---
title: "Reference: Memory API | Client SDK"
description: Learn how to manage conversation threads and message history in Mastra using the client-js SDK.
packages:
  - "@mastra/client-js"
---

# Memory API

The Memory API provides methods to manage conversation threads and message history in Mastra.

### Get All Threads

Retrieve all memory threads for a specific resource:

```typescript
const threads = await mastraClient.getMemoryThreads({
  resourceId: "resource-1",
  agentId: "agent-1", // Optional - can be omitted if storage is configured
});
```

When `agentId` is omitted and storage is configured on the server, threads will be retrieved using storage directly. This is useful when multiple agents share the same threads (e.g., in workflows with multiple agent steps).

### Create a New Thread

Create a new memory thread:

```typescript
const thread = await mastraClient.createMemoryThread({
  title: "New Conversation",
  metadata: { category: "support" },
  resourceId: "resource-1",
  agentId: "agent-1",
});
```

### Working with a Specific Thread

Get an instance of a specific memory thread:

```typescript
const thread = mastraClient.getMemoryThread({ threadId: "thread-id", agentId: "agent-id" });
```

## Thread Methods

### Get Thread Details

Retrieve details about a specific thread:

```typescript
const details = await thread.get();
```

### Update Thread

Update thread properties:

```typescript
const updated = await thread.update({
  title: "Updated Title",
  metadata: { status: "resolved" },
  resourceId: "resource-1",
});
```

### Delete Thread

Delete a thread and its messages:

```typescript
await thread.delete();
```

### Clone Thread

Create a copy of a thread with all its messages:

```typescript
const { thread: clonedThread, clonedMessages } = await thread.clone();
```

Clone with options:

```typescript
const { thread: clonedThread, clonedMessages } = await thread.clone({
  newThreadId: "custom-clone-id",
  title: "Cloned Conversation",
  metadata: { branch: "experiment-1" },
  options: {
    messageLimit: 10, // Only clone last 10 messages
  },
});
```

Clone with message filtering:

```typescript
const { thread: clonedThread } = await thread.clone({
  options: {
    messageFilter: {
      startDate: new Date("2024-01-01"),
      endDate: new Date("2024-01-31"),
    },
  },
});
```

The clone response includes:
- `thread`: The newly created cloned thread with clone metadata
- `clonedMessages`: Array of the cloned messages with new IDs

## Message Operations

### Save Messages

Save messages to memory:

```typescript
const result = await mastraClient.saveMessageToMemory({
  messages: [
    {
      role: "user",
      content: "Hello!",
      id: "1",
      threadId: "thread-1",
      resourceId: "resource-1",
      createdAt: new Date(),
      format: 2,
    },
  ],
  agentId: "agent-1",
});

// result.messages contains the saved messages
console.log(result.messages);
```

### Retrieve Thread Messages

Get messages associated with a memory thread:

```typescript
// Get all messages in the thread (paginated)
const result = await thread.listMessages();
console.log(result.messages); // Array of messages
console.log(result.total); // Total count
console.log(result.hasMore); // Whether more pages exist

// Get messages with pagination
const result = await thread.listMessages({
  page: 0,
  perPage: 20
});

// Get messages with ordering
const result = await thread.listMessages({
  orderBy: { field: 'createdAt', direction: 'ASC' }
});
```

### Delete Messages

Delete one or more messages from a thread:

```typescript
// Delete a single message
const result = await thread.deleteMessages("message-id");

// Delete multiple messages
const result = await thread.deleteMessages([
  "message-1",
  "message-2",
  "message-3",
]);

// Returns: { success: true, message: "Message deleted successfully" }
```

## Working Memory

Working memory allows agents to maintain persistent information about users across interactions. It can be scoped to either a specific thread or across all threads for a resource (user).

### Get Working Memory

Retrieve the current working memory for a thread:

```typescript
const workingMemory = await mastraClient.getWorkingMemory({
  agentId: "agent-1",
  threadId: "thread-1",
  resourceId: "user-123", // Optional, required for resource-scoped memory
});
```

The response includes:
- `workingMemory`: The current working memory content (string or null)
- `source`: Whether the memory is from `"thread"` or `"resource"` scope
- `workingMemoryTemplate`: The template used for working memory (if configured)
- `threadExists`: Whether the thread exists

### Update Working Memory

Update the working memory content for a thread:

```typescript
await mastraClient.updateWorkingMemory({
  agentId: "agent-1",
  threadId: "thread-1",
  workingMemory: `# User Profile
- Name: John Doe
- Location: New York
- Preferences: Prefers formal communication
`,
  resourceId: "user-123", // Optional, required for resource-scoped memory
});

// Returns: { success: true }
```

**Note:** For resource-scoped working memory, you must provide the `resourceId` parameter. This allows the memory to persist across all conversation threads for that user.

### Get Memory Status

Check the status of the memory system:

```typescript
const status = await mastraClient.getMemoryStatus("agent-id");
```
