_at: optional string

      A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    • description: optional string

      Free-text description of what the store contains, up to 1024 characters. Included in the agent's system prompt when the store is attached, so word it to be useful to the agent. Empty string when unset.

    • metadata: optional map[string]

      Arbitrary key-value tags for your own bookkeeping (such as the end user a store belongs to). Up to 16 pairs; keys 1–64 characters; values up to 512 characters. Returned on retrieve/list but not filterable.

Example ​

http
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/memory_stores \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "name": "x"
        }'

Response ​

json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "name": "name",
  "type": "memory_store",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "archived_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "description": "description",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  }
}