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

Retrieve a conversation

conversations.retrieve(strconversation_id) -> Conversation

get /conversations/{conversation_id}

Get a conversation

Parameters

• conversation_id: str

Returns

• class Conversation: …

  • id: str

    The unique ID of the conversation.

  • created_at: int

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

  • metadata: object

    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.

  • object: Literal["conversation"]

    The object type, which is always conversation.

    • "conversation"

Example

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
conversation = client.conversations.retrieve(
    "conv_123",
)
print(conversation.id)

Response

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

Example

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

conversation = client.conversations.retrieve("conv_123")
print(conversation)

Response

{
  "id": "conv_123",
  "object": "conversation",
  "created_at": 1741900000,
  "metadata": {"topic": "demo"}
}