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# Get Conversation

> Retrieve a conversation by ID or custom ID

```
GET /openapi/memorylake/api/v3/workspaces/{workspaceId}/memories/conversations/{conversationId}
```

Retrieves a single conversation by its ID. You can also look up a conversation by its `custom_id` by setting the `by_custom_id` query parameter to `true`.

<Note>
  **Permission required:** `workspace:conv_read`
</Note>

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="workspaceId" type="string" required>
  Workspace identifier
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="conversationId" type="string" required>
  Conversation ID, or the `custom_id` value if `by_custom_id` is `true`
</ParamField>

### Query Parameters

<ParamField query="by_custom_id" type="boolean" default="false">
  When `true`, treat the `conversationId` path parameter as a `custom_id` lookup instead of the internal ID
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash By ID theme={null}
  curl -X GET 'https://app.memorylake.ai/openapi/memorylake/api/v3/workspaces/ws_abc123def456/memories/conversations/conv_7d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk_xxxxxx'
  ```

  ```bash By custom_id theme={null}
  curl -X GET 'https://app.memorylake.ai/openapi/memorylake/api/v3/workspaces/ws_abc123def456/memories/conversations/session-20250601-042?by_custom_id=true' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk_xxxxxx'
  ```
</RequestExample>

### Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <Expandable title="Conversation object">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">Unique conversation identifier</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="name" type="string">Display name for the conversation</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="kind" type="string">Conversation kind: `DIRECT` or `GROUP`</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="metadata" type="object">Arbitrary key-value metadata attached to the conversation</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="custom_id" type="string">Caller-defined unique identifier for external reference</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="rw_project_ids" type="array">Read-write project(s) this conversation reads/writes memory to</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="actor_ids" type="array">IDs of actors participating in the conversation</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="current_message_id" type="string">ID of the latest message in the conversation</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">Creation timestamp</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="updated_at" type="string">Last update timestamp</ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success (200) theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "data": {
      "id": "conv_7d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e",
      "name": "Product Feedback Call",
      "kind": "DIRECT",
      "metadata": {
        "channel": "zoom",
        "language": "en"
      },
      "custom_id": "session-20250601-042",
      "rw_project_ids": ["proj_def456"],
      "actor_ids": ["actor_user_jane", "actor_interviewer_alex"],
      "current_message_id": "msg_9e4b2c3d5f6a7b8c",
      "created_at": "2025-06-01T14:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-06-01T14:32:00Z"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>