java/resources/conversations/methods/retrieve/index.md 2026-07-10 23:02 UTC to 2026-07-12 06:58 UTC

Retrieve a conversation

Conversation conversations().retrieve(ConversationRetrieveParamsparams = ConversationRetrieveParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())

get /conversations/{conversation_id}

Get a conversation

Parameters

• ConversationRetrieveParams params

  • Optional<String> conversationId

Returns

• class Conversation:

  • String id

    The unique ID of the conversation.

  • long createdAt

    The time at which the conversation was created, measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.

  • JsonValue metadata

    Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard. Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters.

  • JsonValue; object_ "conversation"constant

    The object type, which is always conversation.

    • CONVERSATION("conversation")

Example

package com.openai.example;

import com.openai.client.OpenAIClient;
import com.openai.client.okhttp.OpenAIOkHttpClient;
import com.openai.models.conversations.Conversation;
import com.openai.models.conversations.ConversationRetrieveParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OpenAIClient client = OpenAIOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        Conversation conversation = client.conversations().retrieve("conv_123");
    }
}

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "metadata": {},
  "object": "conversation"
}