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# Get Contact Memory

> Retrieve a contact's full memory record by ID, including their conversation summary, structured facts, recent messages, and open items.

### Headers

**authorization** `string` *required*

Your API key for authentication.

### Path Parameters

**memory\_id** `string` *required*

The unique identifier of the contact memory record.

### Response

**data** `object`

The contact memory object.

**data.id** `string`

Unique identifier for the contact memory.

**data.org\_id** `string`

Organization ID this memory belongs to.

**data.contact\_id** `string`

Contact ID this memory is associated with.

**data.persona\_id** `string`

Persona ID this memory is scoped to (null if agent-based).

**data.agent\_number** `string`

Agent phone number this memory is scoped to (null if persona-based).

**data.summary** `string`

Rolling summary of interactions with this contact.

**data.facts** `object`

Structured facts about the contact (key-value pairs).

**data.recent\_messages** `array`

Array of recent messages from the sliding window.

**data.open\_items** `array`

Array of open items or pending tasks.

**data.memory\_history** `array`

Historical record of memory updates.

**data.created\_at** `string`

ISO timestamp when the memory was created.

**data.updated\_at** `string`

ISO timestamp when the memory was last updated.

**errors** `null`

Error array (null on success).

```json Response theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "id": "mem-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "org_id": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
    "contact_id": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
    "persona_id": "persona-12345678",
    "agent_number": null,
    "summary": "Customer called about order #8821 which was delayed. Follow-up confirmed the order shipped and is now in transit.",
    "facts": {
      "name": "Sarah Chen",
      "phone": "+14155550192",
      "preferred_contact": "sms",
      "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles"
    },
    "recent_messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hi, has my order shipped yet?",
        "channel": "sms",
        "timestamp": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Yes, order #8821 shipped this morning. Expected delivery is Friday July 25.",
        "channel": "sms",
        "timestamp": "2025-07-23T09:10:05.000Z"
      }
    ],
    "open_items": [
      {
        "type": "follow_up",
        "description": "Confirm delivery of order #8821 on July 25",
        "created_at": "2025-07-23T09:10:00.000Z",
        "priority": "medium",
        "related_to": {
          "entity_type": "order",
          "entity_id": "order-8821"
        }
      }
    ],
    "memory_history": [],
    "created_at": "2025-07-20T10:30:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-07-23T09:15:00.000Z"
  },
  "errors": null
}
```

```json Not Found theme={null}
{
  "data": null,
  "errors": [
    {
      "error": "NOT_FOUND",
      "message": "Contact memory not found"
    }
  ]
}
```

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Docs for agents: [llms.txt](https://docs.bland.ai/llms.txt)


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