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Beta

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Retrieve thread

Deprecated

Thread beta().threads().retrieve(ThreadRetrieveParamsparams = ThreadRetrieveParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())

GET/threads/{thread_id}

Retrieves a thread.

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ThreadRetrieveParams params

Optional<String> threadId

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class Thread:

Represents a thread that contains messages.

String id

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

long createdAt

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

Optional<Metadata> 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_ "thread"constant"thread"constant

The object type, which is always thread.

Optional<ToolResources> toolResources

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.

Optional<CodeInterpreter> codeInterpreter

Optional<List<String>> fileIds

A list of file IDs made available to the code_interpreter tool. There can be a maximum of 20 files associated with the tool.

Optional<FileSearch> fileSearch

Optional<List<String>> vectorStoreIds

The vector store attached to this thread. There can be a maximum of 1 vector store attached to the thread.

Retrieve thread

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package com.openai.example;

import com.openai.client.OpenAIClient;
import com.openai.client.okhttp.OpenAIOkHttpClient;
import com.openai.models.beta.threads.Thread;
import com.openai.models.beta.threads.ThreadRetrieveParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

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

        Thread thread = client.beta().threads().retrieve("thread_id");
    }
}

200 example

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

Returns Examples

200 example

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