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Retrieve an item

conversations.items.retrieve(stritem_id, ItemRetrieveParams**kwargs) -> ConversationItem
GET/conversations/{conversation_id}/items/{item_id}

Get a single item from a conversation with the given IDs.

ParametersExpand Collapse
conversation_id: str
item_id: str
include: Optional[List[ResponseIncludable]]

Additional fields to include in the response. See the include parameter for listing Conversation items above for more information.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

A single item within a conversation. The set of possible types are the same as the output type of a Response object.

One of the following:
class Message: …

A message to or from the model.

class ResponseFunctionToolCallItem: …

A tool call to run a function. See the function calling guide for more information.

class ResponseFunctionToolCallOutputItem: …
class ResponseFileSearchToolCall: …

The results of a file search tool call. See the file search guide for more information.

class ImageGenerationCall: …

An image generation request made by the model.

class ResponseComputerToolCall: …

A tool call to a computer use tool. See the computer use guide for more information.

class ResponseComputerToolCallOutputItem: …
class ResponseToolSearchCall: …
class ResponseToolSearchOutputItem: …
class AdditionalTools: …
class ResponseConfigurationUpdateItem: …

A configuration update that applies to subsequent responses until it is replaced by another configuration update.

class ResponseReasoningItem: …

A description of the chain of thought used by a reasoning model while generating a response. Be sure to include these items in your input to the Responses API for subsequent turns of a conversation if you are manually managing context.

class Program: …
class ProgramOutput: …
class ResponseCompactionItem: …

A compaction item generated by the v1/responses/compact API.

class ResponseCodeInterpreterToolCall: …

A tool call to run code.

class LocalShellCall: …

A tool call to run a command on the local shell.

class LocalShellCallOutput: …

The output of a local shell tool call.

class ResponseFunctionShellToolCall: …

A tool call that executes one or more shell commands in a managed environment.

class ResponseFunctionShellToolCallOutput: …

The output of a shell tool call that was emitted.

class ResponseApplyPatchToolCall: …

A tool call that applies file diffs by creating, deleting, or updating files.

class ResponseApplyPatchToolCallOutput: …

The output emitted by an apply patch tool call.

class McpListTools: …

A list of tools available on an MCP server.

class McpApprovalRequest: …

A request for human approval of a tool invocation.

class McpApprovalResponse: …

A response to an MCP approval request.

class McpCall: …

An invocation of a tool on an MCP server.

class ResponseCustomToolCall: …

A call to a custom tool created by the model.

class ResponseCustomToolCallOutput: …

The output of a custom tool call from your code, being sent back to the model.

Retrieve an item

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

item = client.conversations.items.retrieve("conv_123", "msg_abc")
print(item)
{
  "type": "message",
  "id": "msg_abc",
  "status": "completed",
  "role": "user",
  "content": [
    {"type": "input_text", "text": "Hello!"}
  ]
}
Returns Examples
{
  "type": "message",
  "id": "msg_abc",
  "status": "completed",
  "role": "user",
  "content": [
    {"type": "input_text", "text": "Hello!"}
  ]
}