List Agents

get /v1/agents

List Agents

Query Parameters

  • "created_at[gte]": optional string

    Return agents created at or after this time (inclusive).

  • "created_at[lte]": optional string

    Return agents created at or before this time (inclusive).

  • include_archived: optional boolean

    Include archived agents in results. Defaults to false.

  • limit: optional number

    Maximum results per page. Default 20, maximum 100.

  • page: optional string

    Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response.

Header Parameters

  • "anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

    Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

    • string

    • "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 22 more

      • "message-batches-2024-09-24"

      • "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"

      • "computer-use-2024-10-22"

      • "computer-use-2025-01-24"

      • "pdfs-2024-09-25"

      • "token-counting-2024-11-01"

      • "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"

      • "output-128k-2025-02-19"

      • "files-api-2025-04-14"

      • "mcp-client-2025-04-04"

      • "mcp-client-2025-11-20"

      • "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"

      • "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"

      • "code-execution-2025-05-22"

      • "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"

      • "context-1m-2025-08-07"

      • "context-management-2025-06-27"

      • "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"

      • "skills-2025-10-02"

      • "fast-mode-2026-02-01"

      • "output-300k-2026-03-24"

      • "user-profiles-2026-03-24"

      • "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"

      • "managed-agents-2026-04-01"

      • "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"

Returns

  • data: optional array of BetaManagedAgentsAgent

    List of agents.

    • id: string

    • archived_at: string

      A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    • created_at: string

      A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    • description: string

    • mcp_servers: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition

      • name: string

      • type: "url"

        • "url"
      • url: string

    • metadata: map[string]

    • model: BetaManagedAgentsModelConfig

      Model identifier and configuration.

      • id: BetaManagedAgentsModel

        The model that will power your agent.

        See models for additional details and options.

        • "claude-opus-4-7" or "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or 6 more

          The model that will power your agent.

          See models for additional details and options.

          • "claude-opus-4-7"

            Frontier intelligence for long-running agents and coding

          • "claude-opus-4-6"

            Most intelligent model for building agents and coding

          • "claude-sonnet-4-6"

            Best combination of speed and intelligence

          • "claude-haiku-4-5"

            Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence

          • "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"

            Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence

          • "claude-opus-4-5"

            Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance

          • "claude-opus-4-5-20251101"

            Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance

          • "claude-sonnet-4-5"

            High-performance model for agents and coding

          • "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"

            High-performance model for agents and coding

        • string

      • speed: optional "standard" or "fast"

        Inference speed mode. fast provides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models support fast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.

        • "standard"

        • "fast"

    • multiagent: BetaManagedAgentsMultiagent

      Resolved coordinator topology with a concrete agent roster.

      • agents: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentReference

        Agents the coordinator may spawn as session threads, each resolved to a specific version.

        • id: string

        • type: "agent"

          • "agent"
        • version: number

      • type: "coordinator"

        • "coordinator"
    • name: string

    • skills: array of BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill or BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill

      • BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill object { skill_id, type, version }

        A resolved Anthropic-managed skill.

        • skill_id: string

        • type: "anthropic"

          • "anthropic"
        • version: string

      • BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill object { skill_id, type, version }

        A resolved user-created custom skill.

        • skill_id: string

        • type: "custom"

          • "custom"
        • version: string

    • system: string

    • tools: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401 or BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset or BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool

      • BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401 object { configs, default_config, type }

        • configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolConfig

          • enabled: boolean

          • name: "bash" or "edit" or "read" or 5 more

            Built-in agent tool identifier.

            • "bash"

            • "edit"

            • "read"

            • "write"

            • "glob"

            • "grep"

            • "web_fetch"

            • "web_search"

          • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

              • type: "always_allow"

                • "always_allow"
            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

              • type: "always_ask"

                • "always_ask"
        • default_config: BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolsetDefaultConfig

          Resolved default configuration for agent tools.

          • enabled: boolean

          • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

        • type: "agent_toolset_20260401"

          • "agent_toolset_20260401"
      • BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset object { configs, default_config, mcp_server_name, type }

        • configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolConfig

          • enabled: boolean

          • name: string

          • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

        • default_config: BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolsetDefaultConfig

          Resolved default configuration for all tools from an MCP server.

          • enabled: boolean

          • permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

            • BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy object { type }

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

        • mcp_server_name: string

        • type: "mcp_toolset"

          • "mcp_toolset"
      • BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool object { description, input_schema, name, type }

        A custom tool as returned in API responses.

        • description: string

        • input_schema: BetaManagedAgentsCustomToolInputSchema

          JSON Schema for custom tool input parameters.

          • properties: optional map[unknown]

            JSON Schema properties defining the tool's input parameters.

          • required: optional array of string

            List of required property names.

          • type: optional "object"

            Must be 'object' for tool input schemas.

            • "object"
        • name: string

        • type: "custom"

          • "custom"
    • type: "agent"

      • "agent"
    • updated_at: string

      A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    • version: number

      The agent's current version. Starts at 1 and increments when the agent is modified.

  • next_page: optional string

    Opaque cursor for the next page. Null when no more results.

Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/agents \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "agent_011CZkYpogX7uDKUyvBTophP",
      "archived_at": null,
      "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
      "description": "A general-purpose starter agent.",
      "mcp_servers": [
        {
          "name": "example-mcp",
          "type": "url",
          "url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse"
        }
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      },
      "model": {
        "id": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
        "speed": "standard"
      },
      "multiagent": {
        "agents": [
          {
            "id": "agent_011CZkYqphY8vELVzwCUpqiQ",
            "type": "agent",
            "version": 1
          }
        ],
        "type": "coordinator"
      },
      "name": "My First Agent",
      "skills": [
        {
          "skill_id": "xlsx",
          "type": "anthropic",
          "version": "1"
        },
        {
          "skill_id": "skill_011CZkZFNu9hAbo3jZPRgTlx",
          "type": "custom",
          "version": "2"
        }
      ],
      "system": "You are a general-purpose agent that can research, write code, run commands, and use connected tools to complete the user's task end to end.",
      "tools": [
        {
          "configs": [
            {
              "enabled": true,
              "name": "bash",
              "permission_policy": {
                "type": "always_allow"
              }
            }
          ],
          "default_config": {
            "enabled": true,
            "permission_policy": {
              "type": "always_ask"
            }
          },
          "type": "agent_toolset_20260401"
        }
      ],
      "type": "agent",
      "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
      "version": 1
    }
  ],
  "next_page": "next_page"
}