## Retrieve thread

`$ openai beta:threads retrieve`

**get** `/threads/{thread_id}`

Retrieves a thread.

### Parameters

- `--thread-id: string`

  The ID of the thread to retrieve.

### Returns

- `thread: object { id, created_at, metadata, 2 more }`

  Represents a thread that contains [messages](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/messages).

  - `id: string`

    The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

  - `created_at: number`

    The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the thread was created.

  - `metadata: map[string]`

    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: "thread"`

    The object type, which is always `thread`.

  - `tool_resources: object { code_interpreter, file_search }`

    A set of resources that are made available to the assistant's tools in this thread. The resources are specific to the type of tool. For example, the `code_interpreter` tool requires a list of file IDs, while the `file_search` tool requires a list of vector store IDs.

    - `code_interpreter: optional object { file_ids }`

      - `file_ids: optional array of string`

        A list of [file](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/files) IDs made available to the `code_interpreter` tool. There can be a maximum of 20 files associated with the tool.

    - `file_search: optional object { vector_store_ids }`

      - `vector_store_ids: optional array of string`

        The [vector store](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/object) attached to this thread. There can be a maximum of 1 vector store attached to the thread.

### Example

```cli
openai beta:threads retrieve \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --thread-id thread_id
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  },
  "object": "thread",
  "tool_resources": {
    "code_interpreter": {
      "file_ids": [
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "file_search": {
      "vector_store_ids": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```