Get Store
GET/v1/stores/{store_identifier}
Authorization
Authorizationstringrequired
Bearer token for API authentication. Format: `Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`
Path Parameters
store_identifierstringrequired
The ID or name of the store
Response Body
idstringrequired
Unique identifier for the store
namestringrequired
Name of the store
Constraints
•Minimum length: 1•Maximum length: 100
descriptionstring
Detailed description of the store's purpose and contents
is_publicbooleandefault:
falseWhether the store can be accessed by anyone with valid login credentials
metadataobject
Additional metadata associated with the store
expires_afterExpiresAfter
Optional expiration policy
statusenum
Status of a store.
Possible values
expiredin_progresscompletedcreated_atstring(date-time)required
Timestamp when the store was created
updated_atstring(date-time)required
Timestamp when the store was last updated
last_active_atstring
Timestamp when the store was last used
usage_bytesintegerdefault:
0Total storage usage in bytes
expires_atstring
Optional expiration timestamp for the store
objectstringdefault:
storeType of the object
Request
GET/v1/stores/{store_identifier}
from mixedbread import Mixedbread
mxbai = Mixedbread(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
store = mxbai.stores.retrieve(store_identifier="my-knowledge-base")
print(store)Response
JSON
{
"id": "vs_abc123",
"object": "store",
"name": "my-knowledge-base",
"description": "Product documentation and FAQs",
"is_public": false,
"metadata": {},
"file_counts": {
"in_progress": 0,
"completed": 5,
"failed": 0,
"cancelled": 0,
"pending": 0,
"total": 5
},
"status": "completed",
"usage_bytes": 1048576,
"expires_after": null,
"expires_at": null,
"created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2025-01-15T11:45:00.000Z",
"last_active_at": "2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z"
}Last updated: January 7, 2026